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RNS Opening Budget—March 4, 2021

NEWS STORY
RNS-Biden-Uighurs: Biden Approaches Issue of Chinese Genocide in Xinjiang With Nuance
(RNS) — Though the Biden White House has broken with many of the foreign policy priorities of President Trump, there is at least one exception: the current administration has not backed down from= Trump’s designation of China’s harsh treatment of minority groups in Xinjiang province as a genocide. By Joseph Hammond. 750 words. (category: a) 

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RNS-Hillsong-Apology: Brian Houston apologizes for Hillsong NYC’s ‘failings,’ promises whistleblower policy
(RNS) — The founder of Hillsong apologized Thursday (March 4) for the leadership crisis at the global evangelical church’s New York outpost resulting from an adulterous affair carried on by its now former pastor, Carl Lentz. Hillsong also promised to institute sexual harassment training and a mechanism for anonymous reporting of misconduct. By Paul O’Donnell. 850 words. (category: a, i)

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