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Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness

Vatican confirms plans for Belgium, Luxembourg trip after pope cancels audiences due to illness

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and Luxembourg later this week, despite having canceled all his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state.
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Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis cancelled his audiences Monday because of a “slight flu-like state” just days before he is to embark on a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg, the Vatican said.
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Israel calls on Lebanese to evacuate homes where Hezbollah stores arms as it launches new strikes

Israel calls on Lebanese to evacuate homes where Hezbollah stores arms as it launches new strikes

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has called on people in Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where the Hezbollah militant group stores weapons.
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Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's tenth president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
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White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.
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Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an 'open-ended battle' with Israel

Hezbollah hits back with rockets as it declares an 'open-ended battle' with Israel

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah fired over 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon.
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White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

White Sox lose 120th game to tie post-1900 record by the 1962 expansion New York Mets

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox tied the post-1900 MLB record of 120 losses by the 1962 expansion New York Mets on Sunday when the San Diego Padres won 4-2 by rallying for three runs in the eighth inning, capped by Fernando Tatis Jr.
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Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct.
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Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushin
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Mass shooting kills 4, wounds many in nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama

Mass shooting kills 4, wounds many in nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 18 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police said early Sunday.
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