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Divorced women more likely to have heart attacks

A new study by Duke University found that divorced women are more likely to suffer heart attacks than married women.s
Jill Dillard says she prayed throughout 70-hr delivery of baby Israel

Jill and Derick Dillard shared details of their son's birth in an intimate interview published Wednesday.
Bible cannot be Tennessee state book, says attorney general

Tennessee's attorney general determined that the Bible cannot be the state's official book in a decision handed down Monday.
'When a Man Loves a Woman' singer, Percy Sledge, dead at 73

Legendary soul singer Percy Sledge passed away Tuesday at the age of 73.
Only two Ebola clinics in use after US spends $1.4 billion

After spending $1.4 billion to build 11 Ebola treatment units (ETUs) in Liberia, nine have not been used, and only 28 patients have been treated at the other two.
$Kim Kardashian and Kanye West \'s attempt to keep public out of church blocked by Armenian bishop$
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West 's attempt to keep public out of church blocked by Armenian bishop

Celebrities Kim Kardashian and Kanye West did not receive star treatment when they visited a church in Armenia last week.
Troy Polamalu says retirement after 12 years at age 33 is significant because of Jesus and His apostles

Pittsburgh Steelers star Troy Polamalu announced his retirement from the NFL last Wednesday, and revealed that the timing of his decision holds a spiritual significance.
Josiah Duggar, 18, is officially courting Marjorie Jackson

While most 18-year-old boys are more interested in dating several women at once rather than marrying one, Josiah Duggar is already planning to settle down.
#BringBackOurGirls update: Dozens of kidnapped Nigerian students spotted with Boko Haram

Over 50 girls kidnapped last year by Boko Haram were allegedly spotted in Gwoza, Borno state three weeks ago.
$Pope Francis \'refuses\' gay French ambassador to the Vatican$
Pope Francis 'refuses' gay French ambassador to the Vatican

Pope Francis has reportedly rejected an openly gay Frenchman as the country's new ambassador to the Vatican.
Gay penguin story receives complaints from library patrons

A true story of two male penguins that raised a baby together is one of the most controversial books in the library, according to the American Library Association (ALA)'s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
$Pope Francis: \'Time to return back to the basics\' in Holy Year$
Pope Francis: 'Time to return back to the basics' in Holy Year

Pope Francis announced that there will be some changes in the Catholic Church this Holy Year in a document presented during a ceremony in front of the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica on Sunday.