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Around the World
France: French, Turkish leaders discuss Syria 'road map'
French officials say President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are talking about working on a 'diplomatic road map' for Syria in the 'coming weeks.'
Conservative Christian leads Costa Rica presidential vote, run-off likely
Conservative Christian singer and TV anchor Fabricio Alvarado held a strong lead in Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday, after galvanizing the campaign with his sharp opposition to gay marriage, but a run-off vote looked certain.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Aiding Egypt, Israel Conducted 'Over 100 Airstrikes' Against ISIS in Sinai
Egypt has permitted Israel to conduct over a hundred aerial raids on the Islamic State group affiliate in Sinai, the restive desert peninsula that shares a border with Israel, the New York Times claimed Saturday.
Russian delegation ‘sought to stop Israeli strikes in Syria, Lebanon’
A delegation of senior Russian security officials visiting Israel this week reportedly sought to dissuade Jerusalem from striking Iranian and Hezbollah weapons facilities in Syria and Lebanon.
Israel said set to build up vast medium-range missile array
Under instruction from Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, the Israel Defense Forces is planning to create a vast network of medium-range surface-to-surface missile systems, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported on Friday.
Inside the United States
Job growth bounced back in January with 200,000 new payroll jobs, wage growth strongest since 2009
The economy added 200,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in January, the Department of Labor reported Friday, as job creation bounced back to a robust pace.
House Intelligence memo released: What it says
The House Intelligence Committee has released its controversial memo outlining alleged abuses of secret surveillance by the FBI and Justice Department in the Trump-Russia investigation. Here are some key points:
2 killed, nearly 90 injured in South Carolina train crash
A crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a CSX freight train near South Carolina's capital killed two people and injured nearly 90 early Sunday, authorities said. It was the third deadly wreck involving Amtrak in less than two months.
U.S. flu outbreak worsens; hospitalizations highest in nearly a decade: CDC
The U.S. flu outbreak worsened over the past week as more people headed to doctors' offices and emergency rooms, with hospitalizations at the highest in nearly 10 years, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Christian News
Puerto Rico: 3,000 Churches Damaged, Fewer Christians Left to Rebuild
The evangelical church in Puerto Rico won’t be the same after Hurricane Maria.
Pat Robertson recovering after suffering embolic stroke
Televangelist Pat Robertson is recovering after suffering an embolic stroke.
U.S. says Syria may be developing new types of chemical weapons
The Trump administration is prepared to again take military action against Syrian government forces if necessary to deter the use of chemical weapons and is concerned they may be developing new methods to deliver such weapons, senior US officials said on Thursday.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
IDF strikes Hamas infrastructure in Gaza after rocket fired at Israel
The IDF struck a Hamas observation post in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday night in response to rocket fire into Israel, the IDF said.
Lebanon blasts Israel over oil exploration near border
Lebanon’s energy minister vowed Thursday that Beirut will go ahead with oil and gas exploration near its maritime border with Israel, despite Israeli claims to the field that provoked wide condemnation in the tiny Arab country.
First Temple-era relics of possible royal estate found in Jerusalem hills
Israeli authorities inaugurated a nature park on Wednesday near Jerusalem after five years of archaeological excavations at Ein Hanya, the second-largest spring in the Judean Hills and a key site in the history of Christianity. Along with an announcement that the park will open to the public free of charge within months, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed some major findings at the site, including a column capital typical of royal structures from the First Temple era and one of the oldest coins ever discovered in the Jerusalem area.
EU diplomats plot against Trump on Jerusalem
EU diplomats in the Middle East will try to undermine Donald Trump's plan to establish Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Inside the United States
Economy to grow at 5.4% rate in first quarter, Atlanta Fed tracker shows
The economy is on track to put up blockbuster growth numbers in the first quarter, according to the latest forecast from the Atlanta Fed.
Trump will clear way for publication of explosive memo
Over the strong objections of his own Justice Department, President Donald Trump will clear the way for the publication of a classified memo on the Russia investigation that Republicans say shows improper use of surveillance by the FBI, White House officials said Thursday.
Missile Test Fail: U.S. Unable to Shoot Down Incoming Projectile From Hawaii
The U.S. military was unable to shoot down an incoming dummy missile in a test carried out on Wednesday, an official said.
House GOP prepares to fund government into late March
The House could vote as early as Tuesday on a stopgap bill to fund the government through March 22, according to multiple GOP sources.
Christian News
Billy Graham Chaplains See 'Revival' After Kentucky School Shooting
The small town of Benton, Kentucky was rocked by a terrible tragedy when a shooting broke out a Marshall County High School last month. A 15-year-old student fatally shot two fellow students and injured 14 others with a handgun.
Kurds in Syria call on US support to rein in Turkish operations
Syria's Kurdish militias have grown frustrated with the United States and its stance over the assault by Turkish forces in Afrin, on mainly-Kurdish areas of northwestern Syria near the Turkish border.
Defying U.S., Russia says no case for U.N. action against Iran
Russia does not believe there is a case for United Nations action against Iran, Russia’s U.N. ambassador said on Wednesday after traveling to Washington to view pieces of weapons that Washington says Tehran gave Yemen’s Houthi group.
Cancer 'vaccine' eliminates tumors in mice, researchers find
Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, including distant, untreated metastases, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
US troops arrive for drill simulating massive missile attack on Israel
US forces are deploying in Israel ahead of a large-scale joint Israel-US military exercise, due to start next week, which will simulate a major conflict in which Israel is attacked with thousands of missiles.
US classifies Hamas chief Haniyeh as specially designated global terrorist
The United States government has become the first country outside of Israel to categorize Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, the State Department coordinator for counterterrorism, told The Jerusalem Post.
Liberman: In future war, Lebanon will ‘pay full price’ for Iran ties
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said Wednesday that should war erupt again with Lebanon, Beirut will 'pay the full price' for Iran’s entrenchment in the country.
Inside the United States
U.S. Oil Production Tops 10 Million Barrels A Day for First Time Since 1970
U.S. oil production surpassed 10 million barrels a day in November for the first time in nearly 50 years, a milestone that underscores the growing dominance of the U.S. oil industry.
24-Week Premature Baby Video Goes Viral as Modern Science Sides with Pro-Life Message
Pro-Life Groups are not giving up in their fight for unborn babies in the United States - despite the "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" failing in the Senate.
Train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits truck on tracks, 1 killed
A train carrying members of Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia slammed into a garbage truck Wednesday, throwing lawmakers from their seats and leaving at least one person dead, officials said.
DHS lets protected Syrians stay in US another 18 months, newly arrived Syrians shut out
The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday night that it will extend humanitarian protected status for the some 6,900 Syrians in the U.S. that already have it, but won’t allow newly arrived Syrians to apply.
Gowdy finally had it with Washington
Trey Gowdy is done with politics. The House Oversight Committee Chairman for years has joked privately about quitting Congress and returning home to South Carolina. On Wednesday, he finally pulled the plug — likely for good.
RNC raised record $132.5 million in 2017, chairwoman says
The Republican National Committee raised $132.5 million in 2017, a record for a year without a presidential election, chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Wednesday.
Trump calls on Congress to boost defense spending and build up US nuclear arsenal
President Trump used his State of the Union speech Tuesday to urge Congress to end caps on defense spending so the U.S. can modernize its nuclear arsenal.