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  Official report into deaths of pilot evangelist and daughter taking aid to Jamaica

  An official U.S. aviation report into the fatal crash of a missionary flight bound for hurricane-hit Jamaica says the pilot’s final radio transmission included “heavy breathing” and “grunting,” followed by silence moments before the aircraft plunged into a residential area in Florida, killing an evangelist and his adult daughter.

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  Dept. of Education affirms Grand Canyon University's nonprofit status after years-long battle

  The U.S. Department of Education has affirmed the nonprofit status of Grand Canyon University after years of legal wrangling between the federal government and the largest Christian institution of higher learning in the U.S.

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  Ending extreme poverty globally could be 'surprisingly affordable', landmark study finds

  A new study by U.S.-based academics has found that ending global poverty could be “surprisingly affordable,” requiring about 0.3% — or $318 billion — of global gross domestic product (GDP) to reduce the worldwide poverty rate from 10% to 1%.

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  Muslims demand closure of church in Indonesia ahead of Christmas

  Muslims in West Java Province, Indonesia are demanding closure of a Catholic church, claiming that its renovations for Christmas lack permission, sources said.

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  Convention highlights dramatic increase in anti-Christian violence in India

  Church leaders, rights advocates and others at the National Christian Convention near India’s parliament building in New Delhi on Nov. 29 presented data showing attacks against Christians have increased dramatically since 2014.

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