9/11 victims urged to sign up for compensation fund
(The Center Square) — A federal official in charge of a fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks urges first responders and others who may have suffered illnesses from New York City's Ground Zero to sign up for compensation. In remarks in New York City, Special Master Allison Turkel said on Wednesday that people who were sickened or died in the aftermath of the terror attacks and their relatives continue to come forward to claim compensation, but said her office is ramping up public outreach to make others aware of the fund. More than 6,000 people have now died from ...
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After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive
KOCHI, India (AP) — As the sun set over Kochi's historic Jew Town neighborhood, Keith Hallegua donned a gray kippah and began a solitary walk to the synagogue at the end of his cobbled street. It was Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating God giving the Torah to Moses. Hallegua ...
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There are many avenues through which sin can reveal itself
But where sin abounded – Romans 5:20 For this week’s article, I simply want to comment on the abundance of sin. Has anything changed from years ago, when Cain killed Abel? Some people would say, “No, it hasn’t; the abundance of sin in the hearts of men can be seen today as it was ...