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Russia Warns US Not to Intervene in Syria, Threatens to Shoot Down Any Airstrike Attempts
Russia has warned the United States not to intervene militarily in Syria against forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, threatening that it may shoot down any aircraft attempting to launch strikes.
UN Security Council to meet Friday on Syria
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday on Syria after a UN envoy warned that eastern Aleppo may be totally destroyed in the next few months by the Russian and Syrian air campaign.
'We have nothing to survive on;' desperation as Haiti toll hits 339
The number of people killed by Hurricane Matthew in Haiti rose rapidly into the hundreds on Thursday, mainly in villages making contact with the outside world days after the cyclone ripped through the impoverished nation's picturesque western peninsula.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
UN Security Council to discuss 'settlements'
The UN Security Council will hold a special meeting next week on Israeli construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, Haaretz reported Thursday.
Tel Aviv University researchers make Alzheimer's breakthrough
Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new approach to innovative treatment of Alzheimer's, providing hope to those with the degenerative disease. They have found a way to correct the flaw in the gene that causes Alzheimer's. Lab mice treated with the new therapy recovered from the illness.

Inside the United States
US delays over 56,000 illegal immigrant deportation cases for years
The cases of more than 56,000 Central American immigrants living in the US slated for deportation have been delayed for several years, the New York Times reports.
Report: State pension funding gap at $1.2 trillion
State-run pension systems across the country were underfunded by $1.2 trillion last year and are expected to be in even worse shape in the years ahead, according to a report released Thursday from a top credit rating agency.
Tens Of Thousands Without Power In Florida As Hurricane Matthew Barrels Closer
Hurricane Matthew pelted Florida with heavy rains as the deadly storm steamed ever closer to the coast with potentially catastrophic winds of 130 mph Thursday. Two million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland.
Hurricane Matthew begins moving up Florida coast, may turn full circle for Round 2
Hurricane Matthew began moving closer to Florida Thursday night as it returned to Category 4 storm with bands of heavy rains and powerful winds.

U.S. Politics
FBI files reveal missing email 'boxes' in Clinton case, allegations of evidence tampering
The details about the boxes are contained in five pages of the FBI file – with a staggering 111 redactions – that summarize the statements of a State Department witness who worked in the “Office of Information Programs and Services (IPS)." The employee told the FBI that, “Initially, IPS officials were told there were 14 bankers boxes of former Secretary of State Hillary CLINTON’s emails at CLINTON’s Friendship Heights office.” Friendship Heights is a neighborhood that straddles the Northwest neighborhood of the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Mike Pence to James Dobson: Trump Will Resolve Birth Control Mandate, Transgender Bathroom Issues
In an interview on Dr. James Dobson's 'Family Talk' radio show to be aired Wednesday, Mike Pence, the Republican Party nominee for vice president, says a Donald Trump-Pence administration would, if elected, resolve both Obamacare's birth control mandate and President Barack Obama's transgender bathroom policy.
Donald Trump Says 70% of Federal Regulations 'Can Go'
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said as many as 70% of federal agency regulations could be eliminated if he is elected in November, just hours after an adviser said the candidate would seek to cut 10%.

Christian News
Pastor Saeed Abedini Files for Divorce
Pastor Saeed and Naghmeh Abedini announced on social media that they are divorcing.
Pastor Lim's Church Begs For His Release From North Korea Jail
The church of a Korean Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in a North Korean prison has urged the government to try to secure his release.
Al Shabab Claims 6 Christians Dead in NE Kenya Raid
The six people killed in this morning's attack in north-east Kenya by Al Shabab were Christians, according to the militant group's own radio station, Radio Andalus. The militia attacked at about 2:45am this morning, 6 October.