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Schaijk is among the many places around the globe that have celebrated Carnival season for centuries. The entire village shuts down for days of parades, singing and celebration.
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Tests in Key West show sediment stirred up by cruise ships, which can harm marine life, routinely exceed federal standards. Key West has responded by suspending the tests.
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#### In Key West, testing shows cruise ships stir up as much sediment as a hurricane
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On Ash Wednesday, Christians hear the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Those words ring differently for many whose churches and homes burned in the Los Angeles fires.
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#### 'God walks with us through the ashes.' A poignant Ash Wednesday after LA wildfires
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An NPR listener says her friend pings her morning, noon and night, even if she doesn't respond. She'd like to say something, but she's afraid it will hurt her friend's feelings.
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Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.
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Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky holds a smoke torch as protesters set a fire during a demonstration calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday in Tel Aviv. Israel's domestic security agency says it now had Hamas' battle plans and other warnings for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but failed to take them seriously. **Amir Levy/Getty Images** ****hide caption****
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Israel's domestic security agency had Hamas' battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn't take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure.
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#### What went wrong? Israel's spy agency lists failures in preventing Oct. 7 attack
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Prosecutors say the majority of the stolen tickets were for Swift's Eras Tour, but the thieves also boosted ones for Adele and Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
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