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                                Following Police Officer Killing, New York City Mayor Urges Bail Law ChangesNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called on Friday for changes to state laws that allowed a man charged with killing a police officer this week to remain on the streets even though he had a long criminal history that included drug arrests.  
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                                Twenty-Five States, Business Groups Challenge Obama's Carbon Rules in CourtTwenty-five states and several business groups on Friday launched legal challenges seeking to block the Obama administration's proposal to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, the centerpiece of its high-profile climate change strategy.  
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                                World's First Malaria Vaccine Delayed As World Health Organization Experts Urge CautionThe world's first malaria vaccine is promising but should be used on a pilot basis before any wide-scale use, given its limited efficacy, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Friday.  
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                                Texas Under Flood Watch as Hurricane Patricia to Boost Rain FallThe National Weather Service placed large parts of Texas that are home to more than 10 million people under a flash flood watch on Friday as storms were expected to drop as much as 15 inches of rain in some spots through the weekend.  
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                                Islamic State Attacks Syrian Army Supply Route to Aleppo: MonitorIslamic State fighters took control of a section of road southeast of Aleppo on Friday, threatening the Syrian army's only supply route into the city, a group that monitors the civil war said.  
-  Reflections on attending the 2025 International Gospel ConferenceOver the past few days, I had the privilege of traveling to Jakarta for the 2025 International Gospel Conference organized by Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International (STEMI).  
-  [Exclusive] Watoto Asia director Rev. Sunny Cheng: bringing life-changing education from Africa!Watoto—an international Christian child-care ministry—held “Emily: A Life Story” in Hong Kong to promote “Keep a Girl in School” poverty-relief campaign. Following it, Rev. Sunny Cheng, the Asia Regional Director of Watoto, shared about his remarkable journey in ministry with Gospel Herald. ![[Exclusive] Watoto Asia director Rev. Sunny Cheng: bringing life-changing education from Africa!](https://www.gospelherald.com/media/cache/thumbnail/7/23/72332sp_80w_80h_1x_1y.jpg) 
-  Rick Warren challenges pastors at WEA assembly: preach, teach, and heal like JesusOn the opening night of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, Rick Warren issued a heartfelt challenge to church leaders around the world: “Don’t just preach the message of Jesus; learn His model—share the gospel with the poor, the sick, and the broken as He did; pray as He prayed; and build the church as He built it.”  
-  Silicon Valley’s River of Life Christian Church to hold 2025 missions conference: “united in mission, unlimited possibilities”River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC), the largest Chinese church in the United States located in Silicon Valley, will host its 2025 Missions Conference from October 17–19 under the theme “United in Mission, Unlimited Possibilities.”  
-  Corey Jackson Urges on Capitol Hill: Care for the Hearts and Souls of the Chinese PeopleWestern society often views China primarily through the lenses of geopolitics and economics, but as a pastor and evangelical Presbyterian, Rev. Corey Jackson is most concerned with the hearts, minds, and souls of people—not only in the United States, but also in China. 