German Catholics are meeting to debate what remain taboo subjects for many in the church -- lifting celibacy policies and whether to allow women to play bigger roles in ecclesiastical life.
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I was 'fighting against my own government' in drug war, Philippines President Duterte says
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said that when he asked for six months to end the country's drug problem in 2016, he didn't appreciate the levels of pushback and corruption he would find in the government.
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Quotation of the Day: Amazon’s Expansive, Creeping Influence in an American City
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Tokyo's best ramen discovered by AI
In a world where one out of every seven online reviews could be fake, it can be difficult to know whether a restaurant really deserves top marks.
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Deserted war zones become a wildlife 'paradise'
War can have a devastating impact not just on human life, but also on the environment.
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9 dead after US plane crashes shortly after take-off
Nine people are dead after a plane crashed shortly after take-off Saturday in Chamberlain, South Dakota, according to a statement from Brule County States Attorney Theresa Maule Rossow.
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Plane Crash in Blizzard-Like Conditions Kills 9 in South Dakota, Officials Say
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Trump’s Intervention in SEALs Case Tests Pentagon’s Tolerance
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Cooking Grease Down a Drain Eyed in Sewage Flood of 300 Homes, Officials Say
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Catholic diocese denies gay judge communion
A church in Michigan denied Holy Communion to a state district court judge because she is married to a woman.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Responds to Brazil’s President About Amazon Fires
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Mikaela Shiffrin Learns a New Way to Win: Without Her Mother as Coach
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Justin Fields Has ‘Heisman Moment’ in Ohio State’s Win Over Michigan
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Man says spiral light bulb filled with ladybugs almost burned down house
Man says spiral light bulb filled with ladybugs almost burned down house
A Kentucky man’s warning about a spiral light bulb nearly causing his home to catch fire is as gross as it is shocking.
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After another K-pop death, the spotlight is returning to the industry's pressures
In an industry where stars face immense pressure to portray themselves as the immaculate image of happiness, K-pop duo Goo Hara and Sulli appeared to be different.
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A Leak-Prone White House Finally Manages to Keep a Secret
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Friday, November 29, 2019
One of the world's most diverse countries has a blackface problem
When the festive figure Sinterklaas rolled through the Dutch town of Apeldoorn in November, he was greeted by TV crews, cheering crowds, and an inevitable round of furious protests.
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3 Children in Arizona Are Missing After Vehicle Is Swept Away in Creek
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A Relationship Built on Family and Faith
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Quotation of the Day: Iraqi Leader Says He’ll Step Down as Unrest Builds
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US NFL suspends player for betting on league games
Josh Shaw, a defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals, has been suspended through at least the 2020 season for betting on NFL games, the league said Friday.
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3 children are missing after US flash flooding
Three children in Arizona are missing after floodwater swept up their vehicle in central Arizona.
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Michelin chef bans meat from her restaurants
Conversations about how diet impacts the climate crisis have ramped up this past year, with a UN report published in August 2019 suggesting that eating less meat and reducing food waste could help save the planet.
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Dragons, demons and flowers: The origins of Japanese tattoos
Calves bulging and back rippling with sinewy muscles, Du Xing -- a bandit in the Chinese martial arts novel "Water Margin" -- moves towards a precipice. His arms are raised overhead, clutching a massive, imposing bell. With piercing focus, his eyes lock on a demon splayed at his feet.
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Suspect among 3 dead as London terror attack hits UK election campaign
The unnamed suspect slashed at people before being tackled by members of the public and later being shot dead by the police, the incident unfolding within five minutes.
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House Republicans are 'disgusted and exhausted' by Trump: former congressman
Former Republican congressman Charlie Dent said Thursday some of his former colleagues in the House of Representatives have privately told him they are "absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the President's behavior."
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Seymour Siwoff, Master of Sports Statistics, Is Dead at 99
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London terrorist attack brings home a chilling reality
The terrorist attack in London on Friday -- in which two people were killed by what appears to be a lone suspect, according to British authorities -- is bound to raise questions about the UK Home Office's decision earlier this month to lower the terrorism threat level from "severe" to "substantial," the lowest point since August 2014.
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Singapore just used its fake news law. Critics say it's just what they feared
Singapore just showed the world how it plans to use a controversial new law to tackle what it deems fake news — and critics say it's just what they expected would happen.
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3 Young People Stabbed on Busy Hague Street, Setting Off Alarm in Dutch City
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Shmoo Cake, Persians and Spudnuts: Touring Canada’s Regional Cuisine
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Thursday, November 28, 2019
American rock climber Brad Gobright dies after a fall in Mexico
American rock climber Brad Gobright has died after a fall in northern Mexico.
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Espionage and Interference? Australia Grapples With Its China Relationship
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Los peores regalos de tecnología (y cómo mejorarlos)
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5 surprises from the impeachment inquiry
The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has had it all: Contentious public hearings, unexpected bombshells and a fair share of conspiracy theories.
