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CNN — One of Pope Francis’s “popemobiles” is being transformed into a mobile healthcare unit for children and sent to the Gaza Strip, the Vatican’s official media outlet said on Sunday. In one of his final wishes before his passing, Francis entrusted the popemobile used during his 2014 pilgrimage of the Holy Lands to the Catholic aid network Caritas Jerusalem, Vatican News said, to help respond to the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Francis asked that the vehicle be used to help injured and malnourished children in the war-torn Palestinian enclave. Caritas are converting the vehicle into a mobile health…
CNN — President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of using military force to annex Greenland, saying in an NBC News interview he wouldn’t rule it out to make the self-governing Danish territory a part of the United States. It’s the latest in Trump’s many comments about seizing control of the resource-rich island, which he insists the US needs for national security purposes. “I don’t rule it out,” he told NBC News’ Kristen Welker in an interview that aired on Sunday. “I don’t say I’m going to do it, but I don’t rule out anything.” “We need Greenland very badly,”…
CNN — When a deal to buy Caitlin Bigelow’s San Francisco condo fell through last month, she felt relief, rather than disappointment. Bigelow was working with a Realtor she trusted from Compass who had suggested she first list her home as a “Compass Private Exclusive.” That meant her home wouldn’t immediately be publicly advertised on home-search websites like Zillow or Redfin. Instead, the listing would be announced internally at Compass, one of America’s largest real estate brokerages, meaning only buyers represented by other Compass agents knew the home was for sale. Bigelow had received two offers from this method —…
CNN — If you believe social media, signs of an impending recession are everywhere. Lady Gaga back on the charts? That’s a recession indicator. Coupons and canned good displays at grocery stores? Definitely recession indicators. And the return of knee-high Converse sneakers? Possibly the most obvious recession indicator of them all. Any societal shift that either evokes the Great Recession or signifies an effort to save or make extra money is a potential recession indicator — according to the internet anyway. We aren’t actually in a recession, at least not yet. But that distinction isn’t really the point. These tongue-in-cheek…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There was yet again another Stanley Cup Playoffs classic on Sunday night, as the Winnipeg Jets are heading to the next round after defeating the St. Louis Blues in Game 7 in miraculous fashion. This game needed double overtime to determine the Jets as the 4–3 winners, but it was so close to the Blues walking out of the Canada Life Centre with the road victory. The Jets emptied their net and watched as the seconds ticked off the clock in the offensive zone, just hoping for a shot on net to give them…
Havana, Cuba CNN — In a dilapidated home on the outskirts of Havana, Heidy Sánchez shows off photos from a past life. She flips though images on her iPhone of visits to Sea World with her husband and 17-month-old daughter and the couple dressing up in Santa attire for Christmas. “I don’t know if it was the American dream,” Sánchez said. “But it was my dream, my family.” That dream and family were ripped away in late April when Sánchez was deported from Florida to her native Cuba, even though both her daughter and husband are US citizens. Sánchez crossed…
Editor’s Note: A new episode of “The Whole Story: “Saving Venice,” a city threatened by rising sea levels and the millions of tourists desperate to visit while they still can, airs Sunday, May 11 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. Venice, Italy CNN — It’s the “floating city” but also the sinking city. In the past century, Venice has subsided by around 25 centimeters, or nearly 10 inches. Meanwhile, the average sea level in Venice has risen nearly a foot since 1900. It’s a tortuous pairing that means one thing: Not just regular flooding, but an inexorable slump of this most…
Jerusalem CNN — Israel’s security cabinet voted Sunday to expand military operations in Gaza and establish a new framework for the delivery of aid, according to two Israeli officials. The vote came hours after the military said it would mobilize tens of thousands of reservists, strengthening its capacity to operate in the besieged Palestinian territory. One Israeli official said the new plan for Israel’s war in Gaza involves “the conquest of territory and remaining there.” The Israeli military will displace the Palestinian population to southern Gaza while carrying out “powerful strikes” against Hamas, the official said. Over 2,400 Palestinians have…
CNN — Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling birth rates and a rapidly aging population. The number of children aged 14 and under, was 13.66 million as of April 1, down 350,000 from a year ago, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ahead of the country’s Children’s Day public holiday. Children make up just 11.1% of Japan’s total population, which stood at 123.4 million last year, marking a marginal decline…
CNN — Japan’s estimated child population has shrunk for the 44th straight year to a record low, government data showed Sunday, as the country grapples with a demographic crisis underscored by falling birth rates and a rapidly aging population. The number of children aged 14 and under, was 13.66 million as of April 1, down 350,000 from a year ago, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ahead of the country’s Children’s Day public holiday. Children make up just 11.1% of Japan’s total population, which stood at 123.4 million last year, marking a marginal decline…