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THE DEATH TOLL FROM YESTERDAY’S POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE IN NEW ZEALAND HAS CLIMBED TO 75. Dozens of other people are still missing in the city of Christchurch.
Al Jazeera news is reporting that several Libyan Army officers are urging soldiers to join the anti-Gadhafi demonstrations in Libya. The group ‘Human Rights Watch’ believes that clashes between protesters and security forces have claimed at least 300 lives.
Another study on cell phones and your health: A one-hour cell phone conversation stimulates the areas of your brain closest to the phone's antenna, but experts say they still have no idea whether these effects pose any long-term health risk. The study published in today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=650150
Biltmore Estate once again at the top of North Carolina's museums and historic attractions list . Over one million people visited Biltmore Estate in Ashville last year. Also in the top 5: the Fort Macon State Historic Site in Atlantic Beach, the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-biltmore-110222,0,1010559.story
THE US IS STRONGLY CONDEMNING THE MURDER OF FOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS BY PIRATES EARLIER THIS WEEK. The four Americans were on a yacht off the coast of Oman when pirates hijacked their vessel. The U.S. Navy had been following the yacht after it was hijacked. U.S. forces boarded the boat after they heard gunshots. The four Americans were distributing Bibles and engaging in what they called "friendship evangelism" throughout their travels. In all, 15 pirates are in custody.
Pastors and ministry leaders, still need some help with your 2010 taxes? More information about the FREE online webinar TODAY at 1pm sponsored by the E-C-F-A (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) on the News Blog at wbfj.fm. Sign up to participate: http://www.ecfa.org/.
The band Third Day was featured on the CNN Travel series called Road Warriors. The segment features short interviews with people who travel a lot, asking them for their advice on how to travel smart. In the feature, Third Day lead singer Mac Powell says the guys in the band encourage each other while on the road. But he says they all understand the importance of everyone having their own space and own down time, as well. The band says they use that downtime for prayer, Bible reading, and thinking through the day. You can watch the CNN Road Warriors segment featuring Third Day at http://www.cnn.com/ (look for Road Warriors)
Krystal Smith has ‘bagged’ her way into the record books…as the fastest grocery store bagger in the country. Krystal, who works at the Hannaford grocery store in Burlington, Vermont, earned the title at a Vegas competition and followed it up with an appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman." She not only has bragging rights; but she’s $10,000 dollars richer.
Krystal plans to give some of the prize money to charity. www.wptz.com/mostpopular/26943247/detail.html?source=htv
A large home valued at more than $600,000 dollars was destroyed by fire in Davidson County last night. Nearly a dozen fire departments from Davidson and Randolph counties fought the blaze at the estate on Crousetown Road in the Silver Valley community. The owners were not home at the time of the fire.Cause of the fire is still unknown. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-davidson-estate-fire-110222,0,7410338.story
ACC Basketball: Last night: Virginia Tech over Wake Forest 76 - 62
Tonight: North Carolina @ NC State (9pm)
Temple @ Duke (7pm))
Virginia @ Georgia Tech
