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100 days of Pope Leo XIV: A calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focusAug 16, 2025 7:51 pm - When Pope Leo XIV surprised tens of thousands of young people at a recent Holy Year celebration with an impromptu popemobile romp around St. Peter’s Square, it almost seemed as if some of the informal spontaneity that characterized Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy had returned to the Vatican.
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Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 as forecasters warn of more rain to comeAug 16, 2025 6:19 pm - Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
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Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study findsAug 16, 2025 6:15 pm - Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about the rocks they used for making tools than previously known, according to research published Friday. Not only did these early people make tools, they had a mental picture of where suitable raw materials were located and planned ahead to use them, traveling long distances.
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Government forces Air Canada and flight attendants back to work and into arbitrationAug 16, 2025 6:13 pm - Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration Saturday after a work stoppage stranded more than 100,000 travelers around the world during the peak summer travel season.
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Tensions soar in Serbia as angry protesters clash with police, set fire to party officesAug 16, 2025 6:08 pm - Angry protesters clashed with police in a town in western Serbia and in the capital Belgrade on Saturday as tensions soared further in the Balkan nation following days of violent demonstrations.
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Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over warAug 16, 2025 3:48 pm - Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory's most populated areas.
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Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the CaribbeanAug 16, 2025 3:22 pm - Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day, the National Hurricane Center said. While the compact hurricane's center wasn't expected to strike land, it threatened to dump flooding rains on the northeast Caribbean as it continued to grow larger.
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Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffsAug 16, 2025 10:45 am - Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump's tariffs start to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases.
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Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement orderAug 15, 2025 8:48 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, D.C., police chief in control of the department, while Attorney Genera...
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Texas Republicans start another redistricting session. California Democrats will counterAug 15, 2025 4:52 pm - Texas Republicans on Friday began a second special session to approve new congressional maps sought by President Donald Trump to bolster his party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as California Democrats prepared to unveil their own redistricting plan in an intensifying fight over control of Congress.