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Kentucky approves tax breaks for ark park

May 24, 2011 By Blake Skylar

A state contractor has concluded that Ark Encounter, a Bible theme park, has met Kentucky's requirements to receive $43 million in tax incentives.

Labor board sides with Red Cross workers

May 23, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The Red Cross is trying to drive down the wages and benefits of its unionized workers.

Followers of rapture evangelist lost millions

May 23, 2011 By Dan Margolis

Followers of Harold Camping, a fringe evangelical radio minister, believed him when he said that the Rapture would begin May 21 but it looks like they'll have to make those credit card payments after all.

45,000 join AIDS walk in New York

May 23, 2011 By Jarvis Tyner

On a recent May Sunday, I, along with a small group of family and friends, walked to remember my oldest son Keith, who died of AIDS 20 years ago.

Scientists fine-tune extinction rate projections

May 23, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Although species extinction caused by habitat loss is not as dire a problem as initially believed, the global extinction crisis is still a real threat.