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Cyclone Winston Rips Through Fiji, Death Toll Rising from Record-Setting Storm
Deaths due to Cyclone Winston in Fiji rose to at least 21 on Monday, as rescue workers warned the number of dead could rise, according to media reports. The storm reached land Saturday. It was the strongest tropical cyclone , as the first recorded Category 5 storm, on record for the Southern Hemisphere. An additional four people are still missing at sea.

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'19 Kids and Counting Duggar Pastor' Bill Gothard Jr. Preyed on Rape Survivors Say Teen Victims
Survivors of sexual abuse - allegedly doled out by the pastor closely associated with the Arkansas-based Duggar reality TV family on TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" - detailed in exclusive interviews on Friday with the New York Daily News how that same conservative Christian preacher, Bill Gothard Jr., recruited them from their parents and preyed upon rape victims who came to him asking for recovery help.

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Canada's Cape Breton Island: Americans Invited To Relocate If Donald Trump Becomes President
A disc jockey at Cape Breton radio station The Giant 101.9 in Nova Scotia, Rob Calabrese, just invited Americans to move to Cape Breton Island if they want to flee the United States due to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump winning the race. The Sydney, Nova Scotia, radio host launched a website on Monday to coincide with Presidents Day in the United States. The website is called Cape Breton if Donald Trump wins.

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Justice Antonin Scalia Bid Farewell at Mass In Washington, D.C., Sons Delivers Homily
A funeral Mass for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was held Saturday morning (Feb. 20) as people in the nation's capital mourned the passing of a jurist who left indelible effects regarding U.S. laws. Justices, judges, congressional leaders, cabinet secretaries, the vice president and a presidential candidate gathered at the nation's largest Roman Catholic church to pay tribute to Justice Scalia.

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'19 Kids and Counting's Jill Duggar Dillard Family Evangelizes Via Seekers of Souls In Central America
The fourth-born sibling among the famous mega-family starring in TLC's TV series "19 Kids and Counting," Jill Duggar Dillard, is in Central America with her husband, Derick Dillard, and son Israel, doing missionary work through the organization Seekers of Souls (S.O.S.).

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Nick Vujicic's Documentary 'No Limbs, No Limits' Set for September Release
Global evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic's first biographical documentary, No Limbs, No Limits: The Nick V Story, is slated for release on September 25 this year.

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Over 8,000 Gather in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysia's Fire Conference Ignites Wave of Spiritual Revival
A powerful spiritual revival is sweeping through Malaysia, drawing more than 8,000 attendees to the 2026 Kuala Lumpur Fire Conference (2026吉隆坡烈火特會) held from March 23 to 25.

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Finnish Parliamentarian Found Guilty of Hate Speech Over Booklet Labeling Homosexuality a 'Disorder'
Finnish Member of Parliament and practicing physician Päivi Räsänen was convicted on March 26 of incitement against an ethnic group, following a split 3–2 court decision.

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Bible Society Retracts ‘The Quiet Revival’ Report After YouGov Admits Data Error
Research and data analytics firm YouGov issued a statement on March 26 admitting to flaws in a 2024 study it conducted for the Bible Society. The data had been cited in the Bible Society’s widely circulated report The Quiet Revival, which claimed rising church attendance among young people signaled a “quiet revival” underway in England and Wales.

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World Sleep Day: Unpacking Sleep Dilemmas in an Anxious Age Through 'And So To Bed'
Adrian Reynolds suggests that the Bible's understanding of sleep differs significantly from modern societal views. In his 2014 book, And So To Bed, Reynolds explores biblical perspectives on sleep, offering a different path for contemporary thought.
