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New York City Train Crash Victims Mourned
The four people killed in Sunday morning’s Metro-North crash included a sound technician for NBC’s “Today” show, a tax preparer from Newburgh, N.Y., and a nurse from Queens, according to
Train derailment in New York City leaves four dead, dozens injured; NTSB investigating
By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Washington Post – Federal investigators are in New York to determine why a Manhattan-bound Metro-North passenger train spun out of control early Sunday in the Bronx, killing four people
Black Friday Violence: Fights Break Out, Police Assaulted; #WalmartFights Tracks Incidents
By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post – A number of Black Friday-associated fights have broken out across the nation during one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with police
Coptic Christians Threaten to Walk Out of Egyptian Constitution Talks
By Morgan Lee , Christian Post Reporter – Frustrated by their seeming lack of efficacy in creating a more moderate Egyptian constitution, Coptic Christians have threatened to walk out on a
‘Happy Thanksgivukkah!’ Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Celebrate God, Religious Freedom
By Tyler O’Neil , Christian Post– This year, the first day of Hanukkah falls on Thanksgiving, a coincidence that last happened in 1888 and will not occur again for 79,043
Activists Launch Global Campaign Against Gender Violence
Anita Powell, Johannesburg — Activists around the world on Monday launched 16 days of activism against gender violence, an annual campaign that for more than 20 years has aimed to
Court Strikes Clergy Tax-Free Housing Allowances; FRC Calls it ‘Supreme Arrogance’
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributer A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down a law that exempts clergy members from paying income taxes on housing allowance, declaring it unconstitutional
US Remembers Kennedy
VOA News, The United States paused to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Friday with memorial ceremonies and moments of silence. In Dallas,
Pakistan Primate: “Murder will not shake our faith in Christ”
ACN – The Primate of Pakistan has vowed that attacks on Christians will neither dent believers’ faith in Christ and his promises, nor dampen their spirits, and that the Church
South Africa mall roof collapse traps dozens
BBC News – Two people have died and about 40 are feared trapped after a roof collapsed at the construction site of a South African shopping mall, paramedics say. Rescue
