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Pro-life groups are countering a group of controversial pro-abortion billboards in Ohio with their own pro-life billboards. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2rOifzO

Facebook announced this week that it is fighting misinformation on user's news feeds by favoring local news over national news.  from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2rWuLgK

Many Christians believe they've lost the culture war and their nation is slipping away. They believe it's time for a world-changing Reformation. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2EqxIIS

Video of a woman testifying in church that she was raped when she was 8-years-old is making its rounds on the internet.  But the pastor of the church says there is more to the story. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2FtCrsu

Faith leaders are calling on the president and other political leaders to stop using the term "chain migration" as the immigration debate heats up. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BEmLjX

President Trump gave his first State of the Union address tonight and he honored some of the nation's "hidden" heroes by inviting them as his special guests to the event.  from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2nsNue5

It was a campaign pledge that helped President Donald Trump win the White House. But the battle over funding a new border wall continues on Capitol Hill. Now the agency in charge of overseeing the building of the wall has a crisis – a manpower crisis. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2DPz4je

More good news for Chloe Clark, the young Christian girl who miraculously recovered from a severe head injury – she's finally getting to go home.   from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2BEhEQD

Repentance, redemption and restoration – former NFL star Michael Vick knows these topics well, and shared that message with students at the Liberty University convocation Monday. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2EnDFWP

Andrew McCabe's departure is fueling speculation about a congressional memo that could soon be released. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2DJMk4V

More than 100 child health experts are urging Facebook to withdraw an app aimed at under-13s. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2rMqWdI

An update for Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 disables a flawed patch issued by Intel. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2no9Ez3

MIT is making a new kind of 3D printer that can change the colour of the objects you print. from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2DOb2Fs

After a fitness app "heatmap" revealed military information, what are your devices saying about you? from BBC News - Technology http://ift.tt/2nni2yE

On Tuesday, January Paul Ryan defended the vote by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee to release a classified memo the GOP says shows anti-Trump bias by the FBI and DOJ from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DNB0EW

Democratic lawmakers wore black and sported pins in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and assault on Tuesday as President Donald Trump was set to deliver his first State of the Union address. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GziNge

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US surveillance plane over the Black Sea on Monday, prompting the American government to protest the manoeuvre as "an unsafe interaction". The US State Department said the Russian jet closed to within five feet and crossed directly in front of the EP-3 Aries II plane. The encounter, first reported by Russia's RIA news agency, cited the defence ministry as saying the US Navy aircraft, did not violate Russian air space. "This is but the latest example of Russian military activities disregarding international norms and agreements," said the State Department. "We call on Russia to cease these unsafe actions that increase the risk of miscalculation, danger to aircrew on both sides, and midair collisions." MT @USNavyEurope : #USNavy EP-3 Aries flying in international airspace over #BlackSea was intercepted by Russian Su-27. Interaction determined unsafe: Su-27 came within 5 feet & crossed thru EP-3’s flight path,...

The big question looming over President Trump's first State of the Union speech is whether he will mention the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller. But what he says will also give clues to his agenda for 2018 and his strategy for the midterm elections. Here's what to look for. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DWRKwX

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Branding North Korea’s leadership “depraved,” President Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear missiles could “very soon threaten our homeland” and vowed a continued campaign to prevent that. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2Fv8Df6

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress, who passed new sanctions on Russia nearly unanimously last summer, criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday for not imposing them, accusing him of being soft on his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2rR6lVA

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that lawmakers would be given official analysis on any Brexit deal before they are asked to approve it, dismissing a leaked document showing the economy would be worse off under all exit scenarios. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2nst84U

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is in talks with the United States on whether to allow U.S. federal air marshals to travel with Taser stun guns on cross-border flights with U.S. airlines, National Security Commissioner Renato Sales said in a TV interview on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BFATJF

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will begin a joint training program at the Masikryong ski resort in North Korea on Wednesday as had been initially planned, the South's Ministry of Unification said, with a 45-person delegation engaging in a two-day trip. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2BEf1yx

