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87 and hobbled, Francis reminds the world that he can still draw a crowd
DILI, East Timor — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his life. |
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Local governments must use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid by end of year
From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. |
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Man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students jailed in Boise after trial moved
The man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise, where his trial was moved last week, Ada County records showed Sunday. |
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Biden administration taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. |
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Harris focuses on Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania in an effort to shore up her support
WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice President Kamala Harris has upcoming events scheduled in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as her campaign focuses spending on the “blue wall” states with the Nov. 5 election nearing. |
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2 people die in Ukraine’s Odesa after exchange of drone and missile attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Two people died in a missile attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, local officials said, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks. |
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Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions
WASHINGTON — Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. |
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Seahawks rally late, sink Patriots on field goal in OT
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Jason Myers nailed a 31-yard field goal with 4:37 remaining in overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass.
New England (1-1) got the ball to begin the extra session but went three-and-out. The Seahawks capitalized, using eight plays to move 71 yards to Myers' game-winner.
Myers also came through in th
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Diamondbacks place RHP Paul Sewald (neck) on 15-day IL
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The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-handed reliever Paul Sewald on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of discomfort on the left side of his neck.
The move was retroactive to Thursday. In other moves, the Diamondbacks reinstated catcher Gabriel Moreno (strained left adductor) from the 10-day IL, recalled rookie left-hander Blake Walston from Triple-A Re
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Five Players Out vs. Vikings; Inactives for #SFvsMIN
Lindsey Pallares The San Francisco 49ers are headed into their Week 2 contest without their All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey, who was placed on the Injured Reserve list on Saturday. McCaffrey continues to deal with a calf/Achilles injury that kept him out of the preseason and flared up in these two first weeks of the 2024 campaign. That roster move means McCaffrey will be out for a minimum of four weeks |
