Grand Canyon May Be As Old As Dinosaurs, 40-50 Million Years Older Than Previously Thought

ScienceDaily -- New geological evidence indicates the Grand Canyon may be so old that dinosaurs once lumbered along its rim, according to a study by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the California Institute of Technology.

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Journey To The Center Of The Earth: Discovery Sheds Light On Mantle Formation

Arizona Teen Alleges Abuse In FLDS Household

COLORADO CITY, Arizona (CNN) -- A 16-year-old girl in Arizona has alleged sexual abuse in a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints community, sources in Arizona told CNN Friday.

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Polygamist Sect Encouraged Fear

(CBS/AP) All their lives, the girls in the polygamist sect in the West Texas desert were told that the outside world was hostile and immoral, and that venturing beyond the brilliant white limestone walls of their compound would consign them to eternal damnation.

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Records point to 4 girls who could be sect's 'Sarah'

Police list documents seized from polygamists

Former Altar Boy Sues Detroit Archdiocese, Claiming Abuse

DETROIT -- A former altar boy has filed a lawsuit claiming the Archdiocese of Detroit covered up sexual misconduct by a former priest.

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Austria: Furor Over Jesus Orgy Drawing

(AP) Is it art _ or is it blasphemy?

Austrians are locked in a nationwide debate touched off by the brief display in a prestigious Roman Catholic museum of an etching that depicts Jesus Christ and his disciples having an orgy during the biblical Last Supper.

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Al-Sadr's Senior Aide Assassinated

(CBS/AP) A senior aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was assassinated Friday in the holy city of Najaf, officials said. Authorities immediately announced a citywide curfew and security forces were seen deploying on the streets.

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Calm on the Surface, Simmering Beneath

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Pakistan's Beloved Kite Festival Lost To Violence

LAHORE, Pakistan - A festival that draws thousands to Pakistan's cultural capital to usher in spring by flying colorful kites has fallen victim to the country's violence and political turmoil.

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Afghan Bombing Kills Up To Eight Civilians, Including Three Children

Kandahar, Afghanistan - A sport utility vehicle exploded Thursday near a Canadian military convoy here, killing as many as eight civilians, including three children, and wounding more than 20 others, according to officials and a doctor at the city hospital.

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Lord's Resistance Army Leader A No-Show: Peace Deal Fails

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Uganda, Sudan officials, rebels waiting in jungle clearing give up, go home

Deal to end one of Africa's longest wars breaks down without Joseph Kony

Wanted for war crimes, Lord's Resistance Army leader in hiding since 2006

Kony's rebels cut off victims' lips, kidnapped 20,000 children for soldiers, sex

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Sharia Court Jails Lesbian Couple After Cane Punishment

An Upper Sharia Court in Tudun Wada, Kaduna, has sentenced a lesbian couple, Hajiya Ai'sha and Malama Hauwa to a six-month imprisonment for living contrary to the teachings of the Sharia.

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Fate Of Lord's Prayer In Ontario Legislature Put To Public Consultation

TORONTO - The Lord's Prayer and it's fate in the Ontario legislature set off a fresh round of debate Thursday after politicians quietly launched public consultation on whether the province should fall in line with other Canadian jurisdictions and strike the Christian tradition.

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The List: The World's Worst Religious Leaders

When the Pope visits the United States next week, he will likely make the case that religion is a force for peace in the world. But a few of his fellow religious leaders are better known for preaching messages of hatred and violence.

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FFRF Halts Christian Vending At Madison VA

(Madison, Wis.) Acting on a complaint from a patient at the Madison VA Hospital, the Freedom From Religion Foundation today protested the presence of Christian vendors setting up shop at the main entrance, through which every patient and employee must pass. The bookstore had set up shop yesterday and returned today. The bookstore had two large tables in the lobby, and more material in the auditorium. In addition, the Christian bookshop was posting large posters for sale of "The Last Supper" on the VA lobby walls.

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Two-Faced Baby's Family Refuses Special Care

SAINI, India - The family of an Indian baby born with two faces has refused special medical treatment for the infant, saying she is the incarnation of a Hindu goddess.

The month-old girl suffers from what appears to be craniofacial duplication, an extremely rare congenital disorder in which part of the face is duplicated on the head.

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The anomaly gave the newborn god-like status in the village, with hundreds of people flocking to the family's dilapidated brick house to worship her and seek blessings.

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Mom Fatally Slashes 'Demon' Daughter

A young mother has confessed to brutally slashing her daughter to death because she believed the child - who had a history of sleepwalking - was possessed by the devil, authorities in Illinois said this week.

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Texas Authorities Defend Polygamous Sect Raid

ELDORADO, Texas - It was no secret that a polygamist sect that built a compound in the West Texas desert believed in marrying off underage girls to older men. And the sheriff had an informant for four years who was feeding him information about life inside the sect.

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Trouble in the Hills

Ghost Hunt Canceled At Former Asylum

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has changed its mind about allowing a paranormal team to look for ghosts at a one-time mental asylum.

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Airline Plot Suspect Vowed Jihad In Video

LONDON, England (AP) -- Jurors saw video Thursday of a man accused of plotting to blow up trans-Atlantic aircraft praising Osama bin Laden and vowing to wage a holy war against nonbelievers.

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China Says 35 Arrested In Olympics Bomb Plot

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Islamic terrorists planned to attack Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese locations with poisonous gas and explosives to sabotage the Summer Olympic Games, China announced Thursday.

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Sudan: Lord's Resistance Army Leader Delays Peace Deal

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Wanted for war crimes, Lord's Resistance Army leader in hiding since 2006

Joseph Kony wants to know what punishment awaits him before signing deal

Kony's rebels cut off victims' lips, kidnapped 20,000 children for soldiers, sex

Peace deal could end war tearing up Uganda, Congo and Sudan

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