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As Holy Week nears its eventful end, first lady Melania Trump took to X to reach out to Americans for Good Friday. She also shared her excitement for the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll.
“May this Good Friday inspire hope and faith for all Americans and our friends around the world,” wrote the first lady.
“As families across the nation gather to celebrate Easter,” she also wrote, “I extend my gratitude to the dedicated East Wing Staff for their tireless effort in preparing the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll.”
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP OPENS WHITE HOUSE GARDENS TO ALL AMERICANS
“This cherished tradition, rooted in history since 1878, brings joy, storytelling and laughter to America’s children,” she continued.
This will be the 147th year of the tradition that dates back to Rutherford B. Hayes’ presidency in 1878, according to the White House website.
Before that time, egg rolls were “banned on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol due to an uptick in popularity that cau..

As Holy Week nears its eventful end, first lady Melania Trump took to X to reach out to Americans for Good Friday. She also shared her excitement for the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll.
“May this Good Friday inspire hope and faith for all Americans and our friends around the world,” wrote the first lady.
“As families across the nation gather to celebrate Easter,” she also wrote, “I extend my gratitude to the dedicated East Wing Staff for their tireless effort in preparing the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll.”
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP OPENS WHITE HOUSE GARDENS TO ALL AMERICANS
“This cherished tradition, rooted in history since 1878, brings joy, storytelling and laughter to America’s children,” she continued.
This will be the 147th year of the tradition that dates back to Rutherford B. Hayes’ presidency in 1878, according to the White House website.
Before that time, egg rolls were “banned on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol due to an uptick in popularity that cau..

The fast-approaching deadline for REAL IDs has many Americans rushing to obtain the important new identification even as travel issues may lie ahead.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a press release reminding Americans of the May 7 deadline while also warning of delays.
“Passengers who present a state-issued identification that is not REAL ID compliant and who do not have another acceptable alternative (e.g., passport) can expect to face delays, additional screening and the possibility of not being permitted into the security checkpoint,” the release said.
REAL ID APPOINTMENTS ADDED AS NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO GET NEW IDENTIFICATION
Air travelers at domestic airports will be required to present a REAL ID in order to fly.
TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers told Fox News Digital the agency estimates that “81% of the public is ready for REAL ID enforcement.”
“That potentially leaves 19% who are unprepared,” Dankers said.
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Many travelers to Barcelona, Spain, may find themselves at one of the most beautiful sacred places in the world: the Sagrada Familia.
The basilica is the largest unfinished Catholic church, attracting not just worshippers but tourists from all over.
Sagrada Familia attracts so many tourists that the city of Barcelona is now building a specific area just for visitors to snap photos.
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In an action plan put together by the Barcelona Tourism Management (BTM), officials state, “The area around the Sagrada Familia was not designed for the intensive use it currently experiences.”
The public spaces in that area, the plan said, have reached a “saturation point.”
Officials say that “work needs to be done to improve this space in the following areas of intervention: urban landscape, tourist attraction points, public space model and disruptions or transformations resulting from urban developments.”
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Americans coast to coast are rushing to obtain REAL IDs while many motor vehicle bureaus are grappling to accommodate appointments.
With the deadline of May 7 approaching, air travelers at domestic airports and people entering some federal buildings must have a REAL ID.
Some Americans are considering alternatives if they're struggling to get DMV appointments to obtain the new identification.
REAL ID APPOINTMENTS ADDED AS NEW JERSEY RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO GET NEW IDENTIFICATION
On Monday in New Jersey, the Department of Motor Vehicles (NJDMV) website showed “0 appointments available” for REAL ID services on its site; it has now added additional time slots.
Virginia DMVs have launched Saturday events for people to get their REAL IDs, while some offices in California have extended their hours.
Other identification forms that will be accepted in lieu of a REAL ID are a valid U.S. passport or passport card; DHS trusted traveler cards such as Global Entry; Department of Defense IDs; p..

