Monday, September 11, 2017

Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Top Theologian and other top stories.

  • Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Top Theologian

    Pope Francis Replaces Conservative Top Theologian
    Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. ..
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  • On rainy 150th birthday, nation celebrates the meaning of Canada

    On rainy 150th birthday, nation celebrates the meaning of Canada
    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's long-anticipated 150th birthday celebrations on Saturday were marked by heavy rains and some protests, though the downpour failed to dampen spirits of revelers who thronged in large numbers to enjoy musical performances and parades. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off celebrations amid heavy security and some 25,000 people assembled at a large outdoor celebration in front of the national Parliament in Ottawa, where Irish singer Bono and other members of rock band..
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  • China, Hong Kong confirm Bond Connect Northbound trading begins Monday

    China, Hong Kong confirm Bond Connect Northbound trading begins Monday
    HONG KONG (Reuters) - The central banks of China and Hong Kong on Sunday said non-mainland investors can start trading Chinese corporate bonds in a trial beginning on Monday, confirming a calendar entry that appeared on the "Bond Connect" programme website late on Friday. Trading will initially be "Northbound", so mainland investors will be not yet be able to buy and sell Hong Kong-listed debt. The announcement coincides with the 20th anniversary of the resumption of Chinese rule in Hong Kong, a..
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  • Qatar says Arab states' demands 'made to be rejected', says open to talks

    Qatar says Arab states' demands 'made to be rejected', says open to talks
    ROME Demands made of Qatar by four other Arab states were designed to be rejected, Doha's foreign minister said on Saturday, explaining that their ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty.However Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, speaking to reporters in Rome, added Doha was still ready to sit down and discuss the grievances raised by its Arab neighbors.He was speaking ahead of a deadline set by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UA..
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  • Trump ignores backlash in ongoing feud with the media

    Trump ignores backlash in ongoing feud with the media
    President Trump continued his blitz against major U.S. media outlets on Saturday, despite the wave of backlash that followed his particularly personal attack on a female MSNBC host this week.Trump's very public duel with MSNBC's "Morning Joe," taking place over the course of several days this week, earned bipartisan pushback and frustration from some in his party who felt the back-and-forth distracted from the GOP legislative push to reform healthcare. But on Saturday, Trump signaled that for hi..
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  • Trump Keeps Up Attacks on 'Dishonest Media' at Veterans Event

    Trump Keeps Up Attacks on 'Dishonest Media' at Veterans Event
    President Donald Trump continued his attacks on news organizations Saturday, vowing that "the dishonest media will never keep us from accomplishing our objectives on behalf our great American people." "The fake media is trying to silence us," Trump said at the Celebrate Freedom Concert honoring the nation's veterans at the Kennedy Center in Washington. "But we will not let them. "Because the people know the truth. "The fake media tried to stop us from going to the White House, but I'm president..
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  • 'Nobody saw this coming': Arrest in Chinese scholar's disappearance stuns U. of I. community

    'Nobody saw this coming': Arrest in Chinese scholar's disappearance stuns U. of I. community
    Federal authorities have arrested and charged a 28-year-old man with kidnapping Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois who disappeared three weeks ago and now is presumed dead.Brendt Christensen, a former Ph.D. candidate who had studied physics at the university, was arrested late Friday, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. A federal complaint also was filed Friday in the Central District of Illinois accusing him of kidnapping Zhang from the Ur..
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  • Obama pushes tolerance, respect in childhood home Jakarta

    Obama pushes tolerance, respect in childhood home Jakarta
    By Margie Mason By Margie Mason July 1 at 7:06 PM JAKARTA, Indonesia — Following another week of dust-ups between the media and President Trump, his predecessor shared a bit of wisdom Saturday from the other side of the world about tolerance and taking the daily news cycle in stride. “I wasn’t worried about what was in the newspapers today,” former president Barack Obama said during a nostalgic visit to Indonesia’s capital, his childhood home. “What I was worried about was, ‘What are the..
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  • Suicide attacker kills, wounds several people in Damascus

    Suicide attacker kills, wounds several people in Damascus
    Story highlightsAuthorities were pursuing the three cars, but intercepted two The third car got away and detonated, state media reported The suicide bomber was driving a car as authorities chased him at Al-Tahrir square, but he escaped and detonated his explosives. The security officials cited by state media did not provide a specific number of casualties. Authorities were pursuing three cars, and intercepted two and destroyed them near the entrance of Damascus, state media said.As they closed ..
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  • In final stages of Mosul fight, US plays larger role

    In final stages of Mosul fight, US plays larger role
    The day after Iraq's prime minister declared an end to the Islamic State group's caliphate, U.S. Army Col. Pat Work and a small team of about a dozen soldiers drove through western Mosul in two unmarked armored vehicles to warn Iraqi forces of a pressing threat: friendly fire.? The American colonel had a series of urgent face-to-face meetings with generals from the Iraqi Army, the federal police and the Iraqi special forces ahead of a major offensive Saturday morning to drive out the remaini..
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St. Petersburg police investigating fatal stabbing of cab driver at gas ... .Taxpayers may have overpaid by more than $1 billion for Mylan's EpiPen, senator reveals .
St. Pete Pride Street Festival staged on familiar turf .American Airlines is cutting more legroom in economy class .

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