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Russian mercenaries fight shadowy battle in gas-rich Mozambique
A deployment of Russian guns-for-hire, with links to the Kremlin, has sustained casualties in its fight against Islamist militants in Mozambique, multiple sources have told CNN.
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Hikers make an against-the-odds discovery on snowy hike
Bill Giguere didn't have high hopes when he posted on Facebook about losing his wedding ring on a hiking trail in New Hampshire, but two other hikers came to the rescue.
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Yasuhiro Nakasone, Prime Minister Who Championed an Assertive Japan, Dies at 101
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EU must be part of any future US-Russia nuclear missile treaty: French President...
Washington and Moscow walked away from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty in August after each accused the other of violating the terms of the deal.
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Seven dead in small plane crash in Canada
The US-registered single-engine Piper PA-32 plane departed Toronto’s Buttonville Airport and was apparently headed to Quebec City when it crashed on the approach path to the Kingston, Ontario airport on Wednesday just after 5 pm local time (2200 GMT), Transportation Safety Board (TSB) investigator Ken Webster told a press conference.
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French President Macron defends 'wake-up call' for NATO after talks with chief
Macron also again took aim at Turkey, saying its unilateral offensive against a Western-backed Kurdish militia in Syria “endangers the actions of the anti-IS coalition of which NATO is a member”.
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'Balloons will fly' at Macy's iconic Thanksgiving Parade in New York
City regulations that were put in place after a Cat in the Hat balloon knocked down a lamp post in 1997, injuring four spectators, say the inflatable characters must be kept out of the sky sustained winds top 23 miles per hour (37 km per hour), and gusts exceed 34 mph (54 kph).
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Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving, says Taliban talks back ...
On a brief visit to Bagram Airfield outside the capital Kabul, Trump served turkey dinner to soldiers, posed for photographs and delivered a speech after meeting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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Quotation of the Day: Bringing Hollywood Glamour to Real Estate
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Suddenly, the Chinese Threat to Australia Seems Very Real
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New world news from Time: ‘Stop Overproduction!’ French Climate Activists and Lawmakers Want to Ban Black Friday
(PARIS) — Dozens of French activists blocked an Amazon warehouse south of Paris in a Black Friday-inspired protest, amid increased opposition to the post-Thanksgiving sales phenomenon that has seen a group of French lawmakers push to ban it altogether.
Protesters from climate group Amis de la terre (Friends of the Earth) spread hay and old refrigerators and microwaves on the driveway leading to the warehouse in Bretigny-sur-Orge on Thursday. They held signs in front of the gates reading “Amazon: For the climate, for jobs, stop expansion, stop over-production!”
The activists were later dislodged by police.
More demonstrations are expected as Black Friday looms into view. French climate groups are planning “Block Friday” demonstrations Friday.
Their objections are garnering some support within France’s National Assembly. Some French lawmakers want to ban Black Friday, which has morphed into a global phenomenon even though it stems from a specifically U.S. holiday: Thanksgiving Thursday.
A French legislative committee passed an amendment Monday that proposes prohibiting Black Friday since it causes “resource waste” and “overconsumption.”
The amendment, which was put forward by France’s former environment minister, Delphine Batho, will be debated next month. France’s e-commerce union has condemned it.
On Europe 1 radio Thursday, France’s ecological transition minister, Elisabeth Borne, criticized Black Friday for creating “traffic jams, pollution, and gas emissions.”
She added that she would support Black Friday if it helped small French businesses, but said it mostly benefits large online retailers.
New world news from Time: Forty Iraqi Protesters Slain in 24 Hours as Violence Spirals
(BAGHDAD) — Security forces shot dead 40 anti-government protesters during 24 hours of bloodshed amid spiraling violence in the capital and Iraq’s south, security and medical officials said Thursday, one day after an Iranian consulate was torched.
Iran condemned the burning of its consulate in the holy city of Najaf as violence continued into the night across southern Iraq, where security forces had killed 36 protesters and wounded 245 since Wednesday evening, the officials said. Another four protesters were shot dead in the capital. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Police and military forces were deployed across key oil-rich provinces to re-open roads closed off by demonstrations.
The escalating violence and heavy response against demonstrators by a largely Iran-backed government threatened to intensify tensions, especially if efforts to implement electoral and anti-corruption reforms fail to placate protesters.
Crisis committees were created to enhance coordination between Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi and governors in provinces affected by the protests “for the importance of controlling security and enforcing the law,” said a statement from the joint operations command.
Security forces shot four protesters dead in Baghdad and wounded 22 when they tried to cross the important Ahrar Bridge leading to the nearby Green Zone, the heavily fortified seat of Iraq’s government. Protesters occupy parts of the Jumhuriya, Sinak and Ahrar bridges, all of which lead to or near the fortified area.
In Najaf, five protesters were fatally shot and 32 wounded when security forces opened fire to prevent them from torching a central mosque named after the father of a prominent political leader, officials said.
