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Baby Boy Born at 21 Weeks 2 Days Gestation Becomes Guinness World Record Holder

By: Brittany Raymer


When Richard Scott William Hutchinson was born on June 5, 2020, doctors gave him
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a 0% chance at survival . Born at 21 weeks 2 days gestation, he is the world's youngest premature baby to ever survive. Earlier this month, he celebrated his milestone first birthday and is now listed as "most premature baby" by Guinness World Records.

Born a staggering 131 days premature, Richard beat the odds for a child of his age. Weighing just 11.9 oz, he could fit in the palm of his parents' hands and spent the first seven months of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

"He is a very happy baby," his mother Beth said in a press release. "Always has a smile on the adorable little face of his. His bright blue eyes and smile gets me every time."

Richard's birth came at a particularly challenging time, as the world was engulfed in a global pandemic, and it was difficult for parents Beth and Rick Hutchinson to visit the baby boy during his long hospital stay. The couple would also have to trek an hour from their home in St. Croix, Wisconsin to Richard's hospital room in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

"I credit his miraculous survival to his wonderful parents who were there for him every step of the way and to the entire neonatology team at Children's Minnesota," Dr. Stacy Kern, Richard's neonatologist, said in the release. "It takes a village to care for and support these babies until the time they are ready to go home."

Though Richard is finally enjoying time at home with his parents, after being released from the hospital in December last year, he still faces an uphill battle.


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Facebook Can be Sued for Knowingly Benefiting from Human Trafficking, Texas Supreme Court Rules



By: Bruce Hausknecht




In an important case that tests the limits of the federal shield law for social media platforms, known as
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Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , the Texas Supreme Court last week ruled that civil lawsuits against Facebook from victims of sex trafficking could proceed in the state courts.

Three young women brought lawsuits in the Texas courts against Facebook under a state statute prohibiting sex trafficking, which allowed victims to sue anyone "who intentionally or knowingly benefits from participating in a venture that traffics another person."

Whether Facebook falls into the category of "knowingly or intentionally" benefiting from trafficking remains to be proven. But this Texas decision is significant in the battle against human trafficking because it clears the way for victims to fight back, using the legal tools provided by state legislatures.






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Unemployment Shrinking Faster in States That Have Cut Enhanced Federal COVID Benefits



By: Kennedy Unthank




The unemployment rate in 22 states that have or are set to cut enhanced federal unemployment benefits early is declining at a significantly quicker rate than states that have opted to keep the extra money until the program ends, according to
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The Wall Street Journal.

President Biden initially signed the $1.9 trillion stimulus package into law on March 11. The package included a $1,400 stimulus check and a subsequent weekly $300 unemployment supplement which is scheduled to end in September.

However, 22 states have decided to opt out of the supplement due to concerns that the weekly stimulus disincentivized people from rejoining the workforce. According to the analysis, these states are seeing faster declines in the amount of people receiving unemployment benefits.






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Evangelistic Ministry ‘Groundwire’ – Reaching Young People Through Social Media




By: Jeff Johnston






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Groundwire is an evangelism ministry that works to reach youth and young adults with a message of hope, forgiveness and life found through a relationship with Jesus Christ.


The organization has a unique outreach method to reach the younger generations – Millennials and Generation Z – using online advertising that touches the hearts of young people, who then contact the ministry and chat with volunteers about issues in their lives and about the Christian faith.


We spoke recently with Sean Dunn, the founder and president of
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Groundwire . Dunn says many churches want to get people into the building, while he wants "to take the message out to people." He uses the term "apathiests" to describe many Millennials, who believe in God, but ignore Him and don't really think He matters.


That's the group Dunn wants to reach with the good news about a life with Christ. In 2020, Groundwire saw 116,437 people saved.





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U.S. State Department to Add ‘Non-Binary’ and ‘Intersex’ Options to Passports



By: Zachary Mettler







The U.S. Department of State is preparing to allow passport applicants to select their own "gender marker" so that those who don't identify with their biological sex can select their preferred option.


Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in
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a statement , "The Department of State is committed to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people – including LGBTQI+ persons… I am pleased to announce that the Department will be taking further steps toward ensuring the fair treatment of LGBTQI+ U.S. citizens, regardless of their gender or sex."


The State Department
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noted that it is not able to produce an "exact timeline" for when people will begin to be able to select non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming gender markers. Until the requisite updates are made, applicants will be unable to apply for a passport with one of the new markers.







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