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yahoo.com | Katie Mather
Opening statements began Tuesday in the second trial of Karen Read, who is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, in January 2022. The jury selection was finalized last week. Prosecutors allege that Read, 45, backed her SUV into John O’Keefe after dropping him off at the home of a fellow officer after a night of drinking.
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yahoo.com | Katie Mather
Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican on May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Public viewings of Pope Francis’s body will begin this week at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of the Catholic leader’s funeral on Saturday. Francis died on Monday at the age of 88 from a stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure, just hours after his last public appearance on Easter Sunday.
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pelliclemag.com | Katie Mather
Pellicle’s life is intertwined with that of our pals at Balance Brewing & Blending. Sometimes it feels like we’re somehow part of the same grand and multifaceted organism—our mycelium spreading from very different parts of the drinks world, connecting to form a mycorrhizal network of creativity, big ideas, and a love for doing good in nature. After our fifth birthday party in 2024, which finished at Balance, we said we were going to have a “quiet” year.
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nz.news.yahoo.com | Dylan Stableford |Katie Mather
In Argentina, where Pope Francis was born, millions have been mourning his death. That includes Argentine President Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who during his 2023 campaign for president called Francis an "imbecile" for defending social justice, even equating him with the devil. But as NPR noted, Milei "softened his tone" after the election, apologizing and even visiting Francis at the Vatican.
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nz.news.yahoo.com | Dylan Stableford |Katie Mather
In Argentina, where Pope Francis was born, millions have been mourning his death. That includes Argentine President Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who during his 2023 campaign for president called Francis an "imbecile" for defending social justice, even equating him with the devil. But as NPR noted, Milei "softened his tone" after the election, apologizing and even visiting Francis at the Vatican.
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malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Katie Mather
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Holy Mass at Phoenix Park in Dublin on August 26, 2018, during his visit to Ireland to attend the 2018 World Meeting of Families. (Ben Stansall/Getty Images)Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years old, was often referred to as the “People’s Pope” for his leadership and advocacy for underrepresented groups. “Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time,” former President Joe Biden wrote on X.
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k99online.com | Katie Mather
Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years old, was often referred to as the "People's Pope" for his leadership and advocacy for underrepresented groups. "Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time," former President Joe Biden wrote on X. "He advocated for the voiceless and powerless."Francis was known for focusing on global issues like the refugee crisis, climate change and human trafficking.
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wsbtv.com | Katie Mather
Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years old, was often referred to as the "People's Pope" for his leadership and advocacy for underrepresented groups. "Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time," former President Joe Biden wrote on X. "He advocated for the voiceless and powerless."Francis was known for focusing on global issues like the refugee crisis, climate change and human trafficking.
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ca.news.yahoo.com | Dylan Stableford |Katie Mather
The Vatican announced that Francis died on Monday morning, a day after emerging from convalescence to bless thousands of people in St. Peter's Square on Easter. Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican's top doctor said Monday. Francis was 88. The stroke led to a coma and "irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse," Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the head of the Vatican’s health department, said in a statement reported by multiple news outlets.
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currently.att.yahoo.com | Dylan Stableford |Katie Mather
Pope Francis died Monday, the Vatican announced. He was 88. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, made the announcement from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father,” Farrell said. “His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of His Church.″Francis recently spent more than a month in the hospital with double pneumonia.
