Vatican: Pope to be hospitalized for days for lung infection

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was hospitalized with a lung infection Wednesday after experiencing difficulty breathing in recent days and will remain in the hospital for several days of treatment, the Vatican said. The 86-year-old pope doesn’t have Covid-19, spokesperson Matteo Bruni said in a statement late Wednesday. The hospitalization was the first since Francis spent 10...

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Police: Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian school in Nashville legally bought seven weapons in recent years and hid the guns from their parents before carrying out the attack by firing indiscriminately at victims and spraying gunfire through doors and windows, police said Tuesday. The violence Monday at The Covenant School...

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Hill frustrations simmer over banking chief

Martin Gruenberg is finding himself in an uncomfortable place these days: the target of Republican wrath. The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. this month resolved the biggest bank failure since the financial crisis by bailing out thousands of uninsured depositors at Silicon Valley Bank — then took two weeks to sell the lender in a deal that is projected to...

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French unions vow further protests on 10th general strike against Macron's pension plans

But the rallies drew smaller crowds even as the government refuses to budge on increased retirement age. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/DPtN3Tv via IFT...

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Wisconsin's Supreme Court race could be the beginning of the end for GOP dominance

Next week's Supreme Court election in Wisconsin could be the beginning of the end of the GOP's near-dominance in Wisconsin. With the exception of the governorship, Republicans have long had a lock on most levers of power in the state. They have a strong majority of the congressional delegation. They're on the cusp of supermajorities in both legislative chambers. And conservatives...

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Trump hires a former Jeb! hand to lead his campaign in the Granite State

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump has tapped an operative to lead his 2024 efforts in New Hampshire. And for the role, he’s turned to a veteran of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential bid, a campaign he mercilessly roasted. Trevor Naglieri will serve as Trump’s New Hampshire state director, according to two GOP operatives familiar with the move. Naglieri was a field...

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White House: U.S. has no current plans for Netanyahu visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not have any current plans to visit the United States following days of mass protests in Israel over plans for a judicial overhaul. On Tuesday morning, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides said in a radio interview that the White House would soon invite Netanyahu to visit, according to the Associated Press. Nides said Netanyahu...

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