China says deadly 2022 plane crash still being investigated

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The Chinese government says experts are still investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner last year that killed 132 people.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The flight data and voice recorders were given to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board for analysis. No information has been released about what might have been found.

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VERBATIM: The March 21, 2022, disaster was a rare failure for a Chinese airline industry that dramatically improved safety following deadly crashes in the 1990s. The Boeing 737-800 went into a nosedive, appeared to recover and then slammed into a mountainside in southern China. The Civil Aviation Administration of China said investigators were reviewing the plane’s controls and other debris but gave no details of what they might have found.

US aid worker and French journalist freed in West Africa

An American aid worker has been released from his captives in West Africa. President Biden welcomed the news of an American Jeffery Woodke being freed. White House officials say the U-S did not pay ransom for Woodke’s release. Woodke was held by Islamic extremists after being kidnapped from his home at gunpoint in Niger in October 2016. A French journalist was also released.

GOP Hopefuls Gather In South Carolina

Republicans who are seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential race are gathering in South Carolina this weekend.  And they’re promoting a goal that’s at the forefront of their agenda — namely, taking on “woke ideology.” The Vision ’24 event in North Charleston is being held by the group Palmetto Family, which lobbies for what it considers to be “biblical values.”  Organizers are describing the gathering as “casting the conservative vision” for the next White House race. More than 400 attendees are expected to hear from presidential hopefuls, including a former South Carolina governor who was Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador, and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.

Former President Trump Kicks Off Campaign Events

The former President is kicking off his 2024 campaign with two stops along the East Coast. More from Correspondent Bernie Bennett.

Former President Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with a stop Saturday in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina, appearances in early-voting states marking the first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.

Those states hold two of the party’s first three nominating contests, giving them enormous power in selecting the nominee.

Mr. Trump and his allies hope the events will offer a show of force behind the former president after a sluggish start to his campaign. In recent weeks, his backers have reached out to political operatives and elected officials to secure support for Mr. Trump at a critical point when other Republicans are preparing their own expected challenges.

Bernie Bennett reporting.

A lot of pastors are not very happy

A lot of pastors are not very happy

VERBATIM: In 2015, when the Barna Group polled Protestant clergymen, 72 said they felt very satisfied in their job. Today — it’s down to 52%. In 2015, two in three pastors said they were more confident of their calling than they were when they started in ministry. Now — just 35 percent say the same and 14 percent are less confident. Another striking aspect of the poll: The drop in satisfaction and confidence is very strong amongst YOUNG clergymen. Michael Harrington, SRN News.

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