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The UN and the Red Cross have ratcheted up a joint call for countries to adopt bans and restrictions on use of autonomous weapons systems—often known as “killer robots”—warning that “the risks have intensified.”
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TORONTO (AP) – For decades, Canada built much of its prosperity on privileged access to the United States. Now, after the collapse of trade talks, one of the world’s closest and most durable alliances has been fundamentally altered, with both countries facing the risk of a full-scale trade war.
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“Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Ken-an, Mahalaleel, Jered, Henoch, Methuselah, Lam­ech, Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and…”

Genealogies in the Bible seem to go on forever, don’t they?

This quote is from I Chronicles 1, and it continues for 407 verses—with about 1,000 names. While this is the longest familial list in the Bible, such daunting blocks of text are found throughout the Old Testament and can make reading God’s Word a challenge.

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America has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, lifting what Damascus says was the last major impediment to investing in the country.
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U.S. threats have raised the prospect of a new round of escalation in the Gulf. How could Iran respond to the economic pressure?
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The world feels like it is spinning out of control. But God’s Holy Days reveal where we are going—and how you fit in.
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The U.S. on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will “sever every economic lifeline” sustaining Iran.
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Modern society makes it easy to lose touch with our natural surroundings. Here is how outdoor time can benefit your brain.
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The expansion marks a new phase in the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure governments across Latin America to align with its security priorities.

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Everyone would like to be—and be thought—a success. Yet most people fail without knowing why. There are basic laws to success. What are they?
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In the wake of sometimes dayslong blackouts in Cuba—fueled by the oil blockade imposed by the Trump administration in January—Cubans are planning their lives around the lights turning back on.
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If Jesus returned today, which form of government would He choose?
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The federal government on Thursday gave California’s prison system 49 days to remediate the conditions that enabled the rampant abuse, warning that a failure to do so could result in civil litigation.
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Some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the leaders should now focus on creating jobs and expanding access to schools in the country where girls above the age of 12 are banned from education.
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The Founding Fathers framed much of the United States on Judeo-Christian values, so it should be no surprise that prisons have roots in religion. But is modern imprisonment biblical?
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The drought that is roasting much of Europe this summer is taking a heavy toll on crops across the continent.
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Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on Friday that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three.
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It is much more than an opioid crisis.

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Buying food to eat at home has gotten 33 percent more expensive since the beginning of 2019, according to government figures.

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