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Fortis News with Jimmy Hicks
Fortis News with Jimmy Hicks
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Fortis News delivers daily updates on the most relevant headlines from a biblical perspective. Tune in for a thoughtful approach to current events, designed to keep you both informed and spiritually grounded.
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• Oregon university will dispense campus abortion pills
• Minnesota bill grants wild rice legal protections
• Starbucks founder flees Seattle for Florida
• SJSU volleyball player faces attacks after speaking out
• Viral teacher posts expose student literacy crisis
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• Hawley bill would ban abortion pill mifepristone
• Indiana AG appeals "religious right" abortion ruling
• Black market homemade transgender hormones spreading nationally
• Democrat labels Moms for Liberty a terrorist group
• FBI warns of Iranian drone strikes on West Coast
• Churchill removed from British five-pound note
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• SBA Bars Non-Citizens from Federal Loans
• ICE Detains Reporter Who Overstayed Visa
• South Dakota Court Upholds Birth Certificates
• US Lone Vote Against UN Gender Document
• Pixar Drops Gay Storyline After Flop
• UK Arrests Thousands Over Social Media
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• Indiana judge strikes abortion ban via religious freedom
• Trump DOJ blocks states' abortion pill mail lawsuit
• Ohio abortions surge 15% after constitutional amendment
• Alberta stands firm on youth gender treatment ban
• Virginia mandates single January 6th classroom narrative
• Minnesota Democrat floats studying shoplifting's "benefits"
• NBA kills Hawks' strip club-themed game night
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• Iran names Khamenei's son Supreme Leader
• Manhattan IED prompts NYPD security lockdown
• Ontario strikes down sex offender registry rule
• Liberty Counsel sues over Virginia abortion amendment
• Senators probe Chinese-owned U.S. surrogacy centers
• Google AI blamed in wrongful death
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• Mace exposes Walz on autism fraud
• Trump fires Noem, taps Mullin for DHS
• FDA offers bonuses for faster reviews
• 83% support federal porn age verification
• BLM founders brawl over donation spending
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• Paxton expands Texas gender-care ban scope
• HHS warns states on parental removals
• Arizona advances medical freedom legislation
• Rubio defends Christian roots of West
• DOJ targets Live Nation monopoly power
• DMT entity research draws spiritual scrutiny
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• Woman testifies social media harmed her childhood
• Young families increasingly relocating to red states
• California protester threatens anti-gender-surgery activist
• Repeat offender charged in Fairfax County murder
• Wyoming court strikes down two pro-life laws
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• Western nations now just 8% of global births
• BC trustee fined $750K for speech
• U.S. monitors threats after Iran strikes
• NYC mayor defends Iran, draws backlash
• Tennessee abortion bill alarms pro-lifers
• Nashville teacher denied religious accommodation
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• Iran confirmed Khamenei dead.
• Ohio’s First District Court of Appeals struck down the fetal cremation law.
• The 5th Circuit cleared Texas to fine venues for sexually oriented shows near minors.
• NYC landlords accuse Mamdani housing official of smearing property owners as “white supremacist.”
• Barna found 30% of adults say AI spiritual advice is as trustworthy as a pastor’s
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• Block cuts 4,000 workers; stock surges
• Judge blocks deportations to undisclosed countries
• Florida Democrat attacks Kirk during memorial
• Don Lemon sued for church disruption
• 60 Minutes segment highlights South African violence
• McDonald's pulls food from German Ramadan ads
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• Chloe Cole Act targets minor gender procedures
• Vanderbilt halts gender surgeries amid scrutiny
• Tennessee bill classifies abortion as murder
• Canada's Bill C-9 threatens faith communities
• Girl beaten over ICE career comment
• NYC promotes Pre-K enrollment for illegal immigrants
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• NYC hikes snow worker wages to $30
• Mississippi bill makes mailed abortion pills felony
• Louisiana challenges FDA's mail-order mifepristone rules
• Alabama leads 20 states pressuring AMA on gender medicine
• Canadian teachers fired for Christian beliefs fight back
• Berkeley prof tells Christians to repent Trump votes
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• California sues feds over gender notification
• Alberta father gets light stabbing sentence
• Uber permanently bans violent felon drivers
• Winnipeg shelves protest ban after challenge
• NYC mayor demands ID for snow volunteers
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• NYC mayor eyes 9.5% property tax hike
• Virginia raises minimum wage to $15
• FBI docs allege Virginia senator sold pardons
• NJ teacher sentenced 10 years for student assault
• CBO projects U.S. population peaks, then shrinks
• UK court upholds biological definition of woman
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• Australia fines crime victims for thief's traffic violation
• West Virginia bans NewsGuard-style media monitoring contracts
• Schumer pushes bill to federalize Pride flag status
• Wyoming pro-life amendment fails by single vote
• Minnesota geography teacher screens anti-ICE propaganda
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• SC bills target abortion from conception onward
• FDA mifepristone review yields no progress
• Georgetown paper demands pro-life conference canceled
• Australian judge calls convicted rapist "wonderful"
• ICE local agreements surge 950% under Trump
• U.S. troops deploy to aid Nigeria against Islamists
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• Transgender shooter kills two at Rhode Island rink
• U.S. births drop 24,000; all states below replacement
• DOT mandates merit-based airline pilot hiring
• Army paid $1.7M to Brotherhood-linked shell company
• School board targets parents of conservative students
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• Chinese spy sentenced for CCP local election interference
• Plastic surgeons recommend age 19 for gender surgeries
• Czech minister corrects Clinton on gender, live
• Utah bill protects students from ideological assignments
• San Francisco reparations fund hit with federal lawsuit
• Swiss voters weigh 10 million population cap
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• Trump removes pride flag from Stonewall Monument
• Don Lemon charged for church invasion
• Woke lawfare bypasses democratic process entirely
• Colorado introduces full prostitution legalization bill
• UK waters down gender-confused children protections
• Canadian bishops oppose euthanasia mental illness expansion
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