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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The annual meeting of Southern Baptist Convention (search) will help kick off what may be the denomination’s most ambitious outreach effort ever — baptizing 1 million new members in a year. Headquartered in Nashville, the 16.3 million-member faith is the second-largest denomination in the United States, behind …

TEHRAN, Iran – Bomb blasts struck Iranian government buildings in the capital of an oil-rich border province, followed within hours by two other bombs in central Tehran, killing a total of nine people days before Iran’s presidential elections. Iran’s security service blamed the bombings — the deadliest in Iran in …

NEW YORK – Stocks rose Monday, helped by a 2 percent gain in investment bank Morgan Stanley after CEO Philip Purcell announced his departure, but oil prices surging above $55 limited any gains. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) finished up 9.93 points, or 0.09 percent, at 10,522.56. The Standard …