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Maundy Thursday services were held at First Presbyterian Church of Elgin and Good Friday with the African American Christian Ministers Alliance, a group of Black pastors and their congregations in the area, and their counterparts from the Aurora-area at Second Baptist in Elgin.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Growing congregations have an incentive to publicize their numbers, which declining ones lack.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves.—
Parker Bach,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Behind the large wooden door, its frescoed walls closed to the general public reveal details of the compound's dramatic history, including papal conclaves and the Inquisition interrogation of Galileo Galilei.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The flexible stack can be laminated under existing display or interface assemblies, allowing integration without major redesigns or complex component integration.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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The assemblies aren’t the end of the nomination process — indeed, some of the highest-profile names in Democratic politics are foregoing it.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Multigenerational convocations among Central Asian thinkers remain exceptionally rare.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The White House declined to comment for this story about the deliberations with Gulf allies.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Outsourcing has not been part of budget deliberations.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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It’s been very exciting, seeing everyone at conventions dressed as me in my outfits.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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The process is quick and unremarkable to anyone familiar with the studio-shoot culture of the city, where the backdrops change but the conventions stay the same.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Consistories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistories. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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