Anugrah Kumar

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Malaysian Plane Makes Emergency Landing; US Submarine Completes Two-Thirds of Search for MH370

  A Malaysia Airlines plane bound for India was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its tires burst on take-off Monday even as an unmanned submarine hunting for the missing flight MH370 covered two-thirds of the targeted underwater search with no trace of wreckage.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  21 Injured as Car Crashes Into Packed Fla. Church on Easter

  More than 21 people, including at least three children, were injured after a car slammed into a packed church in Fort Myers, Florida, Sunday night just before its annual Easter concert was about to start.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Obamas Attend Easter Service at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church

  The Obamas attended an Easter service at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., where the Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins prayed for the first family. In his Easter greetings, the president underlined the need to love God and our neighbor as ourselves.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Agnostic Scholar Bart Ehrman Claims Hallucinations, Not Resurrection, 'Made' Jesus God

  In a newspaper interview, New Testament scholar and author Bart Ehrman discusses his new book, How Jesus Became God, and shares his claims that Jesus never said He was divine and that Christianity began with "visionary experiences" and not due to the Resurrection of Jesus.

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  Apr 20, 2014

  Colo. Rally Celebrates Marijuana Legalization; Seeks More Freedom

  For some people in Colorado, the Easter weekend is a time for celebrating legalization of marijuana as well as seeking more freedom. In Denver, pot supporters are holding a rally which they hope would be "the biggest rally in history, and arguably … most important."

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  Apr 20, 2014

  Roma Downey Hopes 'Son of God' and 'The Bible' Become Staple Easter Season Films

  Actress and producer Roma Downey hopes that "The Bible" mini-series and the film "Son of God" that she produced along with her husband, Mark Burnett, will become favorite films for Christians during the Easter season, just as "The Ten Commandments" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" are staple annual films.

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  Apr 20, 2014

  Resurrection of Christ is Culmination of the Gospel, Pope Francis Says

  Pope Francis celebrated Easter with more than 150,000 people in the Vatican on Sunday, and said in his message that the Resurrection of Christ is "the culmination of the Gospel." The pontiff also prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria.

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  Apr 19, 2014

  Captain of Sunken South Korean Ferry Arrested as 273 Students Remain Missing

  The 69-year-old captain and two crew members of a South Korean ferry that capsized earlier this week were arrested Saturday even as 273 people – mostly high school children aged 16 and 17 – remained missing and at least 30 others had been confirmed dead. The school's vice principal committed suicide out of guilt.

• Apr 19, 2014

  James Dobson, 'Family Talk' Get Birth Control Mandate Reprieve

  A federal court has blocked enforcement of the Obama administration's abortion pill mandate against Dr. James Dobson and his "Family Talk" radio show in a case that challenges the legality of the requirement that religious employers provide contraceptives to employees.

• Apr 19, 2014

  US Commerce Department Re-Launches Center for Faith-Based Partnerships

  U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced Friday the re-launch of its Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships for promotion of partnerships between businesses and community- and faith-based organizations aimed at job creation and economic growth.