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‘It’s morphin’ time!’ Police disguised as Power Rangers patrol Carnival in São Paulo

By Max Saltman and Angélica Franganillo-Díaz, CNN (CNN) — It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil. Batman, Superman and Spider-Man are common sights on the streets of São Paulo during what’s sometimes called the world’s biggest party. But among the many people dressed in figure-hugging colorful lycra

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Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus blessing from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square on January 12. Pope Francis experienced “two episodes of acute respiratory failure

Pope Francis in stable condition after episodes of respiratory failure, Vatican says

By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb and Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis is in stable condition after his episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday, the Vatican said Tuesday. Francis, who the Vatican said remained alert and cooperative, received high-flow oxygen therapy after being on non-invasive ventilation on Monday. An earlier Vatican update said

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Who are Rafael Caro Quintero and the 28 other alleged criminals extradited to the US from Mexico?

By Max Saltman, Jennifer Hauser, CNN and Sebastian Jimenez, CNNE (CNN) — Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, many accused of murder and several alleged members of cartels now designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The accused men were taken from prisons

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Firefighters combat two wildfires in Buncombe County

Smokey haze still blankets parts of the Carolinas as crews battle dozens of wildfires

WMBF, CNN By Karina Tsui, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Meteorologist Gene Norman, CNN (CNN) — Even as conditions improved, heavy smoke persisted Monday across the Carolinas as firefighters battle wildfires scorching parts of the region. “There is heavy, low-hanging smoke blanketed across the area this morning,” South Carolina’s Horry County Fire Rescue said in

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