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It was a pilgrimage never seen before, in the face of violent threats and a deadly virus. Pope Francis arrived on Friday in Baghdad for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. Nick Schifrin reports.

The escalation of violence has put pressure on the world community to act to restrain the junta, which seized power on Feb. 1 by ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

The former Minneapolis police officer is to be tried on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter starting next week. A charge of third-degree murder had been dismissed earlier. (Image credit: Brommerich/AP)

Online auction giant delists SS guard figurines, play tanks, other items for violating policies against promoting hate and violent ideologies

After TechCrunch broke the news yesterday that Coursera was planning to file its S-1 today, the edtech company officially dropped the document Friday evening. Coursera was last valued at $2.4 billion by the private markets, when it most recently raised

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Some anti-Netanyahu parties weighing plan to support Yamina chairman in a rotational premiership to pull him from the right-wing, religious bloc, report says

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The heavy bleeding meant yet another setback, but even if I am never able to create the child I so long for, I’ve helped create something lasting