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With the Wasatch Mountains in the background, thousands gather to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak at a campaign rally on March 18, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah.(Photo: George Frey, Getty Images)
Alaska, Hawaii and Washington Democrats caucus on Saturday
Washington has the biggest delegate haul (101!) of the three Democratic contests Saturday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>This is a hotly contested state with Hillary Clinton dispatching both husband Bill and daughter Chelsea to campaign on her behalf this week, and there is no useful polling to show how it is leaning. Alaska (16 delegates) and Hawaii (25 delegates) also hold caucuses Saturday. Voters in Alaska and Washington meet in the morning, with Hawaii in the afternoon, so the last results will be rolling in after dinner on the East Coast.
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Easter festivities get underway as Christians mark most holy day
Easter is Christianity’s most important holiday, as it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ — a foundation of the Christian faith<span style="color: Red;">*</span>grounded in the teachings of the New Testament.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> For Catholics, Easter has even deeper meaning this year as it is being celebrated during the "Holy Year of Mercy," as proclaimed by Pope Francis.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Religious and secular festivities are underway: The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Great Peter Rabbit Hunt<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in England honors author Beatrix Potter, and over<span style="color: Red;">*</span>65,000 eggs are hidden<span style="color: Red;">*</span>throughout Colorado’s Copper Mountain ski village and mountain.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>In need of some egg-spiration for the spring holiday? Look no further. Decorate your eggs with colored sand, galaxies<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>gold leaves.
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March Madness: The road to the Final Four gets real
The NCAA tournament field is now down to just eight teams: Kansas, Villanova, Oregon, Oklahoma, Virginia, Notre Dame, Syracuse and North Carolina. Elite 8 action will begin Saturday with the crowing of the South and West region champions in Louisville and Anaheim, respectively. The other two regional finals will be played Sunday in Philadelphia (East) and Chicago (Midwest). You can track all the basketball action with USA TODAY's bracket challenge.
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Ireland marks centennial of deadly Easter Rising
One hundred years ago, a ragtag band of Irish nationalists battled the British army in central Dublin for six days in a failed attempt to win independence from the United Kingdom. The centennial of that "Easter Rising" revolt will be marked in the Irish capital on Easter Sunday with a parade and a reading of the rebels' mutinous proclamation, which beckons Ireland's people to fight "for her freedom." Yet unlike the Fourth of July, which all Americans recognize as the birth of their nation, the historical significance of Easter Rising is fading among the Irish as differences between Britain and Ireland have<span style="color: Red;">*</span>significantly declined.
On April 24, Ireland will remember the centennial of the Easter Rising - the failed uprising that sparked the fight for independence. Here in America, it was remembered, but the Irish holiday most celebrated is St. Patrick’s Day.
Storms could douse Easter egg hunts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
After days of stormy weather,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>snow will blow out of Denver area Saturday afternoon but leave behind a chill that will drop into the teens by Sunday morning, making a white Easter a reality here.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>As the system moves eastward, it isn't expected to have enough moisture to douse<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a 620-square-mile wildfire in Kansas and Oklahoma.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>By Sunday afternoon, the storm system will reach the Memphis area and hit some warmer, moist air from the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Gulf of Mexico, creating the potential for severe storms in eastern Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, West and Middle Tennessee, northwest Alabama<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and much of Mississippi.
The national weather forecast for Saturday, March 26th calls for rain in the upper Midwest and for a few Southern states. The rest of the U.S. will see nice weather.
Essentials:
On TV:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Judy Garland is at her peak in Easter Parade. Also Sunday, a pair of Masterpieces return to PBS: Grantchester and Mr. Selfridge.
Need a break?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Try<span style="color: Red;">*</span>playing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>some of our games.
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