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Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Iran Adds New Demands for $8.6 Million Nuke Material Sale to Obama Admin
The Obama administration’s $8.6 million purchase of nuclear material from Iran appears to have stalled over Iranian demands that the United States hand over the money in advance, according to recent remarks by Iranian officials.
Nearly 46 Million People Trapped in Modern Slavery, Report Finds
Nearly 46 million people across the globe are living in modern slavery, a system of exploitation that governments and businesses must do more to end, according to the Walk Free Foundation.
6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast, USGS says
A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia late Wednesday, U.S. geological officials said.
France sees worst flooding since records began
Scenes in parts of France looked like something straight out of a Jules Verne novel, with cars and houses under water after a deluge of rain.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Three-quarters of Jewish Israelis support same-sex unions: poll
More than three quarters of Jewish Israelis are in favor of allowing same-sex civil unions and marriages, according to a poll released Wednesday by advocacy group Hiddush and cited by the Times of Israel.
Ahead of LGBT parade, court axes request for restraining orders for 'dangerous' activists
Tel Aviv police rescinded a number of restraining orders against people who they deemed could pose a threat to Friday's upcoming LGBT pride parade, after a local court rejected the police appeal.
Inside the United States
Planned Parenthood Pushes California to Convict Reporters as Felons for Investigating Abortion Practices
Planned Parenthood is pushing California lawmakers to pass a bill that would criminalize reporters and media outlets that publish undercover video and audio of abortion clinic practices by convicting them as felons.
Illegal immigration skyrockets in past 2 years
Illegal immigration has exploded 57 percent in less than two years, with at least 550,000 new illegals entering the U.S. in a trend that is set to continue growing, according to new Census data.
Report: Federal Reserve breached over 50 times in four years
The U.S. Federal Reserve was breached more than 50 times between 2011 and 2015, according to agency records revealed on Wednesday.
Internet Boom Times Are Over, Says Mary Meeker's Influential Report
Growth of internet users worldwide is essentially flat, and smartphone growth is slowing, too. Those sobering insights were among the hundreds packed into the much-awaited Internet Trends report, an annual tech industry ritual led by Mary Meeker, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Clinton emails: White House wants messages involving Obama kept private
As the U.S. Department of State continues to release thousands of pages of former secretary Hillary Clinton's private server emails, the White House wants some electronic communications between she and President Barack Obama to remain private.
U.S. Politics
Trump threatens to scramble the election map
Donald Trump has done exactly what he promised: He has scrambled the election map, putting into play states that have been out of the Republican Party’s reach for a generation, but he also risks losing states that have long been GOP strongholds.
Republicans still rationalizing support for Trump
Top Republicans are still twisting themselves into knots explaining their support for Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton Calls Donald Trump a 'Fraud' Who Would 'Scam America'
Hillary Clinton seized on Donald Trump's legal troubles concerning a defunct real-estate school during a rally Wednesday, calling him a 'fraud' who is 'trying to scam America the way he scammed all those people at Trump U.'
Poll: Sanders nearly pulls even with Clinton in California
Bernie Sanders is running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in next week's California Democratic presidential primary, according to a new poll released Wednesday afternoon.
USA Today: Trump Involved in 3,500 Lawsuits
A new analysis has uncovered 3,500 lawsuits in which Donald Trump or his companies have been involved in.
Christian News
Billy Graham: 'The Days of Noah' Are Returning to Earth
The Rev. Billy Graham warns in a message in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Decision magazine that God's judgment is due to return to Earth.
Around the World
Iran Adds New Demands for $8.6 Million Nuke Material Sale to Obama Admin
The Obama administration’s $8.6 million purchase of nuclear material from Iran appears to have stalled over Iranian demands that the United States hand over the money in advance, according to recent remarks by Iranian officials.
Nearly 46 Million People Trapped in Modern Slavery, Report Finds
Nearly 46 million people across the globe are living in modern slavery, a system of exploitation that governments and businesses must do more to end, according to the Walk Free Foundation.
6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast, USGS says
A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia late Wednesday, U.S. geological officials said.
France sees worst flooding since records began
Scenes in parts of France looked like something straight out of a Jules Verne novel, with cars and houses under water after a deluge of rain.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Three-quarters of Jewish Israelis support same-sex unions: poll
More than three quarters of Jewish Israelis are in favor of allowing same-sex civil unions and marriages, according to a poll released Wednesday by advocacy group Hiddush and cited by the Times of Israel.
Ahead of LGBT parade, court axes request for restraining orders for 'dangerous' activists
Tel Aviv police rescinded a number of restraining orders against people who they deemed could pose a threat to Friday's upcoming LGBT pride parade, after a local court rejected the police appeal.
