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Pope Francis holds historic meeting with Shiite cleric in Iraq, visits birthplace of Abraham  NBC News Pope Francis holds historic meeting with revered Shia cleric in Iraq’s Najaf  CNN Pope Francis visits Iraq  ABC News Pope Francis holds historic meeting with Iraq’s top

Final vote on Sunday’s reopening of restaurants and other businesses is delayed until Saturday night; business owners say they’re struggling to hire workers back from furlough

Asylum-Seekers Are Entering The U.S. Again — But Many More Migrants Are Left Behind  NPR

Three years ago, I sat at the Cancun airport in a state of paralysis. I stared outside, trying to figure out if what I had just witnessed could possibly be true. Could parenting be that effective? Could children be that

The summit at Ali al-Sistani’s residence in the city of Najaf was the first-ever meeting between a Catholic pope and a Shiite grand ayatollah in Iraq.

Senate Dems, Manchin reach deal on COVID-19 unemployment benefits, allowing bill to move forward  Fox News Coronavirus relief bill could pass Senate by this weekend  CBS News The latest on the Covid-19 stimulus bill: Live Updates  CNN A day after forcing marathon bill

Pontiff attends interfaith meeting in Ur as part of trip to country riven by religious and ethnic divisions, calls for end to conflict in Syria

For years, open-world video games, where players can explore the map rather than following a set path, have been hugely popular. The Pokémon franchise is finally catching up, but how will fans react? (Image credit: The Pokémon Company)

Simon Wiesenthal Center makes demand after radio host wishes the vaccine ‘did not work in Israel’ and says ‘Israel is a shitty country,’ comments later praised by neo-Nazis

Cuomo Is Told to Preserve Records at Issue in Sexual Harassment Inquiry  The New York Times More Gov. Cuomo staffers bail as nursing home, sex harass scandals spiral  New York Post Cuomo accuser says N.Y. governor groomed her in an attempt to