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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3QyXiBQ #texas #flood #floods Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via htt

Eastern Orthodox worshippers throng Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem

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In the annual ceremony that has been observed for over a millennium, a flame taken from Jesus’ tomb is used to light the candles of fervent believers in Orthodox communities near and far. The devout believe the origin of the flame is a miracle and is shrouded in mystery. (AP video by Leo Correa and Hovsep Nalbandian) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This

Police break up encampment of anti-Gaza war protesters at University of Virginia

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Police broke up an encampment of anti-Gaza war protesters at the University of Virginia that campus police had called an “unlawful assembly.” Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

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Georgian protesters against 'Russia-style' media law mark Orthodox Easter with candlelight vigil

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Several thousand Georgians marked Orthodox Easter with a candlelit protest vigil outside a church located opposite the parliament in the capital, Tbilisi, late on Saturday. The vigil was part of the daily demonstrations against a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read mo

Putin joins faithful at Orthodox Easter mass at Moscow cathedral

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Worshippers including President Vladimir Putin packed Moscow's landmark Christ the Savior Cathedral for a night-time Easter service late on Saturday. Most Western churches observe Easter on March 31, but the Russian Orthodox Church follows a different calendar and celebrates on May 5. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3y595kV #putin #moscow #orthodoxeaster Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPres

Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston

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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.

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Here’s the latest for Saturday May 4: Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers; Japan and India reject Biden's xenophobic comments; Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas; Anti-war protest ruffles University of Michigan graduation ceremony. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.a

Labour’s Sadiq Khan wins third term as London mayor

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Khan won a little over a million votes, or nearly 44% of the vote, more than 11 percentage points ahead of his main challenger, the Conservative Party’s Susan Hall. He did particularly well in inner London but struggled in several outer boroughs. He used his victory speech to call for a general election, saying that "it's time for (UK Prime Minister) Rishi Sunak to give the public a choice". Subsc

People rescued from rooftops in flood-stricken Brazilian state

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The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state jumped to 56 as of Saturday morning, according to the state’s civil defense agency. Helicopters are being used to rescue residents on the rooftops who were isolated in their homes by the widespread flooding that has already displaced more than 30,000 people. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https:/

Star Wars characters entertain travelers in Sunghan Airport, Taiwan to celebrate Star Wars day

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John Cleese brings his iconic TV comedy 'Fawlty Towers' to the London stage

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Almost exactly 50 years since its pilot episode aired in the U.K., British classic comedy "Fawlty Towers" is heading to London's West End. (May 4) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Fire engulfs buildings in industrial area of Kharkiv after Russian drone strike

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Firefighters tackled a blaze that had engulfed two buildings, one of which was a tyre repair shop. Four people were injured and two buildings destroyed after Russia carried out an overnight attack on the city of Kharkiv, according to the city’s governor Oleh Syniehubov. (AP video shot by Yakiv Liashenko) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be

Victims mourned in Gaza after overnight strikes on building in Rafah and Nuseirat refugee camp

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In Rafah, Civil Defense members evacuated injured victims from the building hit by the strike, and also carried away the bodies of those killed. Meanwhile, at Al Aqsa hospital in Deir Al Balah, mourners prayed over the bodies of those killed in the strike on Nuseirat camp. T

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