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  Dec 1, 2014

  Pope Francis Says ISIS Committing 'Grave Sin Against God'

  Pope Francis said Sunday, the last day of his three-day Turkey trip, that the Islamic State, or ISIS, terror group is committing a "profoundly grave sin against God" by using violence.

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  Nov 30, 2014

  Kim Jong-Un's Aunt Died of Stroke While Arguing About Her Husband's Execution, North Korean Defector Reveals

  The aunt of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un died of a stroke as she was arguing with him on the phone about the execution of her husband, Jang Song Thaek, a defector has revealed.

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  Nov 30, 2014

  Pope Francis Prays in Turkey's Mosque, Head Bowed Toward Mecca

  A day after calling for inter-religious dialogue to end Islamist extremism, Pope Francis on Saturday visited a 17th-century mosque in Istanbul and spent several minutes in a silent prayer with his head bowed in the direction of Mecca.

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  Nov 30, 2014

  Darren Wilson Resigns From Ferguson Police Dept. of 'Own Free Will'

  Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown, resigned from the Ferguson Police Department Saturday amid protests over a grand jury's decision not to indict him.

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  Nov 29, 2014

  Pope Francis in Turkey: 'Solidarity of All Believers' Needed to Counter Fanaticism

  Pope Francis, who arrived in Turkey Friday for a three-day visit, said there needs to be dialogue between faiths and religious freedom in the war-ravaged Middle East to counter religious extremism, and highlighted the plight of Christians and other minorities in that region.

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  Nov 29, 2014

  IRS Gave White House Thousands of Confidential Taxpayer Documents, Lawsuit Says

  A legal advocacy firm has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury Department's inspector general, saying that the IRS gave thousands of confidential tax documents to the White House for review.

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  Nov 29, 2014

  Syria Says US-Led Airstrikes Not Weakening ISIS as 15 More Strikes Launched

  The foreign minister of Syria said Friday that airstrikes on ISIS positions by a U.S.-led coalition in the country haven't weakened the Sunni terror group, which faced 15 more attacks in Syria and Iraq over the last three days.

• Nov 24, 2014

  12-Year-Old Boy With Fake Pistol Dies After Shot by Ohio Officer

  Even as a Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury is expected to announce its decision on whether to indict a police officer who shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown in August, an officer in Ohio Sunday shot a 12-year-old African-American boy in a Cleveland park after he brandished a fake pistol without pointing at police.

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  Nov 24, 2014

  Study: Half of Americans, Majority of White Evangelicals Believe Natural Disasters Are Rising Due to 'End Times' Not Climate Change

  Nearly half of Americans now believe that the recent surge in natural disasters is the result of biblical "end times" than climate change, and more than two-thirds of white evangelical Protestants hold this belief, according to a new study.

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  Nov 24, 2014

  Mississippi Supreme Court Sets Date to Hear Its First Same-Sex Divorce Case

  The state Supreme Court in Mississippi, where same-sex marriage is not recognized, will hear arguments Jan. 21, 2015, from a woman who has asked the state to recognize her gay marriage so that she can be granted a divorce.