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BBC NewsMP Pritchard urges review of rape anonymity after case droppedBBC NewsMP Mark Pritchard has urged a review of the law on anonymity for people accused of rape after police dropped an inquiry into allegations against him. Police said there was "insufficient evidence" to take further action against the Tory MP for The ...and more » |
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Raw StoryExplosion outside NAACP in Colorado caused by improvised explosive device ...Raw StoryA homemade bomb exploded outside the offices of the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP civil rights group on Tuesday, authorities said, but a gasoline can placed next to the device failed to detonate and no injuries were reported. An “improvised ...and more » |
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Religious History at the AHAPatheos (blog)I wasn't able to attend the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in New York City this year. But blogs and twitter have allowed me to track some of the conversation in the area of religious history, my area of research specialty. There ... |
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Washington DC church loses a quarter of its congregation because of Ebola fearsChristianToday"This congregation gave $5,000 and were part of a national effort to send containers [of relief supplies and protective gear] to West Africa," he said, according to KNAU. So it came as a complete surprise when this generosity gave way to fears of going ...and more » |
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ChristianTodayMicrosoft Nokia 215 specs and features: The $29 smartphoneChristianTodayThe device's 0.3-megapixel rear shooter is insufficient in capturing high quality images and videos. Regardless, Microsoft is looking to officially launch the device later this quarter, with the regions of Africa, Europe and the Middle East being ...and more » |
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BBC NewsUKIP's website restored after disappearing for several hoursBBC News"Technical" issues which caused UKIP's official website to disappear for several hours have been fixed. Problems were first reported by blogger Guido Fawkes who speculated UKIP had "forgotten to renew the domain name of their official website ...and more » |
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BBC NewsSyria: Photos of war horrors on show in US - but is it enough?BBC NewsWhile much of the world's attention is focused on the atrocities committed by the Islamic State, Syrians worry that the suffering caused by their own government has been forgotten. Now, graphic pictures serving as a reminder of that suffering are on ...and more » |
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Christian PostAs Christianity Exits Europe, 'Criminal Muslims' Fill Void with Rabid ViolenceChristian PostThroughout Europe, tens of thousands of churches have been torn down, sold and repurposed due to an 80-90 percent drop in attendance. Non-attendance is indicative of negative population growth and sub-replacement fertility rates. And negative ... |
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Opposing ViewsNYPD Slowdown Sends Mixed Message During De Blasio FeudOpposing ViewsIn the two weeks since the murder of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, the amount of NYPD arrests have been uncharacteristically low. The trend was first reported last week, after tickets and arrests for minor offenses dropped 94 percent compared ...and more » |
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Abandoned by missionary agencies, Christianity is dying in EuropeChristian ExaminerIn highlighting the extraordinary number of churches that have been abandoned due to absent congregations, the Wall Street Journal included a graph showing the lack of church attendance among many of Europe's countries. Long abandoned by most ... |
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Pew asks, 'Having a good day?'Christian ExaminerEurope came in at 17 percent, with the United Kingdom, France and Germany each about the median – 27, 26 and 21 percent respectively. Despite being lower on the GDP economic scale, Africans at 47 percent and Latin Americans at 43 percent were more ...and more » |
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BBC NewsLebanon-Syria border 'almost empty' after new restrictionsBBC NewsHome · US & Canada · Latin America · UK · Africa · Asia · Australia · Europe · Mid-East · Business · Health · Sci/Environment · Tech · Entertainment · Video. Media playback is unsupported on .... Radio presenters at a Christian radio station. 2:17. The ...and more » |
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Raw Story'Moderate' Malaysia has so many fatwas there's a website to keep track of themRaw StoryAnd Valentine's Day. Malaysia is a bastion of Islam in tropical Southeast Asia. It's also a nation of mall-goers and Instagram addicts. Many in Malaysia see themselves as both devout and cosmopolitan. Their ethos extols mosques and skyscrapers alike.and more » |