The deaths came after a day after protesters burned the Iranian consulate in Najaf. It was one of the worst attacks targeting Iranian interests in the country since the anti-government protests erupted two months ago.
The unrest in Iraq began on Oct. 1, when thousands took to the streets in Baghdad and the predominantly Shiite south. The largely leaderless movement accuses the government of being hopelessly corrupt and has also decried Iran’s growing influence in Iraqi state affairs.
At least 350 people have been killed by security forces, which routinely use live ammunition and tear gas to disperse crowds.
Iran has called for a “responsible, strong and effective” response to the burning of its consulate, Abbas Mousavi, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in statements to Iran’s official IRNA news agency.
Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack, saying it was perpetrated by “people outside of the genuine protesters” seeking to harm relations between the countries.
One demonstrator was killed and 35 wounded when police fired live ammunition in a failed effort to prevent protesters entering the consulate building. Once inside, the demonstrators removed the Iranian flag and replaced it with an Iraqi one, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
A curfew was imposed in Najaf after the attack on the consulate. Security forces were heavily deployed around main government buildings and religious institutions Thursday morning.
Najaf province is the headquarters of the country’s Shiite religious authority headed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. He has been largely supportive of protester demands, siding with them by repeatedly calling on political parties to implement serious reforms.
Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Iraq’s government to resign “immediately to stop the bloodletting,” while imploring protesters to maintain the peace.
“If the government does not resign, this will be the beginning of the end of Iraq,” he warned.
Al-Sadr, who has supported the protests, also categorically denied that his supporters were involved in the attack on the Iranian consulate in Najaf.
In addition to using sit-ins and burning tires to close main avenues, protesters have lately targeted Iraqi economic interests in the south by blocking key ports and roads to oil fields.
In the oil-rich city of Nasiriyah, 31 protesters were killed overnight and 215 wounded by security forces who fired to drive them away them from key bridges, security and medical officials said Thursday. Demonstrators had been blocking Nasr and Zaitoun bridges leading to the city center for several days. Security forces moved in late Wednesday to open the main thoroughfare.
By Thursday afternoon, special forces were transferred from neighboring Najaf and Diwanieh provinces to Nasiriyah to contain the violence, security officials said.
Amnesty International denounced the violence, calling it a bloodbath that “must stop now.”
“The scenes from Nasiriyah this morning more closely resemble a warzone than city streets and bridges. This brutal onslaught is just the latest in a long series of deadly events where Iraqi security forces meted out appalling violence against largely peaceful protesters,” said Lynn Maalouf, Middle East research director for the rights groups.
In Basra, security forces were deployed in the city’s main roads to prevent protesters from staging sit-ins on important avenues.
Basra’s streets were open as of Thursday morning, but highways leading to the two main Gulf commodities ports in Umm Qasr and Khor al-Zubair remained closed. Schools and official public institutions were also closed.
Separately, the U.S. Embassy denounced a recent decision by Iraq’s media regulator to suspend nine television channels, calling for the Communications and Media Commission to reverse its decision. The embassy’s Thursday statement also condemned attacks and harassment against journalists.
Local channel Dijla TV had its license suspended Tuesday for its coverage of the protests, and its office was closed and equipment confiscated, according an official from one of the channels under threat. Other channels have been asked by the regulatory commission to sign a pledge “agreeing to adhere to its rules,” said the official, who requested anonymity out of fear of reprisal.
The Islamic State extremist group, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s coordinated bombings in three Baghdad neighborhoods that killed five people. The bombings, which occurred far from Tahrir square where demonstrators are camped, was the first apparent coordinated attack since anti-government protests began.
Maltese Businessman Accuses Top Government Officials in Murder of Journalist
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Ice Sculpture Steals Show at U.K. Climate Debate That Boris Johnson Skips
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Quotation of the Day: As Farmers Grow Old, Who Will Replace Them?
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Boys, 10 and 14, Are Among 5 People Shot in the Bronx
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El encubrimiento fallido del dopaje en Rusia
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Trump signs Hong Kong human rights act as China blasts 'plainly bullying behavior'
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a law supporting Hong Kong's months-long protest movement, handing anti-government demonstrators in the semi-autonomous Chinese city a moral victory and likely complicating trade negotiations with Beijing.
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Dad loses daughter's hamster, panics in now-viral text messages
A father’s panic after he lost his daughter’s pet hamster has officially earned him the title of Internet’s cutest dad.
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Dad sends in-laws strict 'guidelines' for visiting newborn baby and it doesn't go well
Dad sends in-laws strict 'guidelines' for visiting newborn baby and it doesn't go well
A dad’s very strict list of rules for visiting his newborn son is giving new meaning to the term “helicopter parent.”
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UPS Employees Are Arrested in Scheme to Ship Drugs and Cash
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Three Women Accuse Gordon Sondland of Sexual Misconduct, Report Says
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Messi Leads Barcelona, but Liverpool and Chelsea Settle for Ties
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