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Live updates: Hamas considers Gaza ceasefire proposal as Israeli strikes kill at least 27

Live updates: Hamas considers Gaza ceasefire proposal as Israeli strikes kill at least 27

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 27 people in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Friday, while Hamas was reviewing a new Israeli-approved ceasefire proposal after giving it an initial cool response.
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Pope Leo XIV updates his Peruvian citizen registration with his new Vatican address

Pope Leo XIV updates his Peruvian citizen registration with his new Vatican address

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pope Leo XIV hasn't forgotten his responsibilities as a Peruvian citizen: He updated his national registration information Friday with his new Vatican address and a headshot.
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A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience

A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience

BERLIN (AP) — A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that featured raw, plucked chickens wrapped in diapers onstage — and the country's president and the local archbishop in the audience — has prompted the church and
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Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian government forces since Assad's fall

Islamic State group claims first attack on Syrian government forces since Assad's fall

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria, including one on government forces that an opposition war monitor described as the first on the Syrian army to be carried out by the extremists since
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Witnesses in Gaza describe more chaos at food distribution sites

Witnesses in Gaza describe more chaos at food distribution sites

NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Chaos erupted again Thursday as tens of thousands of desperate Palestinians in the Gaza Strip tried to collect food from distribution sites run by a new U.S.- and Israeli-backed foundation.
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It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal

BREMEN, Ga.
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Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as Israel accepts a US proposal

Live updates: Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as Israel accepts a US proposal

The White House said Thursday that the U.S. has submitted a new Gaza ceasefire proposal that has Israeli support.
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Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson

Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil rights movement.
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Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

Who are the Sacred Harp singers using a more than 180-year-old hymnal today

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing from it, carrying on the Christian songbook's more than 180-year-old legacy . They are young and old — and all ages in between.
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Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update.
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