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A list of the largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse

Read full article: A list of the largest settlements reached by organizations and victims of sexual abuse

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959.

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Jacksonville Fire and Rescue mourns loss of beloved firefighter following cancer battle

Read full article: Jacksonville Fire and Rescue mourns loss of beloved firefighter following cancer battle

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department announced the passing of one of its engineers on Tuesday.

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Jacksonville church holds live nativity scene with real animals

Read full article: Jacksonville church holds live nativity scene with real animals

The Christ Church in the Westside holds a live nativity with real animals.

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Christ’s Church star Chase Healey makes history, wins 3rd straight state title

Read full article: Christ’s Church star Chase Healey makes history, wins 3rd straight state title

Just call him Chase History. Christ’s Church Academy star Chase Healey won his third consecutive Class 1A state championship with a sterling performance on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando. Healey beat True North’s Brennon Chow, 6-2, 6-6, (7-2) to make history as just the seventh boys player to end his career with three titles.

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Chasing history: Christ’s Church star Healey rolls into tennis championship match

Read full article: Chasing history: Christ’s Church star Healey rolls into tennis championship match

The Christ’s Church star is one victory away from a third consecutive state championship after cruising to three wins in singles.

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A rare Sunday game in Utah awaits with All-Star contest

Read full article: A rare Sunday game in Utah awaits with All-Star contest

There will be an NBA game in Salt Lake City on Sunday night.

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Maryland probe finds 158 abusive priests, over 600 victims

Read full article: Maryland probe finds 158 abusive priests, over 600 victims

An investigation by Maryland’s attorney general has identified 158 Roman Catholic priests in the Archdiocese of Baltimore accused of sexually and physically abusing more than 600 victims over the past 80 years.

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Truck crashes into Neptune Beach church building before bursting into flames

Read full article: Truck crashes into Neptune Beach church building before bursting into flames

Police are investigating what caused a truck to crash into a Neptune Beach church building Thursday morning.

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Vatican says they're gifts; Indigenous groups want them back

Read full article: Vatican says they're gifts; Indigenous groups want them back

Restitution of Indigenous and colonial-era artifacts is one of the many agenda items awaiting Pope Francis on his trip to Canada, which begins Sunday.

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EXPLAINER: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?

Read full article: EXPLAINER: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?

Two Jesuit priests and a tour guide murdered in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara this week are the latest in a long line of activists, reporters, travelers and local residents who have been threatened or killed by criminal gangs that dominate the region.

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‘A sight to behold’: Cross only thing left standing following Texas church fire

Read full article: ‘A sight to behold’: Cross only thing left standing following Texas church fire

A Texas community was left in awe after a devastating fire ravished a Bridgeport church on Friday bringing everything to the ground — everything but a cross.

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History made: Christ’s Church star Chase Healey nails down another tennis title

Read full article: History made: Christ’s Church star Chase Healey nails down another tennis title

Chase Healey made it an unforgettable week at the state tennis tournament for local players.

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Additional charges of sexual battery filed against man with ties to Middleburg church

Read full article: Additional charges of sexual battery filed against man with ties to Middleburg church

For the past year, 53-year-old Christopher Pledger has been locked up in the Clay County Jail, accused of sexual battery, records show.

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Detroit church drops 10,000 eggs from a helicopter Easter weekend!

Read full article: Detroit church drops 10,000 eggs from a helicopter Easter weekend!

More than 400 Detroit families came to Faith Xperience Church to watch 10,000 eggs drop from a helicopter!

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Christian faithful mark Easter in Jerusalem

Read full article: Christian faithful mark Easter in Jerusalem

Christian worshipers gathered in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Seplucher, the traditional site of Jesus’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection, to observe the Easter holiday.

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2nd man pleads not guilty to sexual battery charges connected to North Jacksonville church

Read full article: 2nd man pleads not guilty to sexual battery charges connected to North Jacksonville church

A former member of a North Jacksonville church connected to a case involving more than 30 years of sexual abuse pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to two counts of sexual battery.

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Pastor pleads not guilty to sexual battery charges connected to North Jacksonville church

Read full article: Pastor pleads not guilty to sexual battery charges connected to North Jacksonville church

Paul Dyal, 78, is facing two counts of sexual battery on a child. When he appeared before a judge last month, he was ordered to be held without bond.

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1-year-old Jose Lara’s body found in Putnam County

Read full article: 1-year-old Jose Lara’s body found in Putnam County

Deputy said there is a swamp near the homes and divers are on standby and will wade through the water if necessary.

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‘It should never happen’: Women who say they survived abuse at Jacksonville church return to campus

Read full article: ‘It should never happen’: Women who say they survived abuse at Jacksonville church return to campus

Some of the women who say they were abused at a north Jacksonville church went back to the church campus Wednesday with their attorney to share their stories.

