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A pilgrim attends a church service at a Greek Orthodox temple in Hasia, northwestern Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. The Dormition of the Virgin Mary (or Mother of God as the Greeks usually refer to her) is celebrated on Aug. 15. The religious event is coupled with midsummer festivities, known as Panigiria, that often last more than a day with music, culinary feasts and, in many cases, flea markets. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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AP PHOTOS: Spiritual, material mix at Greek mid-August feast

By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS THANASSIS STAVRAKIS - Associated Press
Wed,08/17/22-2:28AM, 778 Reads
KEA, Greece (AP) — Blending the spiritual with the material, mid-August marks the high point of Greece’s summer season that attracts crowds of city-dwellers back to their ancestral villages.
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A launch truck fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) at its intended target during the African Lion military exercise in Grier Labouihi complex, southern Morocco, on June 9, 2021. U.S. leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory, after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north. Lawmakers particularly pointed to the precision weapons and rocket systems that the U.S. and Western nations have provided to Ukraine as key to the dramatic shift in momentum, including the precision-guided HIMARS. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

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US leaders avoid victory dance in Ukraine combat advances

By LOLITA BALDOR AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER LOLITA BALDOR AND ELLEN KNICKMEYER - Associated Press
Mon,09/12/22-11:13PM, 777 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. leaders from President Joe Biden on down are being careful not to declare a premature victory after a Ukrainian offensive forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the north.
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Residents appeal cell tower decision to parish council

By TONI TAGEANT TONI TAGEANT
Thu,04/16/26-6:16PM, 777 Reads
The Washington Parish Council met on Monday, April 6.
The minutes of the March 23 meeting were approved and the Council then heard an appeal filed March 18 concerning the decision of the Washington Parish Planning Commission on March 17 in the matter of a Conditional Use Permit Application proposing a new cell tower.
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The Nation's Weather

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sat,03/11/23-3:30AM, 776 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Sunday, March 12, 2023
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
A storm system centered over the Midwest will continue to
strengthen tomorrow, bringing a wide range of hazards. A
swath of accumulating snow is expected across much of the
Midwest, stretching from Minnesota and Iowa eastward into
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