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Around the World
Islamic State defector brings goldmine of details on 22,000 supporters
A disillusioned former member of Islamic State has passed a stolen memory stick of documents identifying 22,000 supporters in over 50 countries to a British journalist, a leak that could help the West target Islamist fighters planning attacks.
Key powers mulling possibility of federal division of Syria
Major powers close to U.N.-brokered peace talks on Syria are discussing the possibility of a federal division of the war-torn country that would maintain its unity as a single state while granting broad autonomy to regional authorities, diplomats said.
Former Putin aide found dead in Washington
A former top press aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin was discovered dead in a Washington, D.C., hotel Thursday.
Internet domain handoff takes major step forward
A major step was taken Thursday in the U.S. government's plan to hand off oversight of the Internet domain name system.
Iran Rebuilds, Arms Stolen U.S. Spy Drone
Iranian military leaders announced Thursday that they had successfully reproduced and improved a U.S. sentinel spy drone, one of which was downed and captured in Iranian territory in 2011.
Revolutionary Guards commander says Iran's missile work will not stop: state TV
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander has said that Iran's ballistic missile program will not stop under any circumstances and that Tehran has missiles ready to be fired, according to Iranian state television.
U.S. plans to publicly blame Iran for dam cyber breach
The Obama administration is preparing to publicly attribute a 2013 cyber attack against a New York dam to Iranian hackers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the investigation.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Abbas rejects US peace initiative
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected a peace initiative presented by US Vice President Joe Biden during their meeting in Ramallah on Wednesday, according to Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds.
Security cabinet approves completion of barrier around Jerusalem
The security cabinet late Thursday night approved the immediate renewal of construction work on the security barrier around the area of Jerusalem, in an effort to halt Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israelis.

Inside the United States
Report: Taxpayers Haven't Received Single Dollar of $1.2 Billion in Loans From Failed Co-Ops
Not one of the failed co-ops under Obamacare has repaid a single dollar of the $1.2 billion in federal loans they received, according to a majority staff report produced by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
US credit card debt balloons to $917B
Last year, credit card debt in the U.S. surged by approximately $71 billion to $917.7 billion, according to a new study from CardHub.com. The research also found that most of the debt accrued in 2015 came in the fourth quarter, when Americans tacked on more than $52 billion.
$1,248,371,000,000: FY2016 Taxes Set Record Through February; $8,263 Per Worker; Feds Still Run $353,005,000,000 Deficit
The U.S. Treasury hauled in a record of approximately $1,248,371,000,000 in tax revenues in the first five months of fiscal 2016 (Oct. 1, 2015 through Feb. 29, 2016), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.
AG Lynch: DOJ Discussed Making 'Climate Denial' Criminal
The Justice Department has considered suing the fossil-fuel industry and others who deny the existence of climate change, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said.
FBI makes waves for Obama Administration
The aggressive posture of the FBI under Director James Comey is becoming a political problem for the White House.

U.S. Politics
Four Out of Five of Obama's Supreme Court Finalists Are Obama Donors
The White House has reportedly narrowed its list of potential Supreme Court nominees down to five people, and four of them have donated to Barack Obama's political campaigns.
46,000 Pa. Democrats Become Republicans Due To Trump
Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republicans since the beginning of the year.

Christian News
Hindu Radicals Beat 60 Christians Worshiping at Pentecostal Church, Strip Women Naked
A group of Hindu radicals in India's Chhattisgarh state reportedly attacked and beat 60 Christians worshiping at a Pentecostal church on Sunday, only a week after the Indian government denied visas to a U.S. Commission investigating religious freedom abuses in the country.
Franklin Graham, Christian Leaders to Hold World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians in Moscow
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Russian Orthodox Church will be hosting a summit on religious persecution in Moscow, the Rev. Franklin Graham announced today.
Obama pressured to declare Islamic State 'genocide' of Christians
The Knights of Columbus, one of the largest Catholic fraternal organizations in the world, released a report Thursday that outlines the Islamic State's torture, murder and rape of Christians, and demands that the U.S. deem those actions as genocide against Christians.
Chinese government accused of burning crosses in Christian crackdown
China is facing accusations it's cracking down on the religious freedom of Christians.
Evangelical Christians Flocking to Healthcare Ministries
Evangelical Christians are opting out of healthcare plans that cost thousands in deductibles every year and turning to health care sharing ministries that require members to help other members' major medical costs.