The nation’s Catholic bishops continue to signal their hardline opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage. Still, they acknowledged they’re struggling to reach their own flock with their …
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By PETER SMITH
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11/16/22
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One of the congregations targeted in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has dedicated a new chapel in honor of those slain in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. The chapel is …
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By PETER SMITH
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11/16/22
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Authorities say 25 Los Angeles County sheriff’s academy recruits on a training run were hit by a vehicle that veered into the wrong side of the road Wednesday morning, and five were critically …
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By AMY TAXIN and JOHN ANTCZAK
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11/16/22
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The mother and grandmother of a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee say mental illness drove him to the act. Darrell Brooks …
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By TODD RICHMOND
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11/16/22
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Lettuce will be on the menu again this year for Florida manatees in an effort to slow the starvation deaths of the beloved marine mammals. Wildlife officials said Wednesday that plans are in place to …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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11/16/22
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A federal judge has granted the Biden administration a five-week delay to end far-reaching asylum restrictions, writing in upper-case letters that he was doing so “WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE.” In …
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT
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11/16/22
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The Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner who faces execution on Wednesday for his murder convictions in the killings of two people in 1980. That clears the way for …
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By BOB CHRISTIE and JACQUES BILLEAUD
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11/16/22
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An LGBTQ advocacy group says at least 32 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed in the United States in 2022. The Human Rights Campaign announced the figure in its annual report …
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By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
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11/16/22
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90% of counties in the United States suffered a weather-related disaster between 2011-2021, according to a report published on Wednesday. The authors of the report found that some counties …
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BY DREW COSTLEY
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11/16/22
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With no soccer tradition but billions in oil money, Qatar is the latest Persian Gulf nation using sports to try to burnish its image on the global stage. The host of the 2022 World Cup is smaller …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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11/16/22
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NATO allies are investigating how a Russian-made missile landed in Poland, killing two people close to the country’s eastern border with Ukraine. Ambassadors from the 30 alliance nations gathered …
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By The Associated Press
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11/16/22
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The Hand of God. Zidane’s headbutt. Gazza’s tears.
Many of soccer’s most iconic moments have taken place at the World Cup, the latest edition of which starts in Qatar on Sunday.
The …
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By The Associated Press
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11/16/22
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Prosecutors say two Los Angeles County deputies won’t face criminal charges for fatally shooting a Black man they tried to stop for riding a bicycle the wrong direction. A memo released Tuesday …
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11/15/22
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Beyoncé has been crowned the most Grammy-nominated person in history — tying her husband and rapper Jay-Z with 88 nominations apiece. But plenty of other artists nominated expressed their surprise …
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By NARDOS HAILE
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11/15/22
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NASA is fueling its new moon rocket for a middle-of-the-night launch. It's the space agency's third try to put a capsule around the moon for the first time in 50 years. Fuel leaks plagued the first …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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11/15/22
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Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, has been elected as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The …
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By PETER SMITH and DAVID CRARY
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11/15/22
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Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief has taken the witness stand at the Trump Organization’s criminal tax fraud trial. Allen Weisselberg took his long-awaited turn as the star prosecution …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK
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11/15/22
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The Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada is conceding that he lost the election, saying that although the race was very close he won’t contest the result. GOP …
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By KEN RITTER
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11/15/22
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The nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards have been announced, with ABBA, Bad Bunny, Adele, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige and Coldplay among the artists competing for album of the year. Record of the year …
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11/15/22
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Police say four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus home were targeted and the killer or killers used a knife or other “edged weapon.” The Moscow Police Department said in a …
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By REBECCA BOONE
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11/15/22
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