World
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Paterno: Selling War Like a Brand Is Disrespectful to Those Truly in Harm’s Way
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Each day in America as late morning approaches, families of service members stationed in the Middle East probably grow nervous as nightfall nears seven time zones away. On military bases or aircraft carriers, pilots are fueling up and taking off for missions over Iran. In countries across both sides of the Persian Gulf, civilians await…
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Penn State Suspends University-Related Travel to Middle East
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Penn State has indefinitely suspended university-related travel to 17 countries in the Middle East, many of which the State Department urged U.S. citizens to leave on Monday amid the escalating war with Iran. University-related travel is suspended for those have not yet departed to these countries: “Penn State Global Safety strongly advises faculty, staff and…
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Frank: As War in Ukraine Enters Year Five, a New War Begins
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If you’re like me, at some point this winter, you complained about the relentless cold. But consider what it’s been like in Ukraine, where it was just as frigid not just outside, but indoors, thanks to a relentless Russian assault on the power grid. If you were living in Ukraine this winter, Svitlana Budzhak-Jones told…
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U.S. Steps Into War Between Israel and Iran, Strikes 3 Iranian Nuclear Sites
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel ’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict. President Donald Trump said Iran’s key nuclear sites…
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Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV, First Pontiff From U.S.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church on Thursday. Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order, took the name Leo XIV. In his…
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Great PA News Quiz: Shapiro Reopens Residence, Pope Francis in Philly and a Health Care Emergency
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In this week’s news quiz: The governor’s residence is reopened, remembering Pope Francis in Philadelphia and a health care emergency in one of Pennsylvania’s most densely populated counties.
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Pope Francis: It Was Never About Him
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“There is one sin I have come to fear above all others: certainty. Certainty is the great enemy of unity. Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance.” – From the movie “Conclave.” In the death of Pope Francis it has been incredible watching the outpouring of love and respect for him. But what has been equally…
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Pope Francis, First Latin American Pontiff Who Ministered With a Charming, Humble Style, Dies at 88
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Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88.