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A progressive writer was frustrated last week after she discovered a simple search for “abortion” on YouTube yielded a series of pro-life video results. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LEeIKu via IFTTT

Last week, a group of activists called for a police department to retract a Facebook post after it was deemed overly religious. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2Q7cyUd via IFTTT

Christian parents concerned over the recent moral downward spiral of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are now shunning the organization in favor of a faith-based alternative... from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2RrSJfm via IFTTT

A man suspected of gunning down a California policeman was in the U.S. illegally and was captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, a sheriff announced as he all but blamed the state's sanctuary law for the officer's death. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2SplJBB via IFTTT

A free app developed by Texas-based Living Hope Ministries has been pulled from Apple following accusations that it falsely characterized LGBT lifestyles as an "addiction, sickness, and sin." from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LGaVMA via IFTTT

Outrage over the way things are being handled at the US-Mexico border has sparked yet again due to the death of another young immigrant child. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LCt8Lg via IFTTT

A severe winter blast is hitting the country right now, dropping more than a foot of snow in some areas of the Midwest. The storm stretches from Georgia to the New England states. from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2LEFJNY via IFTTT

Scarlett Johansson speaks out against fake AI-generated sex videos Actress Scarlett Johansson is speaking out against fake AI-generated sex videos online. via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2QgskMU

Computer virus cripples Tribune Publishing, Los Angeles Times A computer virus hit newspaper printing plants in Los Angeles and at Tribune Publishing newspapers across the country. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2TlmVWI

After Facebook apologizes for ban, Franklin Graham says tech giant should have standard based on 'God's word' Facebook apologized to evangelical leader Franklin Graham for a 24-hour ban last week over a 2016 post about North Carolina's H.B. 2, known as the "bathroom bill," saying that one of its content moderators made a mistake. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2TlHVwx

Naughty scammers swiping electronics, filling boxes with sand or other stuffing materials, customers warn Some Maryland residents who received pricey electronics on Christmas morning found they’d been had when the boxes that were supposed to contain expensive items were instead filled with sand or other stuffing. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2BMhcCc

Mindfulness apps, souping up old cars and more: Tech Q&A My car is a classic like me, older than dirt. Can I use my phone hands-free with it somehow? via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2CDlugO

A top Republican says the president remains determined to defeat the Islamic State group in Syria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SrBV5i via IFTTT

Sheikh Hasina wins a third consecutive term in a vote marred by violence and claims of vote rigging. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EWFJbC via IFTTT

Germany will assume greater international responsibility, Angela Merkel says in her New Year address. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SzaEhv via IFTTT

Outgoing chief of staff John Kelly appears to contradict the US president on the border wall plan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXMmcP via IFTTT

Festival-goers are told that a "dangerous" drug is circulating in Australia, following a man's death. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmSDfb via IFTTT

The state bans retailers from selling animals sourced from breeders, to cut down on "puppy mills". from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EXbrFC via IFTTT

A bird named Clark goes rogue in front of 90,000 fans at a college game. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tg7r6c via IFTTT

Four die in a helicopter crash near the world's longest zipline, in the UAE's northern-most emirate. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QXx536 via IFTTT

Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S via IFTTT

Police escorted Jermaine Massey out of the DoubleTree Portland after he called his mum in the lobby. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tist3Y via IFTTT

Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c via IFTTT

Clashes between ruling party and opposition supporters have resulted in 17 deaths. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sv4fni via IFTTT

Dylema leads us through key events on the continent this year in a specially commissioned poem. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BZzjVp via IFTTT

Lederhosen and dirndl dresses are making a comeback in Austria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AmkSL1 via IFTTT

A look at the year's most influential hashtags used by women on social media. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RntUB7 via IFTTT

This Canadian man is being called the world's most extreme grandpa. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AntDnS via IFTTT

Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I via IFTTT

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, here are the weird stories that caught our eye this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oDAp via IFTTT

India's decision to decriminalise gay sex has taken the country back to its roots, some historians say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ApBWzF via IFTTT

Remembering some of the figures from music, film, TV, radio and literature who died in 2018. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F03HlD via IFTTT

Are garment factories in Bangladesh safe five years after the Rana Plaza disaster? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s3oVat via IFTTT

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GIKAyK via IFTTT

Seaborne Freight was founded less than two years ago and has never run a ferry service before. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2EWL0jw via IFTTT

China's latest statement suggests trade negotiations between the two countries are progressing. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2VlOjWb via IFTTT

Italy's parliament approves a budget for 2019, amid complaints it was revised to placate the EU. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Q9L0Ob via IFTTT

The Premier League says its prospective new chief executive, Susanna Dinnage, has told the organisation she will not be taking up the position. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2AmuO7f via IFTTT

Kylie Jenner, imploding retail sales and an endless summer - the most-read business stories of 2018. from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2RmkN3A via IFTTT

From fake porn to Facebook scandals, security alerts to Google protests - 2018 was a busy year. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2GJvUQ1 via IFTTT

The malware, which affected papers owned by Tribune Publishing, is believed to be from outside the US. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Q8aWd2 via IFTTT

Bahrain's high court upheld a five-year jail sentence against activist Nabeel Rajab on Monday for criticizing Saudi Arabia’s air strikes in Yemen and accusing Bahrain’s prison authorities of torture, his lawyer said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LGIVsj via IFTTT

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday he did not see any danger to the government in the coming months as it turns its efforts to new reforms after closing the budget for next year. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2SsesRl via IFTTT

Rescue services in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk scrambled to find survivors after a suspected gas blast in the early hours of Monday caused the partial collapse of a high rise apartment building, killing at least two people, news agencies reported. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LHqd3U via IFTTT

The main opposition camps in Congo's presidential election on Sunday complained of widespread irregularities after a chaotic vote disrupted by long queues, broken voting machines and torrential rain. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LH8JVk via IFTTT

Residents of an Ebola hotspot in eastern Congo staged a mock presidential election on Sunday to show the authorities a decision to postpone the vote there due to health fears was unfounded. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2GZSpR1 via IFTTT

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance won Bangladesh's election with a thumping majority, the country's Election Commission said on Monday, giving her a third straight term following a vote that the opposition rejected as rigged. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EXeduH via IFTTT

China will kick off a year of sensitive anniversaries with a major speech on Wednesday by President Xi Jinping on Taiwan, China's most sensitive issue. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EXIysU via IFTTT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a "conciliatory message" to U.S. President Donald Trump amid stalled nuclear negotiations, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RrPlAM via IFTTT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of "when, not if" he moves his country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Q7V7mF via IFTTT

A senior Republican U.S. senator said he emerged from a White House meeting with President Donald Trump on Sunday reassured that Trump is committed to defeating Islamic State even as he plans to withdraw American troops from Syria. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EUsrLX via IFTTT

The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 percent in 2018, Ireland's foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the European Union. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LETHPW via IFTTT