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A record 94,031,000 Americans were not in the American labor force last month — 261,000 more than last month — and the labor force participation rate stayed stuck at 62.6 percent, a 38-year low, for a third straight month in August, the Labor Department reported on Friday, as the nation heads into the Labor Day weekend.

Source: Record 94,031,000 Americans Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Stuck at 38-Year Low for 3rd Straight Month

The spike in murders could be every bit as corrosive for the Democrats as our economic woes and foreign policy failures.

Source: The murder spike in Americas cities is Obamas legacy

Even as President Obama was securing the Senate support necessary to assure passage of the nuclear deal with Iran, Tehran’s top defense officials were scoffing at U.S. claims the pact will restrict the Islamic Republic’s military ambitions.

Source: Iran thumbs nose at US even as Obama rallies support for nuke deal | Fox News

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was held in contempt of court.

Source: Ky. clerk jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses

Over 150 Missouri high school students voiced their displeasure about a transgender teen using the girl’s locker room by walking out of class.

Source: Students Walk Out Of School Over Trans Teen Using Girl’s Locker Room « CBS St. Louis

Source: My Way News – Senate Dems get 34th vote to hand Obama victory on Iran deal

A group of former top military officials and intelligence analysts released a new report Wednesday concluding that the nuclear deal with Iran will threaten American interests and increase the probabil

Source: Nuclear deal will make war with Iran more likely, former top military officials say in report – Washington Times

The Black Lives Matter movement has led a year of national acrimony

Source: 5 Truths Covered Up by Phony Black Lives Matter Movement

Pope Francis on Tuesday called on priests to pardon women who have abortions during the upcoming Jubilee year — overruling hardline traditionalists within the Catholic Church. “I have decided, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to concede to all priests for the Jubilee Year the discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those who have procured it and who, with contrite heart, seek forgiveness,” he said. In a message outlining special measures for the Jubilee year starting in December, Francis said he knew that while “abortion is experienced by some with a superficial awareness” many others “believe that they have no other option”.

Source: Pope tells priests to pardon women who have abortions

Carbon dating techniques suggest that fragments of the world’s oldest Koran, which were discovered last month, may predate the accepted founding date of Islam by the Muslim prophet Muhammad, British scholars say.

Source: Fragments of worlds oldest Koran may predate Muhammad, scholars say | Fox News