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Briefly noted

A Michigan-based Christian relief group, International Aid, has closed its doors amid financial struggles, and World Vision, one of the largest evangelical relief agencies, has eliminated about 75 positions. International Aid needed to collect about $1.5 million in the past two months to balance its $70 million budget, but only gathered between $150,000 and $200,000, according to CEO Gordon Loux. Meanwhile, about 50 members of World Vision’s 1,200-member staff were laid off, and about 25 open positions will not be filled, said spokesperson Dean Owen.