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Their kinship sealed by fire, St. John the Divine brings Notre Dame to life in exhibition

Jan. 27, 2025 16:37 PM EST

NEW YORK (RNS) — The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, revisiting its 850-year history using augmented reality. Histovery, the French tech startup behind the project, hopes it will attract history nerds and tech...

Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policies

Jan. 23, 2025 13:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state's approach on its management of water. In a Fox News Channel interview on Wednesday, Trump repeated false claims that the...