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What makes religious relics – like pieces of the ‘true cross’ and hair of saints – sacred to Christians

(THE CONVERSATION) A Russian missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, sunk after it was heavily damaged in April 2022. Kremlin officials said that a fire on board caused munitions to explode, while Ukrainian officials claimed they had attacked the Moskva. Several media reports noted that the ship might have been carrying a relic of the “true cross,” a piece of the actual wooden cross on which Christians believe that Jesus suffered and died.

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Some rural areas near Kansas tornado had no siren coverage

Associated Press Sedgwick County officials acknowledge that some residents living in rural areas likely did not hear sirens going off before an EF-3 tornado roared through parts of the Kansas county last week. While much of the attention after the April 29 night storm focused on the heavily populated Wichita suburb of Andover, rural areas close to the city and in adjacent Butler County also sustained significant damage from a tornado that was on the ground for nearly 13 miles (20.92 kilometers).

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Hesston road project progressing

According to Jim Meier, superintendent of the Harvey County Road and Bridge Department, the first phase of a months-long project to mill and resurface Hesston Road/ Old 81 is all but complete. “I am pretty pleased with how it rides, it rides a lot better than it did,” Meier said. “The extra inch approved made a huge difference.”

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