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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- In early July, Betsy Davis emailed her closest friends and relatives to invite them to a two-day party, telling them: "These circumstances are unlike any party you have attended before, requiring emotional stamina, centeredness and openness."...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump says President Barack Obama is the "founder" of the Islamic State group. He's not, of course....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Straying from his trademark bravado, Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday that his presidential campaign is facing challenges and could ultimately fall short - a rare expression of humility by the Republican presidential nominee....
WARREN, Mich. (AP) -- Her political fortunes flourishing, Hillary Clinton attempted to undercut Donald Trump's claim to working-class voters Thursday, portraying her Republican rival as untrustworthy on economic issues and pushing policies that would only benefit the super-wealthy - himself included....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A Belgian woman who won a 2012 bronze medal has become sick, the first Olympic competitor to fall ill after sailing the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay....
(Vatican Radio) Germany's interior minister has unveiled plans to boost security after recent attacks, including making it easier to deport foreigners deemed dangerous and stripping dual nationals who fight for extremist groups of their German citizenship. Thomas de Maizière's proposals also include creating several thousand jobs at federal security services over the coming years and making "promoting terrorism" a criminal offense.De Maizière said his nation needs to urgently boost security after four notorious attacks last month. He announced that more than 4,600 posts in Germany’s security services would be created with an extra two billion euros in funding until 2020.Other measures include stripping dual nationals who fight for extremists groups abroad of their German citizenship and greater use of video surveillance, notably facial recognition systems. Last year Germany accepted more than a million asylum seekers, many from war-torn nation...
Vatican City, Aug 11, 2016 / 09:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Thursday Pope Francis invited 21 Syrian refugees to join him for lunch at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, exchanging gifts, toys and drawings with the children.The Syrian families were those brought by Pope Francis after his day-trip to Lesbos, Greece in April. Pope Francis brought the first group back to Rome with him on his flight April 16, and the second group arrived to Rome in mid-June.During the meal, “both adults and children had an opportunity to speak with Pope Francis about the beginning of their lives in Italy,” an Aug. 11 communique from the Vatican read.The Pope presented the children with toys and gifts and the children gathered around the Pope to give him a collection of their drawings.Looks like @Pontifex has some new bff's: he read & give gifts to the Syrian children he lunched w today @oss_romano pic.twitter.com/xyD1eC7Ds5— Elise Harris (@eharris_it) August 1...
Yei, South Sudan, Aug 11, 2016 / 01:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In the midst of an intense humanitarian crisis gripping his country, a South Sudanese bishop has called for collaboration between local political leadership and the international community in obtaining peace.South Sudan saw a civil war break out in 2013 as a power struggle between its president, Salva Kiir, and vice-president, Riek Machar, who are of rival ethnic groups. A peace deal was reached last year, but fighting has continued in some places, with more than 300 killed in July.Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe of Yei addressed the ongoing conflict at Christ the King Cathedral on Sunday.According to the Catholic Radio Network, Bishop Lodu called on South Sudan's transitional government Aug. 7 to reach out to international bodies such as the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) and the African Union to achieve peace.However, he warned against the tendency of international partners to force peace, instead of hel...
