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Christians mark Good Friday as holy sites gradually reopen

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JERUSALEM — Christians in the Holy Land are marking Good Friday this year amid signs the coronavirus crisis is winding down, with religious sites...

Piece of SpaceX rocket debris lands at Washington state farm

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EPHRATA, Wash. — A piece of burning rocket debris seen streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky last week crashed on a farm in eastern...

Agencies donate $200K to those impacted by Nashville bombing

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service have donated $200,000 to help people whose residence, business or employment was impacted...

Ex-youth center intern says she was told to destroy notes

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CONCORD, N.H. — A former intern at New Hampshire’s youth detention center says a supervisor suggested she destroy her notes and lie about a...

Officials: Elementary teacher solicited sex with 2-year-old

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida elementary school teacher is facing charges alleging he solicited online to have sex with a 2-year-old and...

Detective: Armed man at hospital had rifles, explosives

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A man arrested while leaving a University of Kentucky hospital last week was armed with handguns, semiautomatic weapons and at least...

Medics despair as France’s ‘third way’ virus strategy flails

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AMIENS, France — (asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)Moves Thursday, April 1, as virus mainbar. Photos XFM501-14 are set for release at 0700 GMT.(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk) ...

Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people...

Malawi starts vaccination drive with AstraZeneca from COVAX

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BLANTYRE, Malawi — Malawi is vaccinating health care workers, the elderly and those with health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe...

Review: Suspect in Portland killing likely fired at police

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — A fugitive wanted in the highly-publicized killing of a right-wing demonstrator in Portland, Oregon, last summer probably fired first at police...