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Police Blotter: Jan. 5, 2015Appeal-DemocratDavid J. Elliott, 35, of the 1900 block of East Onstott Road, Yuba City, was arrested by the Yuba City Police Department at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 3 at his residence on suspicion of vandalism. He was booked into Sutter County Jail.and more » |
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Raw StoryPope Francis diversifies Vatican with new cardinals from Africa, Asia and ...Raw StoryPope Francis named 20 new cardinals, a majority of them from Africa, Asia and Latin America, increasingly key areas as the Roman Catholic Church's support shifts from its traditional European stronghold. Fifteen of the new cardinals — considered ...and more » |
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The Devil's ProgressPatheos (blog)I remarked that Satan is difficult to trace in the canonical Old Testament, but that he becomes prominent in later centuries, in the so-called Inter-Testamental period (a phrase I hate, but let that pass). Moving the diabolical story forward to 200BC ... |
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Raw StoryBritish nurse with Ebola listed in 'critical' condition in London hospitalRaw StoryThe plasma was taken from the blood of a patient successfully treated in Europe, in the hope that the antibodies it contained would help her fight the virus. Doctor Michael Jacobs, infectious diseases consultant at the Royal Free, warned at the time ...and more » |
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Raw Story4 personal hygiene habits no one practiced until recent historyRaw StoryMeanwhile, during the same time period in Europe, the bathroom habits of the wealthy would have included wiping themselves with wool or lace or hemp and the poor, well, they simply used their hands or cleaned themselves as best they could with rags, ... |
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TheBlaze.comMedical Professionals Reveal Why South Korean Infected With Ebola Is Being ...TheBlaze.comBERLIN (AP) — A South Korean medic exposed to Ebola while working in West Africa has been flown to Germany for treatment because the patient's anonymity would be better protected there, authorities in Berlin said Saturday. Doctors at Berlin's renowned ...and more » |
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TheBlaze.com'I Accuse the American Government of...Killing an Innocent Man': Suspected Al ...TheBlaze.comCAIRO (AP) — Abu Anas al-Libi, a man accused by federal prosecutors of being an al-Qaida member involved in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, died of complications from liver surgery, his wife said Saturday. He was 50.and more » |
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BBC NewsAirAsia QZ8501: Search for 'black boxes' continuesBBC NewsSearch teams trying to find the main part of AirAsia flight QZ8501, which went down in the Java Sea, say they have still not detected any signal from the plane's "black box" flight recorders. An intense search by ships is now under way close to where ...and more » |
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The Exodus Historically Documented Wrong? Expert Finds 'Patterns of Evidence ...BREATHEcastWith the release of Ridley Scott's controversial Film 'Exodus: God's and Kings' BREATHEcast caught up with exodus expert Timothy Mahoney to discuss his new film 'Patterns of Evidence: Exodus' and the validity of the account in the Bible. Mahoney is set ... |
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Raw StoryKKK claims it's not racist in Arkansas billboard ad for 'White Pride Radio'Raw StoryA Ku Klux Klan group is advertising its web-based radio station with a billboard set up alongside an Arkansas highway. Thom Robb, the national director of The Knights Party, confirmed his group had sponsored the sign advertising White Pride Radio, ...and more » |
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Raw StoryAfghanistan faces economic timebomb as NATO war endsRaw Story“As the withdrawal got nearer, investors in Afghanistan moved their money abroad — they transferred it to Dubai, China, Pakistan, India, Turkey,” he said. A recent survey of more than 9,000 Afghans by the Asia Foundation, a US NGO, found unemployment ...and more » |
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Raw Story13 species we might have to say goodbye to in 2015Raw StorySadly, even the most fervent conservation efforts are being hampered by habitat change and increases in poaching due to severe poverty and rising black market demand for rhino horns, particularly in Asia. Just 4,848 individuals are left in the world.and more » |
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