Nation and World
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‘It never occurred to anybody’: Officials studied Baltimore bridge risks but didn’t prepare for ship strikeMar 31, 2024 6:00 am - They worked for decades to keep the Francis Scott Key Bridge from falling into the water. After the World Trade Center’s twin towers were destroyed by hijacked airplanes,...
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For years she thought her son had died of an overdose. The police video changed all that
Mar 31, 2024 6:00 am - BRISTOL, Tenn. — It was in the den that Karen Goodwin most strongly felt her son’s presence: On the coffee table were his ashes, inside a clock with its hands forever fro...
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‘The message of Easter is life and love wins’: Clergy urge flocks to find solace in family, community and faithMar 30, 2024 5:15 am - Ushering in the holiest days on the Christian calendar, suburban clergy are urging their flocks to find solace and hope in family, community and faith this Easter amid ri...
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Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides
Mar 29, 2024 12:44 pm - STAMFORD, Conn. — Former Vice President Al Gore and other politician dignitaries remembered the late Joe Lieberman Friday as a “mensch” who both bridged partisan politica...
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In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians observe scaled-down Good Friday rituals
Mar 29, 2024 12:35 pm - JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Christians participated in a customary Good Friday procession through the limestone walls of Jerusalem's Old City, commemorating one of the faith'...
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Will it be cloudy during the solar eclipse?
Mar 29, 2024 9:56 am - There may be no sky forecast more consequential for Americans this spring than the one for April 8, when a solar eclipse sweeps across the Lower 48 states. Predictions ar...
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Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
Mar 29, 2024 8:50 am - LOS ANGELES — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He wa...
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An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve shows price pressures easing gradually
Mar 29, 2024 8:45 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve slipped last month in a sign that price pressures continue to ease. The government repo...
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What's keeping egg prices high for Easter? It's not just inflation
Mar 29, 2024 7:47 am - Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs ...
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It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits
Mar 29, 2024 7:45 am - ACCRA, Ghana — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns ...