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North Carolina Loses College Sports Championships Over Transgender 'Bathroom' Law
The governing board for U.S. college athletics said on Monday it will move seven championship sporting events out of North Carolina to protest a state law it deems discriminatory to transgender individuals.

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Appeals Court Rejects Michigan Woman's Lawsuit Over Catholic Hospital Care
A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a woman's appeal in a lawsuit that alleged a Roman Catholic hospital in Michigan denied her adequate treatment during a painful miscarriage because of a policy banning even the discussion of abortion as an option.

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Miss Arkansas Crowned Miss America 2017 in Pageant's 96th Year
Savvy Shields, a college student from Arkansas, won the annual Miss America pageant on Sunday after impressing judges with a jazz dance routine and her answer to a question about her take on presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

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Photos of 9/11: U.S. Pays Tribute to 9/11 Victims 15 Years after Attacks
Americans commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on Sunday with the recital of the names of the dead, tolling church bells and a tribute in lights at the site where New York City's massive twin towers collapsed.

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Kidnap, Rape and Looting on The Rise, South Sudanese Refugees Say
Looting, kidnapping and sexual violence are increasing in South Sudan, refugees arriving in Uganda have told the United Nations, while hunger and disease are worsening as conflict continues.

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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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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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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.
