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Religion

Pope decries vile bombing in Pakistani park on Easter

By Alayna Pehrson
March 28, 2016 12:00 AM
Pope Francis decries what he calls the ‘’vile’’ and ‘’abominable’’ Easter Sunday bombing in a Pakistani park targeting Christians and insisting religious minorities be protected. (Associated Press)
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Healthy Living

Concussion blood tests may have a promising medical future

By Alayna Pehrson
March 28, 2016 12:00 AM
New research bolsters evidence that a simple blood test may someday be used to detect concussions and other brain trauma. (Associated Press)
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Healthy Living

Temple attendance expected to increase with opening of second Provo temple

By Alayna Pehrson
March 19, 2016 12:00 AM
The opening of the Provo City Center Temple could create new opportunities for BYU students who want to go to the temple more frequently.
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Campus Events

People gather at BYU to celebrate Pi day

By Alayna Pehrson
March 15, 2016 12:00 AM
Students and people from the community gathered at the Wilkinson Student Center to celebrate Pi day on Mar. 14, 2016. The BYU Math department has hosted a variety of Pi day celebrations in the past and hosted this year's celebration as well.
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Local

Provo City Center temple captures public's attention from tours

By Alayna Pehrson
March 10, 2016 12:00 AM
The Provo City Center temple provided tours to the public from Jan. 15 to Mar. 5, 2016. The temple was able to capture the attention of over 800,000 tour guests. (Mormon Newsroom)
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Food

Obama hosts dinner for Canadian Prime Minister

By Alayna Pehrson
March 10, 2016 12:00 AM
President Barack Obama smiles during his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Thursday, March 10, 2016, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Technology

NASA salvages Mars mission that should have launched by now

By Alayna Pehrson
March 09, 2016 12:00 AM
An artist's rendering provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech depicts the InSight Mars lander studying the interior of Mars. NASA said it's shooting for a 2018 launch of the InSight spacecraft. The robotic lander was supposed to lift off in March 2016, but was grounded in December by a leak in a French instrument. Project managers said the device should be redesigned in time. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Automatic voter registration takes hold on West Coast

By Alayna Pehrson
March 07, 2016 12:00 AM
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman holds a sample of a Washington state enhanced drivers license. Senate Bill 6379 and House Bill 2682 would automatically register people who aren’t on the voter rolls but already have or apply for an enhanced driver's license or commercial driver’s licenses. (Associated Press)
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Nation

Military begins to recruit women for combat jobs

By Alayna Pehrson
March 04, 2016 12:00 AM
One of the 20 female soldiers, center, who is among the 400 students who qualified to start Ranger School, runs in place in between obstacles on the Darby Queen, one of the toughest obstacle courses in U.S. Army training, at Fort Benning, in Ga. (Robin Trimarchi/Ledger-Enquirer via AP, File)
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