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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific hopes regulators will be convinced this time that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern that it detailed for the second time Thursday will be good for the country. The U.S. Surface Transportation Board rejected Union Pacific’s initial application because regulators wanted more details about how the deal would affect the competitive balance between the five remaining major freight railroads and the impact on […]

MUNSTER, Germany (AP) — President Donald Trump has again threatened that the United States could reduce its military presence in Germany, a key NATO ally and the European Union’s largest economy. Europeans have heard this before. Trump’s social media post on Wednesday followed comments by Chancellor Friedrich Merz that the U.S. was being “ humiliated ” by Tehran as it slow-walks its diplomacy over the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. Trump […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Teenagers are more inclined than their elders to get news from nontraditional sources such as social media and influencers, heralding a generational shift in how people seek out information. A national study by the Media Insight Project finds 36% of U.S. adults say they get news from social media at least once a day. But for people ages 13 to 17, that number rises to 57%. […]

The leaders of major media companies around the world, including The Associated Press, are calling on Israel’s government to lift a ban keeping foreign journalists from being able to independently enter and report from Gaza, a barrier that’s been in place since the war’s start in 2023 and continues even as a ceasefire has been in place for more than six months. “Being on the ground is essential. It allows […]

(SRN NEWS) – “Global Landscape,” a standout feature from SRN News, is a concise two-minute audio segment that delivers a snapshot of the day’s top religion-related news stories from around the world. This engaging feature provides listeners with timely insights into significant developments, cultural shifts, and key events shaping the intersection of faith and global affairs. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

(SRN NEWS)- (  )  Supporters of assisted suicide in the British Isles have suffered back-to-back defeats.  Opponents of a proposed bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives defeated it in the British Parliament this month.  Last month, lawmakers in the Scottish Parliament rejected their own assisted suicide legislation.  The practice has been legalized in a number of European countries, including Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.  But pro-life advocates […]

(SRN NEWS)- According to a wide-ranging survey by the Pew Research Center, a solid core of popular shows are getting the most airplay on most stations.  At the top of the list is the longest-running radio drama is history:  Unshackled.  It airs on 50% of all Christian radio stations.  Turning Point, another legendary program, runs on 49% of stations and 44% have Focus On The Family in their daily lineup.  Grace […]

(SRN NEWS)-According to a study by LifeWay Research, 70 billion dollars is lost every year to theft and embezzlement within congregations around the globe.  That’s lost money that could have gone to spreading the gospel, helping the poor and a lot of other good things.  America has not been spared.  LifeWay reports that according to their research “One in 13 U.S. Protestant pastors say someone had embezzled funds from their congregation.”   Brought […]

(SRN NEWS)- It comes from the Public Religion Research Institute and it finds that 63% of American women think the procedure should be legal in all or most cases, compared to 59% of men.  Democrats are a lot more likely than Republicans to support abortion, as you might imagine.  But the PRRI study also finds that OLDER folks are stronger supporters of abortion than the young.  60% of those 65-and-up want the procedure […]