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ABOVE PHOTO: Diverted traffic, including an ambulance on a call, passes a closed portion of the Washington Bridge, Friday, March 8, 2024, in East Providence, R.I. The closure of a section of the bridge, and onramps, due to failure of some bridge components, has caused a significant loss to local businesses. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) By…

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By Tia GoldenbergASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. The group, which said it will make decisions about longer-term plans in the region soon, has…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Imam Omar Niass leads evening prayers with mostly Senegalese migrants, before the breaking of Ramadan fast and the serving of a festive meal called an iftar, Friday March 15, 2024, at Bronx’s Masjid Ansaru-Deen mosque in New York. The mosque, formerly the Imam’s home, has been a refuge since 2020 where hundreds of…

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On May 9, 1970, a bouncing baby boy came into this world to bring joy to his parents, Rev. Dr. Robert Collier Sr. and Rev. Dr. Maxcine Selby Collier. Affectionately known as “Bobby,” he was the elder of two children that his parents were blessed with from the Lord. He enjoyed a close relationship with…

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BPT With the biggest college basketball tournament of the year officially here, it’s time to put your bracket to the test and lock in your watch party plans. To take the tournament to the next level, Gallo has curated a list of approachable, award-winning wines. So, grab a bottle of your choosing, match it with…

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FILE – Chester County, Pa. election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots at West Chester University in West Chester on Nov. 4, 2020. Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Valerie Martinez at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, which has implemented some of the strictest policies for protecting victims of domestic violence anywhere in the country.PHOTO: Annie Flanagan for The Trace Police officer Valerie Martinez put her small department at the vanguard. Her inventive policies are spreading. This article is a reprint from…

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ABOVE PHOTO: HARRISBURG, Pa. — A proposal to ban the purchase, sale, and production of untraceable gun parts passed the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives last Wednesday, with Democrats in the House using their majority to propel gun control after years of stagnation in a divided state government. ASSOCIATED PRESS The legislation passed the House…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani works in her office Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is announcing changes to how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. “It feels good to be seen,” said Eskamani, whose parents are from Iran. (AP Photo/John…

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State Rep. Harold Love, Jr., D-Nashville, left, speaks to state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, on the House floor Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) By Kimberlee KruesiASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trustees of Tennessee’s only publicly funded historically Black university were removed last Thursday under legislation signed into law by…

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