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Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in Los Angeles wildfires

PASADENA, California (AP) — Aty Rotter lost her family home and her spiritual home in the ravenous fire that scorched a large swath of Los Angeles County earlier this year.
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Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence

Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Wednesday at the Vatican during the royal couple's four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary, the Vatican announced.
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Sweet Passover staple Manischewitz wine missing from most Seder tables this year

Sweet Passover staple Manischewitz wine missing from most Seder tables this year

TORONTO — A syrupy sweet Passover staple will be absent across much of Canada this year thanks to restrictions on the sale of American booze, bringing the trade war to the Seder table.
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Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say

Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people, health officials said, as the renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave showed no signs o
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Montreal man charged in December firebombing, vandalism at suburban synagogue

Montreal man charged in December firebombing, vandalism at suburban synagogue

MONTREAL — A 19-year-old man has been charged in the firebombing of a Montreal-area synagogue in December.
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Senate confirms former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Trump's ambassador to Israel

Senate confirms former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as Trump's ambassador to Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the Trump administration’s ambassador to Israel, two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit.
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Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say

Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say

Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in Nicaragua.
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Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

Passover begins soon. For many Jews, the celebrations will occur amid anxieties and divisions

Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over seven or eight days each year, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible.
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Indonesia offers to temporarily shelter wounded and orphaned Palestinians from Gaza

Indonesia offers to temporarily shelter wounded and orphaned Palestinians from Gaza

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday that his country will offer temporary shelter to Palestinian medical evacuees and children orphaned by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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The Taliban say the case of a detained British couple will be decided under Islamic law

The Taliban say the case of a detained British couple will be decided under Islamic law

The Taliban detained a British couple in Afghanistan over a small matter and the courts will rule on it based on Islamic law, a government spokesperson said Tuesday, adding: “God willing, their problem will soon be resolved.
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