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Parts of California are blanketed in snow after a powerful Thanksgiving storm, with more snow expected in parts of the state over the weekend.
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Marie Andrews holds a pyx, the vessel she uses to transport the consecrated Communion wafer to homebound parishioners. Andrews is an officially sanctioned Eucharistic minister in the Roman Catholic Church.
Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio
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Neodosha, Kan., has a population of 2,300. A wealthy donor has promised to pay college tuition for students who live in the town.
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Based on actual events, the graphic novel Grand Theft Horse tells the story of a trainer who rescues a horse from its villainous owner. Journalist Taylor Haney set out to learn how much of the story is true. Above, a scene from the novel.
Courtesy of Greg Neri and Corban Wilkin
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