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  Nov 24, 2014

  ISIS, Iraqi Forces Engage in Fierce Fighting Near Gov't Complex in Ramadi

  At least 37 people have died as Islamic State militants and Iraqi and tribal forces have been involved in an intense battle near the main government complex in Anbar province's capital city of Ramadi since ISIS launched a massive offensive Friday.

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  Nov 23, 2014

  Kay Warren Remembering Her Son on 'Survivor Day': There's Hope as Suicide Is Preventable

  Sharing on International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day on Saturday, Kay Warren, co-founder of California's Saddleback Church, recalled that her late son, Matthew, was the funniest and most courageous person she has ever met in her life, and said that while the suicide rate is alarmingly high in the country, there is hope because suicide is preventable.

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  Nov 23, 2014

  Ferguson Grand Jury Decision Not Expected Until Monday

  A grand jury decision on whether or not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for shooting to death 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, is not likely until at least Monday, according to media reports, even as layers of emergency plans have been set up and President Obama has called for calm.

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  Nov 23, 2014

  ISIS Militant Who Sold Yazidi Girls as Sex Slaves Reportedly Killed in US Airstrike; Families Buying Back Girls

  A militant of the Islamic State terror group who sold kidnapped Yazidi girls in a slave market in Syria has reportedly been killed along with 34 other ISIS fighters in a U.S.-led airstrike in Mosul in northern Iraq.

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  Nov 22, 2014

  Thousands of Children Find Forever Families as Nation Celebrates 15th Annual Adoption Day

  Thousands of children in foster care waiting for permanent and loving families are hoping their dreams will come true as communities and churches across the country celebrate the annual National Adoption Day on Saturday.

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  Nov 22, 2014

  Christian Neurosurgeon Ben Carson Says 'I Feel Fingers' of God Prodding for Presidential Run

  Dr. Ben Carson, accomplished neurosurgeon and conservative Christian, tells David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network that there's a "good chance" he'll run for president as he can feel "God's fingers" touching him gently for the 2016 race.

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  Nov 17, 2014

  Court Rejects Nonprofits' Religious Challenge to 'Obamacare' Birth Control Mandate

  A federal appeals court in Washington has upheld the accommodation in President Obama's healthcare law for religious nonprofits to opt out of providing birth control coverage, rejecting the argument that it imposes a substantial burden on their expression of religion.

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  Nov 17, 2014

  Who Is Peter Kassig? American Beheaded by ISIS Was Searching for Purpose in Life, Went to Middle East After Heartbreak

  Peter Kassig, whom ISIS claimed Sunday to have beheaded and who took the Muslim name Abdel Rahman after his conversion, was struggling to find meaning and purpose in life, which compelled him to go to the Middle East to offer medical help to Syrian refugees, especially after fighting as a U.S. soldier in Iraq and having a divorce.

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  Nov 17, 2014

  Republicans Say Shutdown Not the Best Way to Stop Obama's Likely Executive Actions on Immigration

  Republican lawmakers said Sunday that while they would do everything to stop President Barack Obama from taking unilateral action on immigration reform, shutting down the government was not an option that is desirable.

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  Nov 16, 2014

  Justin Bieber Is on a 'Journey,' Pastor Carl Lentz Says Recalling Meeting Him for First Time

  Justin Bieber is on a journey and even if he's not doing good he shouldn't be abandoned, said Pastor Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC church, who is seen as the 20-year-old pop music star's spiritual guide, even as he recalled his first meeting with Bieber.