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Obama military downsizing leaves U.S. too weak to counter global threats, panel finds

INDIA: Non-Hindu Activities Outlawed in Villages Throughout Chhattisgarh

Sources: World Watch Monitor, Morning Star News A number of villages in Chhattisgarh State have outlawed the open practice of Christianity -- a move of questionable legality that church leaders say has already led to increased anti-Christian violence. "The situation is becoming worse," explains the president of the Chhattisgarh Christian Forum. "The anti-Christian propaganda is becoming stronger."

Truckers concerned misleading headlines undermine highway safety improvement efforts

Grain Valley, Mo. – A national association that represents professional truckers has heard concerns from its members about recent news headlines that criticize the safety of the trucking industry. Truckers say the news stories leave out or misrepresent important facts and place unfounded blame on them for all truck-related crashes.

Zombie GOP Bill Tried To Sneak Immigration Boost

Video: Will Residents of DC Suburbs Volunteer to House Illegal Immigrants?

Global authorities on alert over Ebola outbreak

MH17: Help return our children, families beg David Cameron

Bernardus Lodge & Spa Announces Partnership with Luxury Spa and Skincare Line, ESPA

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. – Bernardus Lodge & Spa – located in the lush mountain valley between the Monterey peninsula and the Big Sur coast – is thrilled to announce a partnership with luxury spa and skincare line, ESPA, at its onsite spa, SpaTerre. With a focus on well-being, SpaTerre at Bernardus Lodge creates a natural environment for guests and offers an array of distinctive services, from vinotherapy and marine-inspired treatments to international traditions, elevating relaxation to an art form.

Illegals demand representation in White House meetings

America’s faster paced sports run circles around soccer’s “refined boredom”

WASHINGTON, DC—Soccer is easy to mock. In what other sport can we compile a scorecard of the number of ersatz “injuries” or the time the supposedly injured players spent writhing on the ground.

Video: Anti-Israel Protesters: 'U.S.A. Is The Biggest Terrorist Organization'

Removing Coal from the Energy Mix

A Commentary by Maureen Bader In 2013, President Obama's Climate Action Plan laid out a plan to make the U.S. a leader in the effort to address global climate change. In June 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated rules for cutting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants. One option to cut carbon emissions allowed by the EPA is for states to switch from coal-fired to natural-gas-fired electricity generation. Although the EPA's recent rule might lead some to believe that the shift will occur in the future, some companies are already shutting down their Wyoming coal plants and replacing them with natural gas.

IRAQ: Christians Forced to Flee Upon Threat of Death

Sources: Middle East Concern, Release International, CNN Christians in Iraq, and especially those from the city of Mosul, are enduring yet more hardship and persecution because of their faith. The militant group called the "Islamic State" (previously known as ISIS), which is presently in control of Mosul, summoned Christian leaders to a meeting on July 17th to notify them of Islamic rules that are to be applied to non-Muslims. When the Christian leaders did not attend this meeting, it was announced that the remaining believers in the city should leave, pay a "protection" tax, or face execution. The Christians were also ordered to leave all of their property behind.

U.S., Qatar Sign $11 Billion Defense Agreement

Rep. Gowdy vs Koskinen, IRS

Popsicles and Plastics Go Hand in Hand

TORONTO, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the past, popsicles were just for the kids. Not anymore! Popsicles today are as diverse as the many flavours you can use to create them and they're easy to make on your own!

Sierra Leone's chief Ebola doctor contracts the virus

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Iraq: As Christian Presence Extinguished In Mosul, Kurdistan Declares ‘safe Haven’ For Christian Refugees

Displaced Christians have expressed anger towards the international community for failing to protect them or offer asylum. One priest, who cannot be named, told religious liberty organisation, Release International, that he was furious that Britain ‘offered visas to terrorists’ but refused to grant them to Iraqi Christians. The priest was also dismayed that British jihadis were among the IS fighters.

Cuba: Two years awaiting truth and justice for Oswaldo Paya and Harold Cepero

Oswaldo Payá, age 60, and Harold Cepero, age 32, were killed July 22, 2012 in a car crash. Payá, founder and leader of the Christian Liberation Movement (known for its Spanish abbreviation MCL), was widely regarded as Cuba´s leading dissident leader. Cepero was a young activist in the MLC. They had been traveling by car in Cuba’s eastern Granma province with two visitors --Angel Carromero, member of the youth branch of Spain´s Popular Party, and Aron Modig, President of the Christian Democrat Youth League of Sweden, both 27. Both foreigners were quickly removed from the site, apparently without seeing the passengers in the back; the Spaniard later claimed he had been drugged immediately. Cuba´s Interior Ministry reported that Payá had died instantly from head trauma while Cepero had died a few hours later at the hospital from an "acute respiratory insufficiency" caused by a blood clot from a broken leg. Payá’s body had, according to the family, no visible injuries. Autopsy reports were not provided.

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada Condemning Religious Persecution in Iraq

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement condemning the recent campaign of religious persecution in Iraq: