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The Vatican said it invited leaders of Iraq's 'Jewish community' to a meeting with the Pope on Saturday, despite the fact that Muslims violently purged the Jews from the country decades ago.

Dolly Parton shared a video of herself getting the Moderna vaccine and urged those who are afraid to get it to "get out there and get your shot."

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the 31-year-old wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been transferred to Alexandria's detention center in

Galveston just lifted its boil water notice. Heres where its still in effect. Laura Furr Mericas FacebookTwitterEmail Luis Martinez carries a full water container to his car after filling it from a spigot in Haden Park Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Houston. Houston and several surrounding communities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes, despite power returning to the region.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer Great news, G...

Galveston just lifted its boil water notice. Heres where its still in effect. Chron 2/21/2021 © Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Luis Martinez carries a full water container to his car after filling it from a spigot in Haden Park Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 in Houston. Houston and several surrounding communities are under a boil water notice as many residents are still without running water in their homes, despite power returning to the region. Great news, Galveston. Y’all...

Thousands of residents in the Killeen-Copperas Cove area went through a third day without power to their residence Wednesday, and the situation is serious. Beverly Ledbetter and her husband and three sons stuck out the cold in their south Killeen home for the first two days, but then they fled to a friend’s house in northeast Killeen for relief from the bitter cold. The first night, her children were able to embrace the adventure of a night “roughing it” without power — answ...

Nearly 20,000 electric customers in the Killeen area — just under 30% of all customers served in the Killeen area — remained without power Tuesday, and there is no timetable for its return. Houses and buildings in the surrounding areas, such as Copperas Cove and Harker Heights also remained dark — some for more than 24 hours. One Copperas Cove resident, Ashley Price, said she and her family had to flee Copperas Cove for a family member’s home in Leander who still has power. ...

By Amanuel T. Muhzun GERD seeking fair international mediation The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has had a large international focus with reports about its advantages and disadvantages. In fact, the Project is quite big and is located in the highly sensitive watershed of the Nile Basin. This writer find it helpful to mention the many international efforts made in seeking mediation concerning the water dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan. According to the Egyptian Al-Ahram online ...

A large-scale vaccination site opened Tuesday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, with a goal of inoculating 15,000 people daily.

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