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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2018 file photo, Greek Orthodox Bishop Amvrosios takes part in a rally against an agreement with neighbouring Macedonia over its name, in Athens, Greece. The Metropolitan Amvrosios of Kalavryta, a fiery conservative Greek Orthodox bishop known for criticizing, often in intemperate terms, those who he believed acted in a "non-Christian" or "non-Greek" way, including gays, migrants and politicians, has resigned, it was reported on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (Christos Bonis/Eurokinissi via AP, File)

Greek Orthodox bishop convicted of hate speech resigns

The Metropolitan Amvrosios of Kalavryta, a fiery conservative Greek Orthodox bishop known for criticizing, often in intemperate terms, those who he believed acted in a "non-Christian" way, including gays, migrants and politicians, resigned Sunday.
In this Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, photo, Dr. Jasmine Saavedra, a pediatrician at Esperanza Health Centers whose parents emigrated from Mexico in the 1980s, examines Alondra Marquez, a newborn baby in her clinic in Chicago. Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health outcomes and rising costs they say will come from sweeping changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, as well as food stamps and other forms of public assistance. Saavedra is convinced that if new Trump administration criteria were in effect for her parents three decades ago, she wouldn’t have become a pediatrician. (AP Photo/Amr Alfiky)

Doctors say new rule will mean sicker immigrants

The Trump administration says a shift in immigration policy will keep only self-sufficient immigrants in the country
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 file photo riot police take position around the Arc de Triomphe during clashes with yellow vest protesters, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

French police suicide rate climbs, French govt is flummoxed

Three riot police officers, a police commander, a police academy teacher _ all are among eight French police officers who have killed themselves recently, raising the number to 64 so far this year.

Friend remembers black coach slain by white nationalist

REMEMBERING RICKY BYRDSONG: Friend of black Northwestern basketball coach who was among those slain in 1999 by a white nationalist still struggles with his killing
A Kashmiri woman walks past an Indian paramilitary soldier who prepares to block a road with barbed wires during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
Restrictions continue in Kashmir despite security ease
Restrictions have continued in much of Indian-administered Kashmir, despite India's government saying it's gradually restoring phone lines and easing a security lockdown that's been in place for nearly two weeks
EXCHANGE: Club played part in Dungeons & Dragons creation
ILLINOIS EXCHANGE: SIU gaming club played part in development of Dungeons & Dragons
Prosecutors say St. Louis man innocent, but still in prison
Prosecutors acknowledge his innocence, but St. Louis man remains locked in prison
Wildfire forces 2,000 to evacuate in Spain's Canary Islands
Authorities on Spain's Canary Islands say around 2,000 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that has ravaged more than 500 hectares (1,235 acres) since it broke out a day ago
For Rose-Hulman artist-in-residence, mornings mean painting
ARTIST AROUND CAMPUS: Rose-Hulman's artist-in-residence spends his mornings creating paintings for a planned display of his work
EXCHANGE: Enrollment, interest climbing in Parkland program
ILLINOIS EXCHANGE: Institute of Aviation program at Parkland College is taking off
A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Asian shares were higher Monday, as investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump's trade war and growing worries about slowing economies around the world.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares rise as investors watch trade war, economies
Asian shares are higher as investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump's trade war and growing worries about slowing economies around the world
Afghans bury the bodies of victims of the Dubai City wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug.18, 2019. The deadly bombing at the wedding in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday that killed dozens of people was a stark reminder that the war-weary country faces daily threats not only from the long-established Taliban but also from a brutal local affiliate of the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the attack. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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