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In the World—December 14, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Ebola Outbreak Could Hit 1.4 Million by 2015 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that between 550,000 and 1.4 million people could be infected by Ebola by January if the disease isn’t contained. The World Health Organization confirmed 5,800 cases as of the end of September, which has […]

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In the World — December 7, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Domain .church Grows in Popularity More congregations across the country are adopting .church domain names that were made available in September for Internet addresses. Since released, .church has steadily grown in popularity. Hover.com reported that .church is now in the number 8 spot of its Top 20 gTLD (generic top-level domains) […]

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In the World — November 30, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Obamacare May Cover Abortions A new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is providing coverage for abortions in some states. Officially Obamacare does not cover abortions except in the event of rape, incest, or health of the mother. However the rules […]

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In the World — November 23, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Homeless Elderly Prayed and Got Help An elderly couple living inside their car in a Walmart parking lot prayed for help. Dee and Gordon Head, both in their 70s, spent weeks living in their vehicle in Florida—with their three dogs. They moved from Texas for a job that fell through, and […]

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In the World — November 16, 2014

By Christy Barritt   New Words Admitted into Dictionary New words have been admitted into the online dictionaries of the Oxford University Press. Words were chosen based on how often they appeared both online and in the media. One of the new words was binge-watch, which occurs whena person watches a TV series all at […]