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Former Pope Benedict XVI dies in Vatican monastery aged 95
CNN — Pope Francis led tributes to his predecessor on Saturday, after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95. “We are moved as we recall him as such a noble person, so kind and we feel such gratitude in our hearts, gratitude to god for giving him to the church, and to the world,” Francis said in Saint Peter’s Basilica while leading traditional vespers ceremony ahead of New Year’s Day. “Gratitude to him for all the good he accomplished and above all for his witness of faith and prayer, especially in these last years of his life. Only God knows the…
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Barbara Walters, trailblazing TV icon, dies at 93
Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, died Friday. She was 93. Walters joined ABC News in 1976, becoming the first female anchor on an evening news program. Three years later, she became a co-host of “20/20,” and in 1997, she launched “The View.” Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company which is the parent company of ABC News, praised Walters as someone who broke down barriers. “Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself.…
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5 things to know for Dec. 28: Immigration, Snowstorm, Southwest, Trump’s taxes, Gas
CNN — In certain corners of the internet, some women are expressing nostalgia for an era they’ve never known. These millennials and zoomers are glamorizing the aesthetics of 1950s Americana – donning retro fit-and-flare dresses and posting vintage illustrations of aproned housewives who submit to their husbands. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) A controversial Trump-era border restriction will remain in effect while legal challenges play out, the Supreme Court said Tuesday, a decision that ensures federal officials will continue to swiftly…
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News in review: Around the world
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Wednesday the 28th of December, 2022. Thank you for joining us for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. First up today: Ukraine. Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine began ten months ago, and the consequences of this second invasion have been devastating. At least 6,700 civilians have died and more than 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action. In addition, nearly 13 million people have been displaced and the damage to Ukraine’s infrastructure amounts to more than 100 billion U.S. dollars. REICHARD: WORLD’s Jill Nelson gives us a rundown of the…
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China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the entire world? Researchers do not know but be concerned that might materialize. It could be identical to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a blend of strains. Or some thing entirely different, they say. “China has a populace that is incredibly significant and there is limited immunity. And that appears to be the environment in which we may possibly see an explosion of a new variant,” reported Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious sickness expert at Johns Hopkins College. Just about every new an infection gives a probability for the coronavirus to mutate, and the…
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Nation and world news at a glance
FTX founder Bankman-Fried authorized $250M bond, home arrest Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried has still left Manhattan federal court right after his dad and mom signed a $250 million private recognizance bond. He wore an electronic monitoring bracelet as he rushed to a motor vehicle Thursday to head with his mother and father to their California household to await demo. Bankman-Fried is accused of swindling buyers and looting consumer deposits on his FTX investing platform. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Nicolas Roos claimed that the 30-yr-aged Bankman-Fried “perpetrated a fraud of epic proportions.” Justice of the peace Choose Gabriel W. Gorenstein mostly agreed to bail phrases proposed by lawyers on equally sides. Bankman-Fried…
