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A Florida couple is thanking God and four strangers who rushed to save them after a lightning strike left a wife in cardiac arrest and her husband helpless just feet away. Aaron and Clare Walenga had dropped their three children off at church youth group on Sept. 2 and were enjoying one of their regular…

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At a time when church membership has declined, and more Americans identify with no organized religion, a new study suggests belief in the supernatural remains surprisingly common. About half of Americans say they experience or witness what they consider a miracle at least a few times a year, according to a new survey from the…

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Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, are giving $1 billion to the University of Oregon, marking what the school says is the largest gift ever made to a comprehensive public university. The historic donation will establish a new engineering school at the university in Eugene, with a focus on bioengineering and other high-demand…

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Most 13-year-olds are navigating middle school. Joe Petraro-Hyppolite is preparing for graduate school. The Long Island teenager has been accepted into a master’s program at New York University after earning a 1590 on the SAT at age 10 and graduating high school at 11. His IQ is 168. But those remarkable numbers tell only part…

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