Inside the United States
Planned Parenthood Pushes California to Convict Reporters as Felons for Investigating Abortion Practices
Planned Parenthood is pushing California lawmakers to pass a bill that would criminalize reporters and media outlets that publish undercover video and audio of abortion clinic practices by convicting them as felons.
Illegal immigration skyrockets in past 2 years
Illegal immigration has exploded 57 percent in less than two years, with at least 550,000 new illegals entering the U.S. in a trend that is set to continue growing, according to new Census data.
Report: Federal Reserve breached over 50 times in four years
The U.S. Federal Reserve was breached more than 50 times between 2011 and 2015, according to agency records revealed on Wednesday.
Internet Boom Times Are Over, Says Mary Meeker's Influential Report
Growth of internet users worldwide is essentially flat, and smartphone growth is slowing, too. Those sobering insights were among the hundreds packed into the much-awaited Internet Trends report, an annual tech industry ritual led by Mary Meeker, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Clinton emails: White House wants messages involving Obama kept private
As the U.S. Department of State continues to release thousands of pages of former secretary Hillary Clinton's private server emails, the White House wants some electronic communications between she and President Barack Obama to remain private.
U.S. Politics
Trump threatens to scramble the election map
Donald Trump has done exactly what he promised: He has scrambled the election map, putting into play states that have been out of the Republican Party’s reach for a generation, but he also risks losing states that have long been GOP strongholds.
Republicans still rationalizing support for Trump
Top Republicans are still twisting themselves into knots explaining their support for Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton Calls Donald Trump a 'Fraud' Who Would 'Scam America'
Hillary Clinton seized on Donald Trump's legal troubles concerning a defunct real-estate school during a rally Wednesday, calling him a 'fraud' who is 'trying to scam America the way he scammed all those people at Trump U.'
Poll: Sanders nearly pulls even with Clinton in California
Bernie Sanders is running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in next week's California Democratic presidential primary, according to a new poll released Wednesday afternoon.
USA Today: Trump Involved in 3,500 Lawsuits
A new analysis has uncovered 3,500 lawsuits in which Donald Trump or his companies have been involved in.
Christian News
Billy Graham: 'The Days of Noah' Are Returning to Earth
The Rev. Billy Graham warns in a message in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Decision magazine that God's judgment is due to return to Earth.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
ISIS fights back after Iraqi forces surround Falluja, military says
Fierce clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants on Tuesday at the southern edge of the Iraqi city of Falluja.
State Department Issues New Travel Alert for Europe
The State Department on Tuesday warned Americans traveling to Europe about risk of terror attacks over the summer.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Senate panel unanimously approves quadrupling missile defense aid to Israel
The Senate Appropriations Committee has unanimously approved an increase in spending on Israeli missile defense that is four times more than what President Barack Obama had requested.
In surprise move, Netanyahu says he's ready to negotiate based on Saudi peace initiative
Israel is prepared to hold peace talks based on the Arab Peace Initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprisingly declared Monday just moments after new Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman took the oath of office, ending a month-long saga over which party would join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Clinton Quiet on Democratic Platform Fight Over Israel
Hillary Clinton is staying silent about whether she supports changing the Democratic Party's platform on Israel amid reports that Bernie Sanders is fighting to incorporate criticism of Israeli policies.
Inside the United States
Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling on the matter.
Amid deadly floods, Texas' Brazos River crests at record 54 feet
Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
Appeals Court Delivers Devastating Blow to Cellphone-Privacy Advocates
Courts across the country are grappling with a key question for the information age: When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?
Government Admits Cellphones Cause Cancer
The government just made a startling admission -- cellphones can cause cancer. After years of sidestepping the public's concern, a $25 million study conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, found that cellphones increased the risk of two types of tumors -- gliomas, a type of cancerous brain tumor, and schwannomas, a rare tumor of the heart.
U.S. Politics
Trump's press feud boils over
Tensions between Donald Trump and the national media burst into the open Tuesday during a heated press conference at Trump Tower.
Hillary Clinton yet to hold single press conference in 2016
Hillary Clinton is 0-for-2016, having failed to hold any full press conferences this year -- fueling the perception that she is the most guarded major candidate in recent political history, in stark contrast with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Poll: Terror, illegal immigration drive Trump voters, 88% want wall
Republican Donald Trump has tapped into new issues like the fear of terrorism and problems of illegal immigration driving American voters who for years have focused mostly on the economy, according to a new survey that helps to identify his winning issues.
