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Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in his autobiography being released Tuesday that also do
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4 men charged in a Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle are awaiting trial in April

4 men charged in a Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle are awaiting trial in April

NEW YORK (AP) — Four men accused of damaging a Brooklyn synagogue during a melee that followed the discovery of a secret tunnel at the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism are set to stand trial after turning down a
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Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival

Millions of pilgrims and naked, ash-smeared ascetics take holy dips in India's mega Hindu festival

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival
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Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival

Benin's mecca of spirits and gods draws tourists and followers with famed Voodoo festival

OUIDAH, Benin (AP) — As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are beckoned upon by the old and young for peace a
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Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth

ROME (AP) — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that elected him pope and the resistance he has encountered ever since, in his autobiography being released Tuesday that also do
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Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival

Naked, ash-smeared Hindu ascetics take holy dips at the Maha Kumbh festival

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Naked Hindu ascetics and pilgrims took dips in the freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first major bathing day of the Maha Kumbh festival , which is the largest religious con
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Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says

Europe must combat antisemitism as thousands of Jews abandon the continent, top Jewish leader says

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Governments across Europe need to immediately take action against a precipitous rise in antisemitism that’s driving thousands of Jews to abandon the continent, the leader of a prominent European Jewish organization said Monday.
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Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84.
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What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?

What are the main obstacles to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages?

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning scores of militant-held hostages in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
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India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

PRAYAGRAJ, India (AP) — Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women from all across India flocked to the northern city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the Maha Kumbh festival, which is being touted as the world's largest religious
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