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Indonesians act out the tenth station; 'Jesus is stripped of his garments' during a re-enactment of the Stations Of The Cross on Good Friday at the Raja Agung church on April 18, 2014 in Bintan Island, Indonesia. Holy Week marks the last week of Lent and the beginning of Easter celebrations. Catholics make up approximately 3 percent of the population of the predominantly Muslim country.

Holy Week observances around the world | 04.18.14

Photos from Easter Holy Week

Sports

Indiana power forward David West (21) goes to the basket as New Orleans power forward Anthony Davis (23) defends in the first half of a NBA basketball game at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012.

David West: A man on many missions

Garner’s David West is a two-time All-Star who leads the Indiana Pacers into the NBA playoffs, but his biggest wins come off the court, through his charity work and mentoring.

A federal grant funded an initiative to get healthier foods in corner stores. A North Carolina legislative committee also is studying ways to help alleviate food deserts, which are defined as any places where residents live more than a certain distance...

Business

Six-week-old pigs on a North Carolina hog farm.

USDA orders farms to report pig virus infections

Farms stricken with a deadly pig virus must report outbreaks as part of a new program to help monitor and possibly control the spread of the disease, the federal government announced Friday. 1 hour ago

Politics

About 25 demonstrators protest near Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh on March 13, 2013 in opposition of Duke Energy’s plans to increase rates. Duke’s 7.2 percent rate increase was approved in 2012 and upheld in 2013.

NC Attorney General Roy Cooper appeals Duke Energy rate increase for second time

NC Attorney General Roy Cooper is appealing Duke’s rate increase to the NC Supreme Court – again. Cooper says the NC Utilities Commission disregarded the court’s instructions to review the rate’s economic impact on consumers...

Nation/World News

A relative weeps as she waits for missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port on April 18, 2014 in Jindo-gun, South Korea. At least twenty eight people are reported dead, with 268 still missing. The ferry identified as the Sewol was carrying about 470 passengers, including the students and teachers, traveling to Jeju Island.

Captain of sunken S. Korean ferry, 2 crew arrested

The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need — three of whom were seen lifeless in the drowned vessel by a diver... 4 minutes ago