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Month: June 2023

Pope, upon doctor’s advice, to skip Sunday public blessing; surgeon says recovery absolutely normal

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis, “wisely” following doctors’ advice, will skip Sunday’s customary public blessing to allow him to better heal after abdominal surgery earlier this week, his surgeon told reporters. Blood and imaging tests indicate that the 86-year-old pope’s recovery is proceeding in an “absolutely normal” manner, Sergio Alfieri,

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A real estate agent, a 2-year-old and an experienced pilot. These are the victims of the Virginia plane crash

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A pilot and three passengers were killed Sunday after the unresponsive private jet they were on board crashed in a heavily wooded area near Waynesboro, Virginia, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Crash investigators are looking at hypoxia – a shortage of oxygen in the blood – as a possible

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Trump bemoans indictment as ‘political hit job’ as he hits the campaign trail with indicted aide

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday, accompanied by indicted aide Walt Nauta, as the former president cast his own federal indictment as “election interference” and told Georgia Republicans it represented an abuse of power by the Biden administration. “This is a political hit job. Republicans are treated

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French stabbing suspect charged with attempted murder as injured toddlers remain hospitalized

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French judges on Saturday handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park, an attack that reverberated across France and beyond. The suspect, a 31-year-old Syrian refugee with permanent Swedish

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Judge Cannon jumpstarts oversight of Trump classified documents case with order on security clearances

CNN, CROSSROADS TELEVISION SYSTEM O, A YES TV By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — US District Judge Aileen Cannon issued her first order since former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith for allegedly mishandling classified information, instructing the parties to get the ball rolling to obtain security clearances

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