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Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his very first sermon as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV told the cardinals who elected him that anyone who exercises authority in the Catholic Church must "make oneself small," so that only Christ remains.
In word and deed since, Leo has seemed intent on almost disappearing into the role. The shy 69 ... (full story)
Student loan cancellation program could become Trump retribution tool, some advocates fear
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at organizations that serve immigrants and transgender youth.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness allows government employees, such as teachers and firefighters, ... (full story)
Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is ending the temporary status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans that has allowed them to live and work in the U.S. for a quarter of a century after a devastating hurricane hit Central America, according to federal government notices — a move that comes as the White Ho ... (full story)
States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says
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WASHINGTON (AP) — States can block the country's biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings, the Supreme Court ruled recently.
The 6-3 opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch and joined by the rest of the court's conservatives was not ... (full story)
Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said, was reviewing "tens of thousands of videos" of the wealthy financier "with children or child por ... (full story)