Muslim college in U.S. buys Lutheran seminary campus in Berkeley

Supreme Court postpones hearing on Trump’s travel ban
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U.S. appeals court to consider rights of gay workers
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Russian operatives used Facebook ads to exploit America’s racial and religious divisions
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Barbara Blaine, founder of priest-abuse victims group SNAP, dies at 61
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First Muslim college in U.S. buys Lutheran seminary campus in Berkeley
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