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Jimmy Carter's state funeral has started. Here's what to know

Jimmy Carter's state funeral has started. Here's what to know

ATLANTA (AP) — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter begin Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
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Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket is on its way to Atlanta as 39th president's state funeral begins

Jimmy Carter's flag-draped casket is on its way to Atlanta as 39th president's state funeral begins

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S.
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Pope Francis says bullying at school prepares students for war, not peace

Pope Francis says bullying at school prepares students for war, not peace

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned that bullying in schools prepares students for war rather than peace, in a speech to Catholic educators gathered at the Vatican on Saturday.
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Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president's life began more than 100 years ago.
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Jimmy Carter's state funeral starts Saturday. Here is what to know

Jimmy Carter's state funeral starts Saturday. Here is what to know

ATLANTA (AP) — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter begin Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
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Sunday school class with Jimmy Carter: What it was like

Sunday school class with Jimmy Carter: What it was like

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — It never got old. No matter how many times one crammed into the modest sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist Church, there was always some wisdom to be gleaned from the measured, Bible-inspired words of Jimmy Carter .
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Middle East latest: Germany and France seek a 'new beginning' with Syria

Middle East latest: Germany and France seek a 'new beginning' with Syria

The top diplomats from Germany and France were in Syria on Friday to send what the German minister called a clear signal that Europe and Syria can have a “political new beginning" after Islamist insurgents ousted Bashar Assad .
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Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar

Israeli strikes kill at least 42 in Gaza as ceasefire talks set to resume in Qatar

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital and emergency response workers said, as health workers and Israel's military traded claims over reported evacu
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Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in southeastern Bangladesh on Thursday rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups.
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The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges

The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges

NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows , embraces and ice plunges.
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