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• May 5, 2013

  Harvard Professor Apologizes for Remarks on Economist Keynes' Homosexuality

  Harvard history professor and author Niall Ferguson said Saturday he was sorry for his "stupid and insensitive" remarks that British economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about future generations because he was childless and gay.

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  May 5, 2013

  Obama Cites Jesus' Sacrifice, Promise of Eternal Life in Orthodox Easter Greetings

  As Orthodox Christians held Easter masses Saturday in the Middle East, North Africa and around the world, President Obama greeted the faithful saying Jesus' sacrifice "so that we might have eternal life" is an apt reminder this year with the region facing violent persecution.

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  May 5, 2013

  To Unravel Boston Bombing Plot, Investigators Pressure Suspects' 'Inner Circle'

  To find out whether the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had ties to a terrorism network or anybody else was involved in last month's deadly plot, federal authorities appear to be putting intense pressure on friends of surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell.

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  May 4, 2013

  Ted Cruz, Joe Biden Events in SC Fuel Speculation About 2016

  Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were in South Carolina Friday and spoke at two separate dinners, fueling suspicion about their intentions for the next presidential election in 2016.

• May 4, 2013

  Calif. Wildfire Grows but Crews Hopeful of Saving Thousands of Homes

  While a ferocious, wind-driven wildfire grew along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, firefighters were hopeful early Saturday that an expected weekend change in the weather will likely help them keep the inferno away from 4,000 homes and a military base.

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  May 4, 2013

  Bubba Watson Respects Jason Collins but Believes 'Being Gay Is Sin'

  Golfer Bubba Watson said he supported Christian ESPN analyst Chris Broussard's statement that NBA player Jason Collins' announcement about being gay is open rebellion against God. At the same time, he respects "anybody that's gay" while believing that homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible.

• Apr 29, 2013

  McCain Urges US Help for Syria Without 'Boots on the Ground'

  Sen. John McCain said Sunday that the United States must help the people of Syria who are potentially being attacked by chemical weapons, but warned repeatedly that U.S. troops on the ground would be the worst thing America could do right now.

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  Apr 29, 2013

  Hundreds Participate in Idaho March for Pastor Saeed Abedini

  More than 250 people participated in a charity rally in Nampa, Idaho, and raised money to show support for U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is in jail in Iran and has been tortured because of his Christian faith.

• Apr 29, 2013

  Man Stabs 4 Choir Members in New Mexico Church

  A 24-year-old man suddenly jumped out of the pews and stabbed four people of the choir at a Catholic church in Albuquerque, N.M., as a Sunday Mass was nearing its end, police and witnesses said. The attacker was not a parishioner.

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  Apr 29, 2013

  Boston Bombing Suspect 'Discussed Jihad' With Mother

  A call secretly taped by a Russian government agency shows that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev "vaguely discussed" jihad with his mother in 2011, U.S. officials said.