Archaeologists were perplexed by a strange pair of discs found in Oman – only to discover these items were actually a single 4,000-year-old instrument.
The cymbals date to the third millennium B.C. They were unearthed at a site in modern-day Dahwa, Oman, located on the southeastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia.
The scientists released their findings in an article entitled “Bronze Age cymbals from Dahwa: Indus musical traditions in Oman,” in the journal Antiquity on April 8.
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Historians uncovered the cymbals during an excavation of an ancient building in 2018, according to the article. The cymbals date back to somewhere between 2200 B.C. and 2000 B.C.
Pictures show the cymbals as identical in size. Neither appear to have surface damage, which the study's authors said “support[ed] the idea of a deliberate and careful deposition.”
“Both are circul..

Many Americans are rushing to book appointments at their local motor vehicle bureaus to obtain REAL IDs as the deadline for the license is fast approaching.
Beginning May 7, air travelers at domestic airports and people entering some federal buildings must have what’s known as a REAL ID.
Some states, such as New Jersey, are so overwhelmed with demand right now that there are virtually no appointments available for many people to obtain a REAL ID, even with the addition of extra booking slots.
NO 'REAL ID' APPOINTMENTS OPEN IN NEW JERSEY AS RESIDENTS SOUND OFF: ‘GET WITH THE TIMES, NJ'
“Besides the appointments currently available, approximately 3,500 new appointments for REAL ID upgrades are added each morning on a rolling basis,” a NJDMV spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“On top of that, over 4,600 appointments will be added for each new ‘REAL ID Thursday’ as they roll over on the schedule,” said the spokesperson.
The spokesperson added, “Once ag..

An angler may have broken a world record after reeling in a massive prehistoric-looking fish.
Art Weston, a Kentucky resident, went to Lake Livingston, Texas, to catch an alligator gar with the help of an expert guide and fisherman, Captain Kirk Kirkland.
“It was an epic battle, lasting nearly 4 hours, and covering over 2 miles of lake,” Weston told Fox News Digital.
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The massive fish weighed 153 pounds and stretched 7 feet 3 inches long.
It was caught on “The Garship Enterprise” boat.
Alligator gars are a unique species of fish.
They're often referred to as “living fossils”; records for the creatures have been discovered dating back almost 100 million years, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
Weston said the fish was swimming 8-12 feet below the boat and kept resting on the bottom for 10 minutes at a time — making the catch difficult.
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Two metal detectorists recently came across millennia-old treasure in a small European village.
The discovery was made this spring in the Romanian commune of Breaza, Mureș County, which is located in Transylvania.
Transylvania is famous for being the setting of Bram Stoker's novel “Dracula,” as well as its connection to the brutal leader Vlad the Impaler.
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But the recent archaeological discovery was far from frightening. In a Facebook post, the Breaza Mures Municipality City Hall wrote that two finders named Dionisie-Aurel Moldovan and Sebastian-Adrian Zăhan came across the treasure, which dates back to the Dacians.
The Dacians settled in present-day Romania in the 1st millennium B.C. The group unsuccessfully warred against the Roman Empire in the second century A.D., and Dacia became a Roman province in 106 A.D.
Pictures show various silver artifacts that have been tarnished with age.
In a s..

With the deadline for Real IDs fast approaching, many Americans are struggling to book appointments to obtain the new documentation — especially in the state of New Jersey.
Beginning May 7, air travelers at domestic airports and people entering some federal buildings must have what’s known as a Real ID.
On Monday in the Garden State, the Department of Motor Vehicles (NJDMV) website showed “0 appointments available” for Real ID services on its site.
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Yet there were 13,243 appointments available for non-driver IDs, 34,155 appointments open for transferring driver’s licenses from out of state, and 51,809 renewal appointments available.
If a driver's license falls within the renewal period, the person can book a renewal appointment to upgrade to a Real ID — and there are 51,809 appointments available.
Fox News Digital reached out to Gov. Phil Murphy’s office for comment.
“As seen in st..