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2 weeks ago | aol.com | John Bacon |Sudiksha Kochi |Josh Meyer |Bart Jansen |Thao Nguyen |Thảo Nguyen

Clashes between law enforcement and protesters intensified on Sunday as California National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles to quell demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a move that the state's Democratic governor has called unlawful. Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 Guard members over the objections of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov.

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Sunshyne Lynch John Bacon Jorge L. Ortiz Kim Hjelmgaard Susan MillerBinghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, USA TODAYCardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was elected as the 267th pope, taking the name Leo XIV. Prevost, a former Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, and prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was considered a surprise choice. The new pope emphasized peace, charity, and closeness to those suffering, echoing his predecessor, Pope Francis.