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11/23/2011Zachery Tims' Cause of Death to Remain Private Until Ruling on Mother's Challenge
New York City authorities will not disclose the cause of death for Zachery Tims, the founding pastor of New Destiny Christian Center (NDCC), until a court decision is made regarding a challenge from Tims' mother against the NYC medical examiner's longstanding policy of making such information available to the public.
- 11/22/2011
Charities Helping the 'Least of These' Pull Through Thanksgiving in Nation’s Most Populous City
As the holiday season begins, New York-based Coalition for the Homeless, the nation's oldest advocacy group, and other charity-in-action institutions are of great need, as the number of homeless grows in the nation's most populous city, including more and more families with children.
- 11/22/2011
Thanksgiving Weather Forecast for Travelers Includes Extreme Weather Warnings
As Thanksgiving and the weekend following it are approaching fast, those planning longer trips should be mindful of the upcoming weather warnings in some parts of the United States, including heavy rain and possible snowstorms.
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11/21/20119/11 Museum Will Not Open by Sept. 2012 Due to Funding Dispute
The opening of the 9/11 memorial museum, scheduled for September 2012, will most likely be delayed over development disputes between the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
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Black Friday 2011 Deals on Tablets and E-Readers Available at Best Buy, Walmart
The day after Thanksgiving day promises the best-priced shopping spree of the year, as Black Friday 2011 is only four days away. And since tablet computers and e-readers are guaranteed to be of interest to many shoppers, The Christian Post prepared a wrap-up brief on which stores will offer some of the best deals on these devices.
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11/21/2011'Cursing' Baby Dolls Still for Sale at Toys 'R' Us Before Black Friday (VIDEO)
Parents who particularly await the Black Friday 2011 sales nationwide in order to get a little something for their kids should be cautious about a line of baby dolls offered by Toys "R" Us this season. The talking toys babble to each other in baby talk, at one point allegedly using a vulgar expression.
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11/21/2011Galaxy Nexus Release Date: Samsung Phone to Launch Dec. 8 With Verizon as Exclusive Carrier?
As impatient smartphone users in the United States await the national launch of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus Prime, rumors about which networks will ultimately end up offering the phone abound. There is also a buzz that the phone will launch in early December.
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11/19/2011Crystal Cathedral Bankruptcy: Why Are Worshipers So Attached to a Building?
Crystal Cathedral Ministries' Garden Grove, Calif., property will be sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange for $57.5 million, it was decided Thursday, and that means the church will have to find a new location for its thousands-strong congregation. But congregants have expressed an unwillingness to leave the signature glass structure behind.
- 11/18/2011
Evangelical Churches Join Catholics in Fight Against Same-Sex Marriage in Scotland
Pastors from over 70 evangelical churches in Scotland have signed a letter to First Minister Alex Salmond Friday calling for him to protect the traditional definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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11/18/2011Crystal Cathedral Pastor Says 'The Church Is Not a Building' Amid Sale to Catholic Diocese (VIDEO)
Sheila Schuller Coleman, the daughter of Robert H. and Arvella Schuller, founders of Crystal Cathedral Ministries, said in a statement Thursday that although the ministry's board has "reluctantly" agreed to sell its signature property, it is still not too late for a miracle to emerge in its bankruptcy case, and that the congregation will remain the same.
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11/18/2011Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher Divorce: Actress Cites 'Sacred' Values and Vows
It seems that only yesterday fans were raging about Kim Kardashian's divorce, and already another attention-grabbing celebrity divorce is under way, as Demi Moore announced late Thursday that she is leaving her husband of six years, actor and TV personality Ashton Kutcher.
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11/17/2011Crystal Cathedral Chooses Catholic Diocese as Chapman University 'Sweetens' Its Bid
Crystal Cathedral Ministries endorsed the bid of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County and the judge approved of the decision Thursday in the Santa Ana, Calif. bankruptcy court, where the bankruptcy case of this prominent Garden Grove megachurch has been taking place, which means that the property will not be sold to Chapman University, as previously expected.
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11/17/2011Occupy Wall Street: Police, Protesters Face Off at Zuccotti Park (PHOTOS)
NYPD officers turned out in force in Lower Manhattan Friday to confront disgruntled protesters, who had been booted from Zuccotti Park in previous days, after word spread of protesters' promise to "shut down" Wall Street. Here are some photos from the scene as well as comments from protesters.
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Tornadoes 2011: at Least 6 Killed Wednesday After Twisters Swipe Through US
At least six people have been killed and dozens more injured in thunderstorms and tornadoes that swiped through the Southeast of the United States Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
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11/17/2011Crystal Cathedral Congregants Anxious as Decision in Bankruptcy Sale Likely to Fall Tonight
Members of the California-based Crystal Cathedral ministries seem to be more and more anxious about the church’s bankruptcy case, with some expressing fear that losing their decades-old house of worship might damage the integrity of the church. The decision of whether the property will be sold to a Catholic organization or to a local university with Protestant roots is to fall tonight.


