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Nigeria Shuts Down Schools to Prevent Jihadi Kidnappings

Yet another kidnapping of young Nigerian women by jihadis of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was reported on Sunday. The wave of violence prompted the government of Nigeria’s Bauchi state to close all schools as a precaution, including both government and private institutions.

A general view of a classroom at St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Agwarra local gover

Minnesota AG Two Days Before School Shooting: ‘We Are Not Going to Scapegoat Our Transgender Community’

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) summer meeting in Minneapolis on Monday that his office would continue legal challenges against President Donald Trump, vowing not to “scapegoat” transgender Americans just two days before a transgender-identifying shooter opened fire at a Catholic school in the city.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison addresses the crowd during a "No Kings" protest o