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Ebola Airport Screening: U.S. Government Steps Up Health Screenings at Major Airports in West Africa and U.S.
The United States government announced that it will step up health screenings on airline passengers from West Africa at five major airports in response to the Ebola crisis, which includes taking temperatures, looking for fever and filling out a questionnaire.

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FBI Arrests Young Man in Illinois Accused of Trying to Join ISIS
Federal authorities have arrested an Illinois teenager on Saturday at a major airport in Chicago on suspicion of attempting to travel to the Middle East to join Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS.

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Spanish Nurse Contracts Ebola outside Hard-Hit West Africa in Madrid, Spain
Spanish health authorities have announced that a nurse in Spain who treated two Spanish priests who later died from Ebola has contracted the deadly virus herself. It is the first reported case of Ebola infection that has happened outside of west Africa.

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Watch Wednesday's Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Here
Missed your chance on seeing the first total lunar eclipse back in April 2014 that turned the moon into a reddish hue in the night sky? Great news! Another total lunar eclipse will occur early tomorrow morning and be visible across the entire United States.

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Indecisive Presidential Election in Brazil Leads to Runoff, Second Round of Election
Brazilians went to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballot for president. While the incumbent Dilma Rousseff grabbed many of their votes, it was not enough to avoid a second round of elections.

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Brazilian Medical Student Acquitted in Free Speech Case Over Biological Sex Comments
A case against a Brazilian medical student, prosecuted for her social media comments on biological sex, has concluded with an acquittal, according to the legal organization ADF International.

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James M. Houston, Founding Principal of Regent College and Spiritual Theologian, Dies at 103
Regent College announced on Monday that its founding principal, Dr. James MacIntosh Houston, passed away peacefully in Vancouver on March 15, 2026, at the age of 103.

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CCCOWE HK Seminar Addresses New Frontiers in Workplace Mission
Recognizing the growing challenges faced by believers in integrating faith into their professional lives, CCCOWE Hong Kong Region Committee convened the "Igniting the Workplace: Missionary Heart" seminar on March 14. The event featured prominent urban missiologists, workplace mission experts, and guest Wong Cho-lam (王祖藍), who collectively sought to identify new pathways for pastoral care and evangelism within the modern workplace.

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Iranian Christians Targeted as 'Scapegoats' Amid Escalating War and Regime Crackdown
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) issued a statement on March 2 warning that the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran have triggered a volatile environment posing a severe threat to Iran’s already vulnerable Christian community.

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Pew Report: Global Religious Diversity Rises as Christianity Maintains Wide Geographic Reach
The latest global religious diversity research report from Pew Research Center shows that Singapore has emerged as the world’s most religiously diverse nation, while the United States ranks first in religious diversity among the world's most populous nations.
