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WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Anette Mattsson had bid 200,000 euros ($226,500) for a prized gray Arabian mare but soon stopped. With the price rising rapidly and no sign of other bidders, she sensed that something strange was going on at the annual Pride of Poland sale on Aug. 14....
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not required to get the once-over....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Donald Trump insists that he's not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally - even though his new campaign manager now says his stance is "to be determined."...
(Vatican Radio) The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro came to an end on Sunday after 17 days of competition.The United States led the medals table with 121, 46 of them gold.Listen to the report by James Blears:Among the most heartwarming stories of this Olympics was during the women’s 5000 metres, when New Zealand`s Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D`Agostino of the United States accidently collided, with the American crashing to the track injured. Hamblin admirably stayed with Abbey helping her, abandoning her part in the completion. Nikki was awared the Pierre De Coubertin medal for fair play.The next summer Olympics will take place in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
(Vatican Radio) The annual Rimini meeting is continuing in the Italian city with thousands of people of different faiths and cultures taking part. Attending the meeting are two Christian Syrian brothers, Klaus Bazerji e George Bazerji from Aleppo. They fled their homeland and are now both studying in Germany. George and Klaus spoke to Vatican Radio's Luca Collodi about Christian persecution and the ongoing conflict in the country. The Rimini Meeting takes place this year from 19-25 August.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message, signed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to the Bishop of Castellaneta, Claudio Maniago on the occasion of the 67th National Liturgical Week in Italy which takes place in Gubbio.Below is a Vatican Radio translation of the MessageYour Excellency,On the occasion of the 67th National Liturgical Week, which this year takes place in Gubbio, in the mystical and calming scenery of Umbria, the Holy Father Pope Francis is happy to send good wishes to you, to the CAL collaborators and to all those taking part in the significant study days.The choice of this place, inspired by the celebration of 1600 years of the Letter of Pope Innocent I to Decentius, Bishop of Gubbio (cf.. PL 20, 551-561), is particularly appropriate during the Holy Extraordinary Year of Mercy. In this document, in which the Roman Pontiff offered clarifying answers to questions posed by pastor eugubino, there is some interesting news abo...
ATLANTA (AP) -- The five people slain in a massacre at a south Alabama home included a woman who was five months pregnant, Mobile County authorities said....
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for launching airstrikes on Syria for the time being, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, just hours after the Iranian defense minister criticized Moscow for having "kind of show-off and ungentlemanly" attitude by publicizing their actions....
VASTERFARNEBO, Sweden (AP) -- Love, not war, sent an Afghan family fleeing from Iran during last summer's chaotic mass migration to Europe. Luck reunited them a year later, after a dark night in a Turkish forest separated 14-year-old Mahdi Azizi from his parents and sisters....
