The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam
The Forum on Religion and Public Life report provides a precise number for a population whose size has long has been subject to guesswork, with estimates ranging anywhere from 1 billion to 1.8 billion.
-Fire crews responded to the 400 block of Ocean Avenue in Ocean City for a 2-alarm blaze that broke out shortly after 10p.m. Wednesday.
A 2-story duplex caught fire and early reports indicate that several people had to be rescued from inside.
Fire crews were able to safely remove residents from danger, however several people have been displaced for the time being.
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A soccer mom who gained national attention when she openly carried a loaded gun to her 5-year-old daughter's game was shot dead Wednesday along with her husband in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, police said.
Meleanie Hain and Scott Hain were pronounced dead Wednesday night at their home in Lebanon, a small city about 80 miles west of Philadelphia.
A trans-Atlantic cruise is being offered in 2012 to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.
The Titanic Memorial Cruise will depart, as the original ship did, on April 8, from Southampton, England, and arrive at the spot in the North Atlantic where the Titanic sank on April 15.
The cruise will include food that matches the menus of the original voyage, a live band offering music and dancing from that era, and lectures from historians.
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