Items of Interest

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In the months leading up to the [United States] Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Affordable Care Act.
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Things weren’t going so well.
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A small stone seal found recently in the excavations of Tel Beit Shemesh could be the first archaeological evidence of the story of the biblical Samson.
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Respect, it’s grabbing a lot of attention lately, and deservedly so.
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The Amish are one of the fastest-growing religious groups in North America, according to a new census by researchers at Ohio State University.
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Law enforcement authorities don’t know why suspected gunman Wade Michael Page burst into a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on August 5 and opened fire.
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A 600-foot footrace was the only athletic event at the first Olympics, a festival held in 776 BC and dedicated to Zeus, the chief Greek god.
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A large-scale Bible museum will open in Washington, DC, within four years, say planners who have been touring the world with portions of their collection.
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What did a bedouin shepherd and a cobbler who dealt in antiques have in common?
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Minus strong spiritual support, a great power like China won’t last long, the Communist party’s People’s Daily said.
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Although many of us tend to think of hypnosis in terms of swinging stopwatches and making unsuspecting people act like chickens, it turns out that this age-old practice is now being used for far more practical purposes, including better health and lower hospital bills.
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The oft-clichéd Christian notion of heaven—a blissful realm of harp-strumming angels—has remained a fixture of the faith for centuries.