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German Catholics are facing a stark choice: Pay a church tax or forget about receiving the sacraments, including baptisms, weddings and funerals. Germany taxes registered Catholics, Protestants and Jews. In 2011, the tax raised $6.5 billion for the Catholic Church alone. Many progressives and conservatives are up in arms over the German bishops' decree.

Though former MI5 director Stella Rimington knows better than anyone that Ian Fleming's From Russia With Love is not a realistic portrayal of life in the intelligence services, she still loves this tale of sex and violence. Which is your favorite Bond book? Tell us in the comments.

Melissa Lynn Kelly owns a bar in Longview, Texas. Kelly and other bar owners are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after he closed bars across the state to curb the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.

The music we listen to varies according to the time of day, with qualities like tempo and danceability heightening later in the day, according to a data analysis of online music streaming habits.

Steve Bannon, adviser to former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday for contempt of Congress.

In the Senate, unified Republican opposition and Democratic infighting stalled President Biden's pandemic aid package.

Economic growth slowed in the first three months of 2023. The Commerce Department said that gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.1% in the first quarter — down from 2.6% in late 2022.

Gap health insurance plans are meant to cover one-time events. When the health care law required some form of major medical insurance, it was thought the need for gap coverage would disappear.

In the year since the January 6th Capitol attack, far-right influencers and extremists are taking new approaches to organizing online.

U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Stiff competition for workers is pushing up wages, which has inflation watchdogs concerned.