Trump: Only Dummies Believe 5 Percent Jobless Rate, It's Really 20 Percent
Donald Trump says that you'd have to be a 'dummy' to believe the government's official unemployment rate of 5 percent.
Christian News
India: Christian arrested for spreading the Gospel
Police arrested a Christian in Chhattisgarh, India, for distributing brochures printed with excerpts from the Gospel.
Vietnam: 'Accident' kills pastor, Christian convert
As Pastor Dang Ba Nham, his wife and a church elder were praying with a recent convert to Christianity along a busy roadside, a large pickup truck with military plates suddenly veered across the street and struck them.
Jan Crouch Dies at 78; Christian Leaders Send Condolences to Trinity Broadcasting Network Co-Founder's Family
Jan Crouch's death, announced by her son and Trinity Broadcasting Network Tuesday morning, has sent a flood of condolences and fond memory posts on social media, including some from well-known Christian leaders.
Saudi Arabia: Muslims Converting to Christianity Despite Persecution
Although Saudi Arabia is a predominantly Muslim country that is hostile to Christians, many in the country are converting to Christianity and receiving support for their faith online.
Around the World
ISIS fights back after Iraqi forces surround Falluja, military says
Fierce clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants on Tuesday at the southern edge of the Iraqi city of Falluja.
State Department Issues New Travel Alert for Europe
The State Department on Tuesday warned Americans traveling to Europe about risk of terror attacks over the summer.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Senate panel unanimously approves quadrupling missile defense aid to Israel
The Senate Appropriations Committee has unanimously approved an increase in spending on Israeli missile defense that is four times more than what President Barack Obama had requested.
In surprise move, Netanyahu says he's ready to negotiate based on Saudi peace initiative
Israel is prepared to hold peace talks based on the Arab Peace Initiative, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprisingly declared Monday just moments after new Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman took the oath of office, ending a month-long saga over which party would join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
Clinton Quiet on Democratic Platform Fight Over Israel
Hillary Clinton is staying silent about whether she supports changing the Democratic Party's platform on Israel amid reports that Bernie Sanders is fighting to incorporate criticism of Israeli policies.
Inside the United States
Transgender bathroom debate likely headed to Supreme Court
The debate over whether transgender students should be able to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity is likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court refused Tuesday to reconsider a three-judge panel's ruling on the matter.
Amid deadly floods, Texas' Brazos River crests at record 54 feet
Residents of some rural southeastern Texas counties were bracing for more flooding Tuesday along a river that had reached a record-high crest just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
Appeals Court Delivers Devastating Blow to Cellphone-Privacy Advocates
Courts across the country are grappling with a key question for the information age: When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?
Government Admits Cellphones Cause Cancer
The government just made a startling admission -- cellphones can cause cancer. After years of sidestepping the public's concern, a $25 million study conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a branch of the National Institutes of Health, found that cellphones increased the risk of two types of tumors -- gliomas, a type of cancerous brain tumor, and schwannomas, a rare tumor of the heart.
U.S. Politics
Trump's press feud boils over
Tensions between Donald Trump and the national media burst into the open Tuesday during a heated press conference at Trump Tower.
Hillary Clinton yet to hold single press conference in 2016
Hillary Clinton is 0-for-2016, having failed to hold any full press conferences this year -- fueling the perception that she is the most guarded major candidate in recent political history, in stark contrast with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Poll: Terror, illegal immigration drive Trump voters, 88% want wall
Republican Donald Trump has tapped into new issues like the fear of terrorism and problems of illegal immigration driving American voters who for years have focused mostly on the economy, according to a new survey that helps to identify his winning issues.
Trump: Only Dummies Believe 5 Percent Jobless Rate, It's Really 20 Percent
Donald Trump says that you'd have to be a 'dummy' to believe the government's official unemployment rate of 5 percent.
Christian News
India: Christian arrested for spreading the Gospel
Police arrested a Christian in Chhattisgarh, India, for distributing brochures printed with excerpts from the Gospel.
Vietnam: 'Accident' kills pastor, Christian convert
As Pastor Dang Ba Nham, his wife and a church elder were praying with a recent convert to Christianity along a busy roadside, a large pickup truck with military plates suddenly veered across the street and struck them.
Jan Crouch Dies at 78; Christian Leaders Send Condolences to Trinity Broadcasting Network Co-Founder's Family
Jan Crouch's death, announced by her son and Trinity Broadcasting Network Tuesday morning, has sent a flood of condolences and fond memory posts on social media, including some from well-known Christian leaders.
