Peace Corps evacuates volunteers amid global outbreak
The Peace Corps suspends all operations worldwide and evacuates volunteers as COVID-19 spreads and travel becomes harder. Director Jody Olsen says posts remain open and normal operations will resume when conditions permit. In France, priest Bernard Preynat, 74, is sentenced to five years for abusing at least 75 boys, many scouts, in the church’s worst abuse case.
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Missouri gas station shooting leaves five dead
A gunman opened fire at a Kum & Go gas station in Springfield trapping and killing five people, including three civilians and a police officer. Police say the gunman died by self-inflicted gunshot as officers arrived, amid multiple shooting calls in the city late Sunday.
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ATm theft attempt and fatal NC shootings dominate state brief
Police chase uncovers two suspects seen near a damaged Bank of America ATM in Chapel Hill where no money was taken after a stolen NYC labeled truck was used. In Moncure, seven family members were shot dead in what sheriff says as a rare violent event in a quiet community. Archaeologists in Raleigh evaluate a Civil War era driftwood piece from Kure Beach that may have been ship timber used on a coastal trading schooner.
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Local theaters push back shows and offer refunds or exchanges
Theatre groups announce postponements and ticket options as productions delay. Civic Theatre will reschedule October dates with refunds or exchanges and encourage donations, while Rivertowne Players move Murder on the Orient Express to late June after copyright delays. May productions Sister Act remains planned with tickets on sale March 27.
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