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"It pains me greatly, when I celebrate Mass here in the square or in the basilica, to see so many cellphones raised," said the pontiff. He noted that priests and bishops do it, too.

The situation is so bad that doctors are describing it as a public health emergency and calling for the government to order an evacuation of the city.

The drugs are worth more than a third of a billion dollars, according to President Juan Manuel Santos.

Former CIA Director Michael Hayden and James Clapper, a former director of National Intelligence, have been critical of a meeting between current CIA Director Mike Pompeo and an NSA whistleblower.

In the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against Spacey, director Ridley Scott has decided to sub in Plummer in All the Money in the World, due for release next month.

Despite the president's harsh words on China in the past, the leaders appear friendly and say they will cooperate on North Korea and work toward a balanced trade relationship.

Human rights groups say President Nicolas Maduro's autocratic government aims to stifle dissent in both broadcasting and social platforms.

The Justice Department has informed AT&T that it will oppose the company's planned $85 billion merger unless it sells off CNN — a network frequently derided by President Trump.

When museum conservators examined Vincent Van Gogh's Olive Trees, they found something curious stuck in its paint: a grasshopper. Could it be just some weird leftover — or a crucial clue?

Lawmakers must create new rules either creating a third gender option or dispensing with gender in civil status. An advocacy group called the decision "a small revolution in the area of gender."