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Cancer Treatment Centers of America Combining Medical Care With Pastoral Faith Support
A national network of hospitals in the U.S. called Cancer Treatment Centers of America is combining state-of-the-art medical care for patients in advanced-stages of cancer with spiritual support by a team of pastors, which is said to help patients live longer. "The focus of Care that the Cancer Treatment Centers of America utilizes is a 'Holistic Model,' and in that model ...
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Obama administration acknowledges 4 American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009
FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder gestures while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. Four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Holder said that in conducting U.S. counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida and its associated forces, the government has targeted and ...
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New Discovery series brings scenes of North American wildlife to
Producer Huw Cordey joins The Cycle to discuss his new Discovery series "North America" that captures the beauty of the North American continent, and the wildlife's struggle to survive on some of the toughest terrain ...
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Updating surrogacy laws throughout Canada
child custody laws in the province state that the woman who births the child is the recorded and biological mom and that her husband is identified as the dad. The couple decided to tell their story in order to bring national attention to the issue. They looked to laws in British Columbia that allow couples who use the services of a surrogate to claim the babies as their own while they are still ...
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Obama dares graduates to reject cynical voices
President Barack Obama arrives at the Ohio State University spring commencement in the Ohio Stadium, Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Obama is the third sitting president to give the commencement speech at Ohio State University. At left is Annie Leibovitz. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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Mexico drug cartel dominates torches western state
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The western Mexico state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.The Knights Templar cartel is extorting protection from all sorts of businesses, prompting a backlash in the western agricultural state. Some communities ...
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Canadian dollar dives but its in the middle of the pack
The Canadian dollar took a mighty tumble today amid the turmoil in currency and stock markets sparked by the Federal Reserve.This actually isn't so much about the Canadian dollar falling as it is about the U.S. currency ...
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School storm protection is spotty in tornado zones
MOORE, Okla. -; Communities in the tornado-prone Midwest are increasingly building "safe rooms" in public schools. But this week's deadly tornado near Oklahoma City highlights how storm protection in the nation's schools is ...
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Union power at issue as Garcetti elected LA mayor
Los Angeles Mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti arrives for an election night rally Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in the Hollywood area Los Angels. Garcetti defeated Controller Wendy Greuel to become next mayor of Los Angeles after a campaign in which he depicted his rival a pawn of powerful labor bosses. (AP Photo/Chris ...
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Colo. governor delays convicted killers execution
DENVER -; Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap on Wednesday and said he was unlikely to allow it as long as he is ...
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Judge seals affidavit of Maine man in teens death
This June 2012 photo provided by the Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police shows Kyle Dube, of Orono, Maine. Dube, 20, was charged Tuesday, May 21, 2013 with murder in the death of Nichole Cable, who was last seen May 12, 2013. Police say a body found in the woods on Monday night is likely that of the high school student. (AP Photo/Penobscot County Jail via Maine State ...
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Senators warm to transportation nominee
Transportation Secretary nominee, Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Anthony Foxx testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce ...
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Chicago Board of Ed votes to close 50 schools
CHICAGO -; The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define - for better or worse - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in ...
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And the best and worst airlines in America are...
Spirit Airlines came in last place in a Consumer Reports ranking of America's best airlines. These days when most airlines are turning people off with their excessive fees and crowded flights, Virgin America is getting some of the highest customer satisfaction scores any airline has seen in years. According to ...
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Facebook posts Suit filed over vets detention
RICHMOND, Va. -- A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that looks for veterans who may have become extremists.Attorneys for The Rutherford Institute filed suit in Richmond over the weeklong detention last August of ...
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Zimmerman wants Trayvons pot use referenced
Audio experts gave differing opinions on whether screams for help captured on 911 calls were those of neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman or the 17-year-old teen he fatally shot last ...
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Up in smoke LA votes to limit marijuana shops
Alex Dobuzinskis - 22 May 2013 LOS ANGELES, which has more storefront medical marijuana shops than any other U.S. city, will close hundreds of the dispensaries and hike taxes on those that will be allowed to remain under a ballot measure approved by a wide margin of ...
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President Obama signs Kansas disaster declaration
President Barack Obama on April 26 declared a major disaster exists in the state of Kansas and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a snowstorm during the period of Feb. 20 to 23. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency protective ...
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Coulter When did we vote to become Mexico
Pre-1965 immigrants were what made this country what it was for a reason: They were the pre-welfare state immigrants. From around 1630 to 1966, immigrants sank or swam. About a third of them couldn’t make it in America and went home — and those are the ones who weren’t rejected right off the boat for being sick, crippled or idiots. That’s why corny stories of ...
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EMERGING MARKETS-Mexico stocks sink to 8-month low on Fed fears
By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks plunged to their lowest level in more than eight months on Wednesday, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed could scale back the pace of bond purchases at one of its "next few meetings." Early in the session, the release of minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting seemed to suggest ...
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Latin America Haiti Guatemala Paraguay With Highest Malnutrition
UN’s World Food Programme Paraguay, Guatemala, and Haiti are the countries with the biggest problem of food deprivation and malnutrition in Latin America, according to a report by UN. In the study by the World Food Programme, 25.5% of the Paraguayan population is undernourished, while the figure rises to 30.4% in Guatemala and 44.5% in Haiti. Nearly two million people worldwide are ...
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Obama Administration Completes Counterterrorism ‘Playbook’
letter to Congress , Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that a set of rules codifying the administration’s counterterrorism policies, including its targeted killing program, have been completed and President Obama has approved it. The letter also confirms for the first time that the United ...
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Uninsured Texans Seek Health Care In Mexico As Their Governor Resists Medicaid Expansion
article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by one of Obamacare’s most ardent critics: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). The piece centers on particularly destitute populations in southern Texas, where some uninsured residents are so poor, sick, and ...
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Transgender bride files human rights complaint
A transgender woman has filed a human rights complaint against a Saskatoon bridal shop. Rohit Singh was at the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission's office in Saskatoon Wednesday morning to file the complaint. Earlier this month, Singh asked to try on an outfit at Jenny's Bridal Boutique. The store owner refused, she felt other people in the store would be uncomfortable with Singh ...
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RCMP responds to female Mounties sex abuse lawsuit
RCMP Staff Sgt. Caroline O'Farrell, pictured above as a constable working for the Musical Ride, claims she was sexually assaulted and harrassed by her former colleagues. (Provided ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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