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French, Mali Troops Retake Timbuktu From Extremists as City Cheers

Residents of the ancient city of Timbuktu erupted in joy as French and Malian troops drove in on Monday after Islamist rebels fled to their last stronghold in the North. Residents were celebrating their new-found freedom after months of harsh Islamic laws against women, music, and cultural heritage.

Chicago Church Members Given Cash to Spread Around for City in Need

The Rev. Jackson Crum told members of his Chicago Park Community Church this month that their great city is struggling and needs hope. As ushers distributed envelopes stuffed with bills large and small, Crum told members of his flock to put the nearly $12,000 to work in the corners of the community where they think it will do the most good.

Interfaith Churches Convince Banks to Give $30 Million to Help Foreclosed Families

An interfaith group in Virginia has shown what a grassroots group can do when working together for positive change -- in this case, help for some of the 20,000 families who lost homes in the 2008 foreclosure crisis. VOICE (Virginians Organized For Interfaith Community Engagement) managed to get pledges of $30 million from Bank of America, General Electric and the Virginia Housing Development Authority to help such families in Manassas and Prince William County.