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Sexually transmitted diseases spreading in Los Angeles; mobile dating apps blamed
According to a report by the Los Angeles Times, California's most populous city now has has some of the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis across the United States.

Record-shattering star explosion stuns scientists; supernova said to be 570 billion times brighter than the sun
In study resuts published last January 15 in the journal Science, space researchers reported to have spotted from across the universe a record-shattering supernova or star explosion that is 570 billion times brighter than the sun.

Of mice and men: How archaeology confirms a Bible story
Like all of the Assyrian kings Sennacherib was a brutal ruler who governed by fear.

Why winning the lottery won't satisfy your soul
As a Worcester woman waits to hear whether she can claim a £33 million prize, Mark Woods asks if a big Lottery win will make you happy â and does it matter?

Forget economics, Europe must recover its moral 'soul' to survive, says new report
The European Union needs to "discover a soul" if it is going to be worth saving, according to the report from the Theos think tank.

Michigan churches, other religious groups extend help to Flint residents facing water contamination crisis
Churches in Michigan are going to Flint to help about 100,000 residents who are experiencing severe water crisis.
'NBA 2K16' roster update: Hassan Whiteside on top in new ratings
Apart from the changes in ratings, "NBA 2K16" also received an update. The game now has face scan, a feature which was once exclusive to the console version of the game.

HIV cure update: Safety of HIV prevention pill is likened to daily aspirin
The researchers wanted to study the safety profile of Truvada and compare it to aspirin's by analyzing previous large studies.

Why can't I feel God's presence?
We love to try to find ways to control God, but we can't. There is no magical formula. We are all individuals and God relates to us each in a unique way.

The Big Short would be Great... if it wasn't so awfully sexist
Martin Saunders finds the latest Wall Street biopic clever, funny, but deeply sexist

'Secret soldiers' attest that God protected them during Benghazi siege: 'Like there was cocoon around you'
The "secret soldiers" in Benghazi, Libya said God was with them, protecting them "like there was a cocoon around you," when they bravely fought off a large group of armed Islamic radicals who attacked a CIA outpost on Sept. 11, 2012.

More Americans reach past 100 years old, says latest CDC study on mortality rates
The number of Americans who reached past 100 years old has increased in the last 15 years, according to a new U.S. government report.

Thousands brave blizzard to join March for Life in D.C.; crowds chant, 'Hey, Obama, your mama chose life!'
Braving record-breaking blizzard and threats from D.C. officials to cancel their rally permit, thousands of Americans trooped to America's capital on Friday to join the 2016 March for Life on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalising abortion.

How motherhood makes me a better Christian
Jendella shares her experience of motherhood and the lessons it is teaching her about faith, trust and God's love.

Medical miracle: 'Frozen man' returns from the dead, thanks to one doctor's faith
Everyone thought he was already dead when they found him covered in snowâno pulse, no blood pressure and with a frozen body that had already turned blue and resembled "a block of concrete."

Did Eve really eat an apple in the Garden of Eden?
Eve ate the apple and gave Adam the core â everyone knows that's what the story in Genesis 3 says.