Saudi Arabia: Muslims Converting to Christianity Despite Persecution
Although Saudi Arabia is a predominantly Muslim country that is hostile to Christians, many in the country are converting to Christianity and receiving support for their faith online.
Today's Breaking News
Around the World
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated country.
Migrants Fleeing Islamic State Risk Bringing Deadly Flesh Eating Disease To Europe
A flesh-eating tropical disease is ravaging the war-torn Middle East, after Islamic State destruction created the ideal breeding conditions.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Disfiguring tropical disease sweeps across Middle East
A disfiguring tropical disease is sweeping across the Middle East as a combination of heavy conflict and a breakdown of health care facilities in Isis-occupied areas leaves swathes of people vulnerable to the illness.
Gallup: Just 1% Russians approve of U.S., Obama, far worse than Bush
President Obama's 2008 campaign pledge to improve the image of the United States around the world hasn't worked in Russia where a decade low of just 1 percent approve of American leadership, according to Gallup.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hamas executes three accused murderers in Gaza
Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip executed three men accused of murder on Tuesday morning, disregarding Palestinian legal convention as well as local and international protests by rights groups.
Leviathan partners sign $3 bln Israeli gas supply deal
The partners in Israel's Leviathan natural gas field said on Sunday they had signed a deal to supply as much as $3 billion worth of gas to a new private power plant in central Israel.
Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Monday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab countries in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians.
Inside the United States
With Extended Drought, Biggest US Reservoir at Lowest Level Ever
The 16-year drought in parts of the western United States has dropped the water level in the country's largest reservoir at Lake Mead to its lowest level in its 81-year history.
EMP hit to U.S. reactors could cause '100 Fukushimas'
What would be the impact of either a natural or man-made electromagnetic pulse event in the United States on the nation's 100 nuclear reactors?
Christian News
ISIS Took Our Churches, Life, and History: Last Remaining Bishop in Mosul
The Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul, Mgr Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, has described how extensive the destruction of the Islamic State terror group's efforts against Christians are in Iraq and Syria.
350,000 Evangelicals March in World's 'Largest Christian Event' in Brazil
Two events of massive proportions took place in Brazil this past week, one bringing together hundreds of thousands of Evangelicals in the annual 'March for Jesus,' and only days later, the Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade drew two million participants.
Around the World
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
An Iranian delegation has left Saudi Arabia without an agreement for its citizens to attend the Muslim hajj pilgrimage this year, Saudi media have reported, a second failure by the rival Middle East powers to strike a deal.
Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated country.
Migrants Fleeing Islamic State Risk Bringing Deadly Flesh Eating Disease To Europe
A flesh-eating tropical disease is ravaging the war-torn Middle East, after Islamic State destruction created the ideal breeding conditions.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: Disfiguring tropical disease sweeps across Middle East
A disfiguring tropical disease is sweeping across the Middle East as a combination of heavy conflict and a breakdown of health care facilities in Isis-occupied areas leaves swathes of people vulnerable to the illness.
Gallup: Just 1% Russians approve of U.S., Obama, far worse than Bush
President Obama's 2008 campaign pledge to improve the image of the United States around the world hasn't worked in Russia where a decade low of just 1 percent approve of American leadership, according to Gallup.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Hamas executes three accused murderers in Gaza
Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip executed three men accused of murder on Tuesday morning, disregarding Palestinian legal convention as well as local and international protests by rights groups.
Leviathan partners sign $3 bln Israeli gas supply deal
The partners in Israel's Leviathan natural gas field said on Sunday they had signed a deal to supply as much as $3 billion worth of gas to a new private power plant in central Israel.
Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Monday of reviving a 2002 Arab peace initiative that offers Israel diplomatic recognition from Arab countries in return for a statehood deal with the Palestinians.
Inside the United States
With Extended Drought, Biggest US Reservoir at Lowest Level Ever
The 16-year drought in parts of the western United States has dropped the water level in the country's largest reservoir at Lake Mead to its lowest level in its 81-year history.
EMP hit to U.S. reactors could cause '100 Fukushimas'
What would be the impact of either a natural or man-made electromagnetic pulse event in the United States on the nation's 100 nuclear reactors?
Christian News
ISIS Took Our Churches, Life, and History: Last Remaining Bishop in Mosul
The Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Mosul, Mgr Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, has described how extensive the destruction of the Islamic State terror group's efforts against Christians are in Iraq and Syria.
350,000 Evangelicals March in World's 'Largest Christian Event' in Brazil
Two events of massive proportions took place in Brazil this past week, one bringing together hundreds of thousands of Evangelicals in the annual 'March for Jesus,' and only days later, the Sao Paulo Gay Pride Parade drew two million participants.