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After the fire, assessing the future of Notre Dame's centuries-old organ

After the fire, assessing the future of Notre Dame's centuries-old organ

Chief organist Olivier Latry shares recordings of music played on Notre Dame Cathedral's famed organ — and looks ahead to the church's extensive renovation process after the fire on April 15.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Ned Wharton

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Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in nine bombings that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.
by Associated Press

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3 top climbers presumed dead after avalanche in Canada

3 top climbers presumed dead after avalanche in Canada

Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjorg Auer had been attempting a route in Canada's Banff National Park. The park said that all three are "presumed to be deceased."

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Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire

Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre Dame fire

Paris police investigators think an electrical short-circuit most likely caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, a police official said Thursday as France paid a daylong tribute to the firefighters who saved the world-renowned landmark.
by Associated Press

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After Boeing crashes, more people want help taming fear of flying

After Boeing crashes, more people want help taming fear of flying

If you're scared of flying, the news of two recent airline crashes might have you in jitters. Instructors who help people overcome that fear say enrollments have doubled since the incidents.
by Jasmine Garsd

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Winter storm left costly damage in southern Minnesota

Winter storm left costly damage in southern Minnesota

The electricity is back on for nearly all of the thousands of Minnesotans who lost power after last week's late winter storm. Now, work is beginning to tally up the costs of the blizzard that pummeled much of the state with ice, snow and wind.
by Kirsti Marohn

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