BEIJING (Reuters) - China rebuffed Taiwan's objections in a deepening row over the opening of new flight paths in the Taiwan Strait, saying on Wednesday that the space separating routes over the waterway was more than is mandated by international standards. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2GzADzx

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban are openly active in 70 percent of Afghanistan's districts, fully controlling 4 percent of the country and demonstrating an open physical presence in another 66 percent, according to a BBC study published on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2EqzRUP

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong boasts glittering skyscrapers, seamless transportation and billion dollar infrastructure projects, but it is struggling with a much more mundane problem: disposing of its trash. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DOUxca

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A conservative Christian congressman best known for his opposition to gay rights remains the favorite in Costa Rica's presidential election next month, according to a poll released Tuesday night. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DNtoCi

BERLIN (Reuters) - German police said on Wednesday they had raided properties and made arrests across the country in an operation to crack down on human traffickers. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2rU77kJ

Lower demand in the UK and confusion over diesel policy are blamed by the industry trade body. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2BGECqk

New chief executive Jonathan Lewis says the firm has become "too complex" and "driven by a short term focus". from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2DSkxTV

Up to 30,000 ATMs could go following changes to the fees that operators are paid, Link warns. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2nto53W

Drinking excessive alcohol can invalidate travel insurance cover, but the burden of proof is on the insurer. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2BGqYn7

Health care stocks suffer as investors worry about the potential for new competition. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2BEwI0M

The UK prime minister hopes her trip "will intensify the golden era in UK-China relations". from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2DNARW0

The retailer is to get rid of 200 head office jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2rT7snF

Taking some time out during the working day could boost employees' productivity, new guidance says. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2BFBgUx

Pierre Agnes' boat was discovered washed ashore near Biarritz on France's Atlantic coast. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2rQAhkF

Ross McEwan tells MPs his claim about the controversial Global Restructuring Group was "not right". from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2nnjYrc

Amazon, JP Morgan and Berkshire are looking at ways to subsidise healthcare costs for US employees. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2Eq1SvY

The move extends warnings from regulators about efforts to raise money through crypto offerings. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2noD6Vt

But ITV insists Roy's Rolls won't come under threat. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2rSVxWX

A trial aims to determine the viability of electric vehicles feeding energy back into the grid. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2Ftt38t

A campaign in several African countries wants to stop child brides and keep girls in education. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2nqZsF4

How businessman Tran Qui Thanh built Vietnam's largest soft drinks firm, THP, and his plans to become a worldwide brand. from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2FxKrc1

As the worldwide demand for used and worn clothing plummets, what do we do with our unwanted clothes? from BBC News - Business http://ift.tt/2EqeIKC

WASHINGTON ― About 30 young undocumented immigrants are attending the State of the Union on Tuesday as guests of lawmakers ― and one of their colleagues wants to use the opportunity to have those guests arrested. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ErdOgV

North Korea pulled out of a joint cultural event with South Korea planned for at the North's Diamond Mountain on Feb. 4 from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2rRuefJ

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A murder trial began Monday for a woman accused of deliberately driving off a cliff in Hawaii and killing her identical twin sister. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2BDQDNp

The emergency worker responsible for sending a false missile alert to people in Hawaii earlier this month actually believed there was an incoming ballistic missile, The Washington Post reports. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2DQKr6B

Taiwanese troops Tuesday staged live-fire exercises simulating a response to an invasion, as China steppeds up pressure on the island's President Tsai Ing-wen and a row over airline routes escalated. The ministry did not specify that the annual drill simulated an invasion by China but said it was intended to "show determination to safeguard peace in the Taiwan Strait and national security". Tsai last month warned against what she called Beijing's "military expansion" -- the increase in Chinese air and naval drills around the island since she came to power in May 2016. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2FtgNEI

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Schools, clinics and food distribution centers in the Gaza Strip were closed most of Monday by a demonstration by thousands of employees of the United Nations agency that serves Palestinian refugees. Palestinians have been angered by a U.S. decision to cut aid to the United Nations Relief and Welfare Agency (UNRWA), saying it will cause worse hardship in Gaza. More than half the enclave's two million residents depend on support from UNRWA and other humanitarian agencies. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2GtIdvA