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Iran Adds New Demands for $8.6 Million Nuke Material Sale to Obama Admin
The Obama administration’s $8.6 million purchase of nuclear material from Iran appears to have stalled over Iranian demands that the United States hand over the money in advance, according to recent remarks by Iranian officials.
Nearly 46 Million People Trapped in Modern Slavery, Report Finds
Nearly 46 million people across the globe are living in modern slavery, a system of exploitation that governments and businesses must do more to end, according to the Walk Free Foundation.
6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia coast, USGS says
A powerful 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia late Wednesday, U.S. geological officials said.
France sees worst flooding since records began
Scenes in parts of France looked like something straight out of a Jules Verne novel, with cars and houses under water after a deluge of rain.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Three-quarters of Jewish Israelis support same-sex unions: poll
More than three quarters of Jewish Israelis are in favor of allowing same-sex civil unions and marriages, according to a poll released Wednesday by advocacy group Hiddush and cited by the Times of Israel.
Ahead of LGBT parade, court axes request for restraining orders for 'dangerous' activists
Tel Aviv police rescinded a number of restraining orders against people who they deemed could pose a threat to Friday's upcoming LGBT pride parade, after a local court rejected the police appeal.

Inside the United States
Planned Parenthood Pushes California to Convict Reporters as Felons for Investigating Abortion Practices
Planned Parenthood is pushing California lawmakers to pass a bill that would criminalize reporters and media outlets that publish undercover video and audio of abortion clinic practices by convicting them as felons.
Illegal immigration skyrockets in past 2 years
Illegal immigration has exploded 57 percent in less than two years, with at least 550,000 new illegals entering the U.S. in a trend that is set to continue growing, according to new Census data.
Report: Federal Reserve breached over 50 times in four years
The U.S. Federal Reserve was breached more than 50 times between 2011 and 2015, according to agency records revealed on Wednesday.
Internet Boom Times Are Over, Says Mary Meeker's Influential Report
Growth of internet users worldwide is essentially flat, and smartphone growth is slowing, too. Those sobering insights were among the hundreds packed into the much-awaited Internet Trends report, an annual tech industry ritual led by Mary Meeker, a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Clinton emails: White House wants messages involving Obama kept private
As the U.S. Department of State continues to release thousands of pages of former secretary Hillary Clinton's private server emails, the White House wants some electronic communications between she and President Barack Obama to remain private.

U.S. Politics
Trump threatens to scramble the election map
Donald Trump has done exactly what he promised: He has scrambled the election map, putting into play states that have been out of the Republican Party’s reach for a generation, but he also risks losing states that have long been GOP strongholds.
Republicans still rationalizing support for Trump
Top Republicans are still twisting themselves into knots explaining their support for Donald Trump.
Hillary Clinton Calls Donald Trump a 'Fraud' Who Would 'Scam America'
Hillary Clinton seized on Donald Trump's legal troubles concerning a defunct real-estate school during a rally Wednesday, calling him a 'fraud' who is 'trying to scam America the way he scammed all those people at Trump U.'
Poll: Sanders nearly pulls even with Clinton in California
Bernie Sanders is running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in next week's California Democratic presidential primary, according to a new poll released Wednesday afternoon.
USA Today: Trump Involved in 3,500 Lawsuits
A new analysis has uncovered 3,500 lawsuits in which Donald Trump or his companies have been involved in.

Christian News
Billy Graham: 'The Days of Noah' Are Returning to Earth
The Rev. Billy Graham warns in a message in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's Decision magazine that God's judgment is due to return to Earth.