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Dave Coulier shares touching voicemail Bob Saget left him before his death

by Jami Ganz New York Daily News (TNS) April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

The 64-year-old “Full House Rewind” host shared the touching voicemail on the latest episode of his podcast.

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Can kosher food be hip? Manischewitz is betting its rebrand on it.

by Jaclyn Peiser The Washington Post April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Manischewitz, the 136-year-old Kosher food brand synonymous with Passover, has changed its look in a bid for new customers, especially the culturally curious.

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Lewiston council passes resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza

by Andrew Rice April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

The resolution asks Maine’s congressional delegation and President Biden to demand an end to violence in Gaza and Israel, and ‘an immediate and unconditional release of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners unjustly held.’

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Huge Taiwan quake caused few deaths thanks to preparedness – and luck

by Lily Kuo, Pei-Lin Wu and Vic Chiang The Washington Post April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Experts credit stricter building codes, extensive evacuation, and disaster drills that begin in primary school, a honed disaster response strategy – and a fair amount of luck – for the low death toll Wednesday’s quake.

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Border Patrol must care for migrant children waiting in camps, judge says

by REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Advocates say the U.S. government has a responsibility for the children and that Border Patrol often directs migrants to the camps, sometimes even driving them there.

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Man who received pig kidney transplant leaves hospital, feels great

by Jennifer Hassan The Washington Post April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

On March 16, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive such a transplant, according to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation for the blowout of a panel during flight

by Associated Press April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

Alaska said in Thursday’s filing that it expects to lose between $1.05 and $1.15 per share for the January-March quarter, with 95 cents per share of the loss related to the accident.