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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) -- The hard-eyed view along the Tug Fork River in West Virginia coal country is that President-elect Donald Trump has something to prove: that he'll help bring back Appalachian mining, as he promised time and again on the campaign trail. Nobody thinks he can revive it entirely - not economists, not ex-miners, not even those recently called back to work....
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) -- Authorities on Monday defended their decision to douse protesters with water during a skirmish in subfreezing weather near the Dakota Access oil pipeline, and organizers said at least 17 protesters were taken to the hospital - including some who were treated for hypothermia....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital on Monday, killing 32 people, the U.N. office said, the second large-scale attack targeting minority Shiites in Kabul in just over a month....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- He claimed to be a native of Mosul and said he had just escaped his embattled neighborhood. When his cell phone chirped cheerfully, he said it was his mother calling and picked up....
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NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump returned to his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, meeting with former rivals and longtime allies a day after he indicated he had worked out agreements to fill major posts in his administration....
(Vatican Radio)  Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia is working to develop new weapons to ensure a global strategic balance. His announcement comes at a time when Moscow's relations with the United States and its allies have plunged to their lowest point since the Cold War.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Speaking to top military leaders at his residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is working on state-of-the art arms technologies, including laser, hypersonic and robotic weapons.Military officials have said that Russia is developing new warheads for its ballistic missiles, which would be capable of making sharp maneuvers on their way to the target to dodge enemy defenses. The military also has been working on air-based laser weapons.Putin made clear Moscow wants to fend off threats posed by the NATO military alliance's U.S.-led missile defense system. Russia is also concerned about U.S. efforts to ...
"We are very saddened by this tragic incident”, says Bishop. Theodore Mascarenhas, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference (CBCI) commenting on Sunday’s train disaster near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.The Indore-Patna train early Sunday Morning, derailed, perhaps due to a crack in the rails, killing at least 143 and injuring around 180."What happened - he says - is especially important because the railways are the common man's means of transportation".  The Indian bishops conference, "offers its heartfelt Condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives and prays for the eternal repose of these dear departed. We also pray for those injured in the accident that the Almighty may grant them complete and quick healing".Sunday’s disaster is one of the worst in recent years. Around 3 am (local time) the Indore-Patna train derailed for reasons yet to be determined. Hundreds of rescue workers rushed to the area ...
(Vatican Radio) Although the Extraordinary Jubilee Year has concluded, we are still living in a “time of mercy.” That was the message of Pope Francis is a lengthy Apostolic Letter, entitled Misericordia et misera, (“Mercy and Misery”), issued at the close of the Year of Mercy.The title refers to the encounter between Jesus and the woman caught in adultery, from the eight chapter of the Gospel of Saint John. In his commentary on the Gospel, St Augustine said of that encounter, “the two of them” – Jesus and the woman – “remained alone: mercy with misery.” The teaching of this Gospel, the Pope said, “serves not only to throw light on the conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, but also to point out the path that we are called to follow in the future.”In light of the “great graces of mercy” we have received during the Jubilee, our first response is to give thanks to the Lord for His gifts. Bu...
Rome, Italy, Nov 21, 2016 / 04:00 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Although the Jubilee of Mercy has ended, Pope Francis has decided that some of the novelties he applied to the Church during the Holy Year will continue.He is allowing all priests to absolve the sin of abortion from here on out, while SSPX priests will be able to continue hearing confessions validly.In addition, he has indefinitely extended the mandate of the Missionaries of Mercy and has decided to institute the World Day for the Poor, which will take place each year on the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time.The Pope announced his decision in his new Apostolic Letter “Misericordia et Misera,” meaning “Mercy with Misery.” Published Nov. 21, the letter was signed by the Pope Nov. 20 during Mass for the close of the Jubilee of Mercy.In the letter, Pope Francis said that “the Sacrament of Reconciliation must regain its central place in the Christian life.”“Given this need, lest any obstac...
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