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Jesse Duplantis, 68, said God told him to "believe" for his fourth plane, which is set to cost $54m.

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European judges say Lithuania and Romania assisted CIA ill-treatment of al-Qaeda suspects.

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Raid is reportedly part of a probe into suspected tax evasion by members of airline's founding family.

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The spectacular solar phenomenon sees the sun set in alignment with New York City's grid system.

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The US says secret meetings have been held to discuss a potential ceasefire.

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Jessa Gillaspie and Becky McCabe proposed to each other at Michigan Zoo in Memphis, Tennessee.

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World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao is a devout Christian and has displayed his heart for the needy, including his love of the Filipino people many times. 

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The earliest fragment of the Gospel of Mark, dating between A.D. 150 - 250, was recently published by the Egypt Exploration Society from a Greek papyrus.

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The arrest and imprisonment of Stephen Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has set off protests around the world.

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Talks on preparing a summit with the US are under way in New York, Singapore and on the Korean border.

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Ukraine says it acted to foil a Russian plot to assassinate journalist Arkady Babchenko.

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"Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family," a tweet posted on her account says.

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Greg Hunt has not responded to that assertion, but apologises for swearing at a town mayor.

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It will now be called the US Indo-Pacific Command to mark the growing importance of the Indian Ocean.

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The star meets the president on behalf of a 63-year-old woman jailed for a first-time drug offence.

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The White House reportedly plans to let a temporary exemption granted to European steel and aluminium expire.

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More than 20 people are arrested over the haul, which was hidden in boxes marked "halal meat".

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President Trump weighed in after ABC cancelled Roseanne's show over the tweet about an ex-Obama aide.

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Roxana Hernandez, 33, was being held by immigration authorities in New Mexico when she fell ill.

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Russian regulators have given the company one month to remove the messaging app from its App Store.

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A man shot dead by police after a murder spree is also suspected of killing a man he met in jail.

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Ukraine staged Arkady Babchenko's murder in Kiev on Tuesday to "foil a Russian assassination plot".

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More than 2,000 Russian women who lived under the Islamic State group have disappeared.

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This photographer has been on a 10-year mission to teach people that pigeons are beautiful.

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Footage of the man who shot dead two police officers and a civilian in Liège shows him with two guns.

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Market trader 'Sun Hui' gives her view on Kim Jong-un from inside the country.

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How two female DJs from St Petersburg are challenging stereotypes, ahead of the World Cup in Russia.

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The long-running soap will air Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka's nuptials in September.

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Archaeologists find a man who, fleeing the initial Vesuvius eruption, was hit by a giant boulder.

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Faith movement based on ancient Sumerian gods attracts thousands of registered followers.

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Choreographer puts on football ballet to celebrate Russia's World Cup

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Bodies are not buried for months, sometimes years, in Ghana as families bicker over funeral arrangements.

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Why members of Chile's transgender community are lobbying for a change in the law.

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The hedge fund investor turned liberal philanthropist is politically divisive around the world.

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A photo of a Dallas police officer holding a three-month-old baby in his arms, giving comfort after surviving a rollover crash has gone viral.

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A group of former homosexuals and ministry leaders rallied on the steps of a California courthouse Tuesday to protest a bill that threatens to ban Christian books and resources which address issues of homosexuality and gender identity.

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As the 2018 hurricane season approaches, a new study reveals that more may have died in the aftermath of 2017's Hurricane Maria than previously thought.  Ministries in hard-hit Puerto Rico say the study could generate more attention and help an island that still has not recovered.

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LGBT activists are subpoenaing two prominent faith leaders – Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and National Day of Prayer Task Force President Dr. Ronnie Floyd – in the lawsuit against the Trump administration's transgender military ban. Meanwhile, Perkins isn't taking the matter lying down...

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A group of more than 100 Ohio pastors sent a letter to state lawmakers asking that judges be held accountable for prejudice against Christians. 

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For years the courts and media have championed free speech, whether it was the right to burn the flag or to promote pornography. But today there's a belief those same elites have a different priority: silencing the "politically incorrect."

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"As the world knows, the magnitude of this tragic disaster caused by Hurricane Maria resulted in many fatalities.  We have always expected the number to be higher than what was previously reported," said Carlos Mercader, executive director of Puerto Rico's Federal Affairs Administration.

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