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‘Your church is OK’: Celebration Church pastor reassures congregation amid legal dispute

Read full article: ‘Your church is OK’: Celebration Church pastor reassures congregation amid legal dispute

The senior pastor of Celebration Church, one of the largest churches in Jacksonville, took a moment during Sunday morning service to address a legal dispute between the church and its founding pastors.

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Alleged victims of Jacksonville church sex assaults meet with media

Read full article: Alleged victims of Jacksonville church sex assaults meet with media

Attorney Cynthia Crawford, representing survivors of sex assaults linked to Jacksonville Assembly of the Body of Christ Church, said she is holding a news conference today.

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JSO: Sexual and physical abuse of minors at a North Jacksonville church started 30-years ago

Read full article: JSO: Sexual and physical abuse of minors at a North Jacksonville church started 30-years ago

One day after three men linked to a local church were arrested for child sexual abuse, News4JAX is learning more about the almost 20-year investigation.

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Man with ties to Middleburg church jailed on sexual battery charges

Read full article: Man with ties to Middleburg church jailed on sexual battery charges

For the past year, 53-year-old Christopher Pledger has been locked up in the Clay County Jail, accused of sexual battery, records show.

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1,500 Turkey Giveaway to be held Saturday at First Coast High School

Read full article: 1,500 Turkey Giveaway to be held Saturday at First Coast High School

Bold City Church’s annual turkey outreach is Saturday, November 20th from 9am-12pm on the Northside.

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Long serving Clay County elections worker dies of COVID complications

Read full article: Long serving Clay County elections worker dies of COVID complications

The Supervisor of Elections Office in Clay County has announced the death of a beloved elections worker, who died of complications from COVID-19.

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Historic Black church holds service in parking lot after devastating fire

Read full article: Historic Black church holds service in parking lot after devastating fire

A historic Black church was destroyed by a fire last Thursday night. Now, members of St. Simon’s Baptist Church are making do by holding services outside. The pastor’s assistant said the church staff will keep holding services outside until the church is rebuilt. It’s joy that I cannot explain.”Ambakisye, the assistant pastor at St. Simons Baptist Church, said Sunday’s service was wonderful and chose to focus on the good rather than the church being destroyed. Investigators are calling the fire that destroyed St. Simon’s Church on Thursday night suspicious.

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City approved 2 new designs for downtown developments

Read full article: City approved 2 new designs for downtown developments

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – This week the Downtown Development Review Board approved the historic Laura Street Trio project, according to News4Jax partners at the Jax Daily Record. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.) The city also approved plans for a concert venue attached to a rooftop bar on Bay Street, also known as Project 323. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

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Task force calls for COVID-19 vaccine sites to expand to minority communities

Read full article: Task force calls for COVID-19 vaccine sites to expand to minority communities

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Church leaders in Florida are pushing for more than 80 churches in under-served areas to become vaccination clinics. Church leaders say the governor and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry aren’t doing enough to reach underserved communities with the vaccine. They are now working to get the federal government to provide enough doses to open these sites. The leaders say it’s not political, it’s about saving lives. Church leaders announced nine Northeast Florida locations where they say coronavirus vaccination clinics should be placed.

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Jacksonville church holding free turkey giveaway for families in need

Read full article: Jacksonville church holding free turkey giveaway for families in need

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Household of Faith Church in Jacksonville wants to help families in need this Thanksgiving. The church is giving away 600 turkeys and several pallets of food items to community members Saturday at 9 a.m. A limited supply of gas cards and Walmart gift cards will also be included. Call the church if you need food for Thanksgiving at 904-764-8400. Household of Faith church

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Northeast Florida churches get creative for Easter Sunday services

Read full article: Northeast Florida churches get creative for Easter Sunday services

However, many churches in Northeast Florida told News4Jax they will not open their churches. Instead, they will stream Easter service online. At University Church, lead Pastor Frank Ciresi, said they will also stream Easter Service online. In addition to streaming Easter service, other churches are bringing people together at a safe social distance. Their drive-in Easter service will be held on Sunday at 10:15 a.m. in the Northeast Florida Fair parking lot to accommodate hundreds of worshipers.

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Eddie Murphy Shares Why He's Finally Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' (Exclusive)

Read full article: Eddie Murphy Shares Why He's Finally Hosting 'Saturday Night Live' (Exclusive)

So Dolemite came together, then Coming 2 America came together, then Beverly Hills Cop [4] came together," he continued. I can do that and I can have my funny little bookend and while I was at it, let me host Saturday Night Live. "I kind of developed it from the beginning and Rudy Ray Moore was kind of somebody I really, really was a fan of. "He's in Africa," Murphy revealed, adding that Wesley Snipes "is playing an African warlord named General Izzi. RELATED CONTENT:'Dolemite Is My Name': Eddie Murphy Is a Karate-Chopping Showman in First TrailerEddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall Reunite, Confirm 'Coming to America' SequelEddie Murphy Welcomes His 10th Child

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