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2 bodies are found after a building exploded and collapsed in Marseille, France

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Firefighters, with the help of urban rescue experts, worked through the night and all day in a slow race against time to find victims.

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In the pope's Easter address, a call to pray for Ukrainians, Russians and refugees

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Pope Francis, along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of faithful, celebrated Easter Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square.

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Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria

Sunday, April 09, 2023

The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria after six rockets were launched from Syrian territory in two batches toward Israel in a rare attack from Israel's northeastern neighbor.

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2 Wisconsin police officers killed in traffic stop shooting

Sunday, April 09, 2023

The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement late Saturday that it was investigating the shooting in Cameron, Wisconsin. The suspect in the shooting was taken to a hospital and later died.

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Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, has died at 103

Sunday, April 09, 2023

Ben Ferencz tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps.

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L.A. school district workers have approved a labor deal following a 3-day strike

Saturday, April 08, 2023

The agreement would increase wages by 30% for workers who are paid an average of $25,000 a year, SEIU Local 99 said. The contract still needs approval from the school district's Board of Education.

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Texas governor seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.

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China flies fighter jets near Taiwan after the leader's trip to the U.S.

Saturday, April 08, 2023

China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, Taiwanese officials said. The move follows a meeting between the U.S. House speaker and the president of Taiwan.

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Avian flu has killed 3 California condors in northern Arizona

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock. The California condor population fell to near extinction in the '70s, but the total wild population now numbers more than 300.

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Pope Francis skips traditional Good Friday procession at the Colosseum in chilly Rome

Saturday, April 08, 2023

Pope Francis, hospitalized recently with bronchitis, skipped the procession because of cold weather. It was the first time a pope was a no-show at the Colosseum Way of the Cross procession since 2005.

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Denise Lajimodiere is named North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate

Friday, April 07, 2023

A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, Lajimodiere has written several award-winning books of poetry and is an expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.

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Live Easter reenactments resume in the Philippines despite Catholic Church objections

Friday, April 07, 2023

The real-life reenactments in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Israeli medics say 2 are killed in an attack in the West Bank

Friday, April 07, 2023

An alleged shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another, Israeli medics said on Friday.

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A new solar energy deal will bring power to 140,000 homes and businesses in 3 states

Thursday, April 06, 2023

The agreement calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland.

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Debris is found during a search for a Japanese army helicopter carrying 10

Thursday, April 06, 2023

A missing Black Hawk carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official said.

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The governors from Indiana and Idaho sign bans on gender-affirming care

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Governors in Indiana and Idaho sign into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year.

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Hundreds of thousands lose power as freezing rain hits Ontario and Quebec

Thursday, April 06, 2023

Freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of Ontario and Quebec on Wednesday, knocking out power for about 800,000 people, officials reported.

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Cash App creator Bob Lee, 43, is killed in San Francisco

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Lee, a technology executive who created Cash App and was currently chief product officer of MobileCoin, was fatally stabbed in San Francisco, according to the cryptocurrency platform and police.

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Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Teuber created the hugely popular game in which players compete to build settlements on a fictional island. Since its 1995 debut, it has sold tens of millions of copies in more than 40 languages.

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Maryland attorney general releases report on decades of sex abuse by Catholic priests

Wednesday, April 05, 2023

The redacted report paints a damning picture of abuse allegations against nearly 160 priests, involving more than 600 victims and spanning 80 years, and the Archdiocese of Baltimore's response.

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