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Top Vatican official says pope's cancer diagnosis a 'game-changer' for the papacy
ROME (AP) — Even though Pope Leo XIV is recovering well from lung cancer surgery and is going ahead with a big trip to Latin America next week, the diagnosis is “a bit of a game-changer” for the Vatican and Leo’s still-young papacy, a top Vatican official said Oct. 27.
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, t ... (full story)
Alexander brothers each get 30 years in prison after women speak of being drugged and raped by them
NEW YORK (AP) — Three brothers convicted of leveraging their wealthy lifestyle to drug and rape dozens of women were each sentenced Oct. 27 to 30 years in prison after one victim described her attack as an “eternity of terror” and the judge slammed their behavior as shameful, degenerate and monstrous.
Tal, Oren ... (full story)
A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.
The MV Odyssey set sail two years ago on a voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining ... (full story)
Global cyberscams bilk Americans out of billions. A fragmented US response means few get money back
The U.S. government isn't doing enough to fight the surge in cyberscams, and partnerships with the private sector remain fragmented and voluntary, an investigation into the global scam industry led by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress has found.
The government doesn't even have a unified accounting of how much mo ... (full story)
Maine banned cellphones in schools to help teens focus and connect. Consensus is it’s working
Jonathan Bisson walked through the double doors at Brunswick High School for his first day of the academic year in August. As a senior, the hallways felt familiar — except for a white, rectangular box by the door of his first class.
The box was knee height on small wheels and contained about 25 slots where students could i ... (full story)