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IMAGE: CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, ReutersBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican called on thegovernment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to respect the will of thepeople and respect the nation's current constitution. The Vaticanurged Maduro "tosuspend ongoing initiatives such as the new Constituent Assembly, which,rather than fostering reconciliation and peace, encourages a climate of tensionand confrontation and mortgages the future," said a statement released Aug. 4 by the Vatican Secretariat of State.Elections for seats on the assemblywere held around the country July 30 amid massive protests and internationaloutcry. Maduro's push for the assembly, comprised mainly of his supporters and designed to rewritethe nation's constitution, has led to violent demonstrations in whichmore than 100 people have died.TheVatican's statement echoed a declaration made by members of the presidingcouncil of the Venezuelan bishops' conference ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The memes and mockery abound, but "Sharknado," which has conquered audiences, netted dozens of celebrity cameos such as George R.R. Martin, Ne-Yo and Kelly Osbourne, and has turned into an annual event. The fifth installment of the TV movie series about airborne sharks arrives Sunday with new celebrities and international settings....
BETHELEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Has Banksy struck again in familiar territory?...
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities say two baby sitters have been charged with putting five children infested with fleas, bedbugs and lice into the back of a U-Haul truck in Ohio....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Nearly two decades of using heroin and a year of living on the streets of Philadelphia had led Steven Kemp to a simple conclusion: It was time to get sober. But when he staggered into a detox facility on a recent Friday night, his head brimming with the thought that suicide would end the pain, he was told he couldn't be admitted because he didn't have a photo ID....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in July, a second straight month of robust gains that underscore the economy's vitality as it enters a ninth year of expansion....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged on Friday to rein in government leaks that he said undermine American security, taking an aggressive public stand after being called weak on the matter by President Donald Trump....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Special Counsel Robert Mueller is using a grand jury in Washington as part of an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia, a person familiar with the probe says....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Russia investigation. (all times local):...
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