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John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling“ pope, is beatified

John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling“ pope, is beatified

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday beatified one of his predecessors, John Paul I, a briefly serving pontiff who distinguished himself with his humility and cheerfulness, and whose abrupt death in his bedroom in 1978 shocked the world and fueled suspicions for years about his demise. The ceremony in St. Peter’s Square constituted the last formal step in the Vatican before possible…

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Two injured after buildings collapse in Marseille Original article in TORONTO STAR By The Associated Press Mon., Nov. 5, 2018 MARSEILLE, FRANCE—Two buildings collapsed in the southern city of Marseille on Monday, leaving a giant pile of rubble and beams.

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Congressional report offers glimpse of how a defeated Donald Trump tried to keep power

Congressional report offers glimpse of how a defeated Donald Trump tried to keep power

WASHINGTON—It was throwback week on Capitol Hill, with everyone’s favourite legislative landmark sporting a retro-2021 look: surrounded by tall fencing, patrolled by armed soldiers. During the State of the Union, three helicopters hovered over the marble dome for more than three hours, disrupting the sleep of neighbourhood children in the name of national security once again, a resident told me.…

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Texas’s tough new abortion law is a victory for Donald Trump

Texas’s tough new abortion law is a victory for Donald Trump

WASHINGTON—This is what progressives warned would happen when Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. And it is clearly what former president Donald Trump expected to happen when he rushed in before last fall’s election to fill her Supreme Court seat with an anti-abortion judge. The effect on human lives, and American politics, will be immediate and far-reaching. Most abortions are now illegal in Texas, and…

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‘Strong indications’ Vladimir Putin OK’d missile supply to separatists who shot down flight MH17, investigators say

THE HAGUE—An international team of investigators said Wednesday it found “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 with a Russian missile. However, the Joint Investigation Team said they had insufficient evidence to launch any new prosecutions and…

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Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old age

Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old age

In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running. Without a hint of breathlessness, he says: “I can put in miles down here.” Steps away is an expensive leather recliner he bought when he retired from Procter & Gamble with visions of relaxing into old age. He…

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Christians in Egypt bury their dead after attack Original article in TORONTO STAR By Samy MagdyThe Associated PressHamza Hendawi Sat., Nov. 3, 2018…

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Why Russia seems to be pivoting its Ukraine strategy — toward killing more civilians

Why Russia seems to be pivoting its Ukraine strategy — toward killing more civilians

The Kharkiv opera house, a once-hulking postmodern rectangle that hosted productions in four different languages, is now rubble after being bombed by Russian forces, and at least nine people are dead. That bombing came as part of a series of attacks against civilians — attacks that experts warn could be a pivot toward more widespread damage in the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “Nobody will…

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Why would some people rather risk death than get vaccinated? It’s the American way

Why would some people rather risk death than get vaccinated? It’s the American way

WASHINGTON — For a snapshot of the tragedy of belligerent self-destruction currently threatening to immolate parts of the United States of America, take a look at Florida. A fundraising group supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis — after Donald Trump, he’s widely considered the second most likely candidate to become the Republican presidential nominee in 2024 — has been selling beer koozies and T-shirts…

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Suspects in rapper XXXTentacion’s death about to face trial

Suspects in rapper XXXTentacion’s death about to face trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—More than four years after gunmen killed emerging rap star XXXTentacion during a robbery outside a South Florida motorcycle shop, three suspects are now scheduled to go on trial. Shooting suspect Michael Boatwright, 28, and his accused accomplices, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, could all receive life sentences if convicted of first-degree murder. They are…

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Arizona police say an 11-year-old killed his grandmother, then himself Original article in TORONTO STAR By Michael Brice-SaddlerThe Washington Post Mon., Nov. 5, 2018 An Arizona boy fatally shot his grandmother, then killed himself Saturday, after being instructed to clean his room, his grandfather told authorities.

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Joe Biden thinks cash can change how Americans view politics. Will it work?

Joe Biden thinks cash can change how Americans view politics. Will it work?

WASHINGTON — Across the United States on Thursday, parents were getting cash deposited in their bank accounts — $300 per child, per month, courtesy of the federal government. It’s a temporary program until the end of the year that the White House, citing an estimate from Columbia University, claims can cut child poverty in half. And it was the clearest manifestation yet of President Joe Biden’s…

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Newly discovered comet may be visible to naked eye this month

Newly discovered comet may be visible to naked eye this month

ORLANDO, Fla. — A comet discovered in 2022 that has not been in the neighborhood for 50,000 years could get baked enough by the sun this week as it approaches its closest path by the Earth to be seen by the naked eye this month. The ball of ice known as Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make its closest approach to the sun on Thursday, but is already visible in the Northern Hemisphere in the predawn…