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Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wuUg8p

Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LAbd6h

Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C0VU6Z

Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown

Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PhwP9M

Macron: French 'Gauls' resistant to change, unlike 'Lutheran' Danes

The French president causes an outcry as he pokes fun at attitudes to his economic reforms. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N27JOt

Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NytToH

McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2opOXms

The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PkzZJE

Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pkjaii

The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NC2pyG

Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PPH2LJ

Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NyuA1l

How Eto'o helped homeless ex-Cameroon captain

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PRs5bR

Kanye West finally answers Jimmy Kimmel's Donald Trump question

The rap star also apologises for saying slavery "sounds like a choice". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wt5evr

Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pm5AL3

Why Australia is talking about a French au pair

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2or6hqZ

Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wv3oKd

Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn 'Soviet Sinatra'

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LHKRPL

Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LDapxu

Gingrich: Primaries have set stage for red wave in November

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Fox News contributor reacts to wins by DeSantis in Florida and McSally in Arizona on 'Fox & Friends.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NxmCFL

UN Syria envoy floats idea of evacuating Idlib civilians

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GENEVA (AP) — Fearing a military offensive, the U.N. envoy for Syria proposed Thursday that civilians holed up in the rebel-held region of Idlib could evacuate to government areas — a move that would send many back into parts of Syria they once fled in its 7-1/2-year-old civil war. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MEuuJ6

U.S. to End Funding to U.N. Agency That Helps Palestinian Refugees

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By EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2wxzrsh

Honey, I Swept the Floor!

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By BROOKE WILLIAMS from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Pk01gs

Yankees Looking to Trade for Andrew McCutchen, a Former M.V.P.

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By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2N3KVhz

Why You Should Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make

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By TIM HERRERA from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2PjuTO3

What’s on TV Friday: ‘Ozark’ and ‘Jack Ryan’

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By EMMA L. MCALEAVY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2LJ5bQC

How Germany’s Far Right Stole a Rallying Cry for Democracy

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By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SARAH STEIN KERR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2N45dHO

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Today Than When You Were Born?

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By NADJA POPOVICH, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI, RUMSEY TAYLOR, JOSH WILLIAMS and DEREK WATKINS from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2LIQ21K

Mob Protests in Germany Show New Strength of the Far Right

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By KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MIlgM3

President Trump Had a Lot to Say at His Rally and on Twitter. But Not About John McCain.

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By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2N6Jm2c

‘An Attack on Students’ Rights’: Reactions to Betsy DeVos’s New Rules on Sexual Assault

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By JENNIFER MEDINA and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2C3YpWi

2 Passengers Charged With Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft as F.B.I. Cracks Down

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By KIRK JOHNSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PhTouX

Quotation of the Day: Tears, Laughter and Allusions to a Man Who Wasn’t Invited

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2PkKtsu

Yankees, With Strongest Home Run Muscles, Are Outdone by a Weakling

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By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2C0FMTd

Caroline Wozniacki Becomes Latest Giant to Fall at Armstrong

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By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2C3K6Rx

Nick Kyrgios Was Struggling. The Chair Umpire Stepped Down and Stepped In.

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By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2wqSkhu

Corrections: August 31, 2018

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2LIBoHM

Works With Kids

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By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2PSPV73

Ronan Farrow’s Ex-Producer Says NBC Impeded Weinstein Reporting

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By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2NFpVuk

Germany, Vanilla Beans, Riz Ahmed: Your Friday Briefing

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By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2PgoVNG

Rumba, the Dance of Love

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By GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2MHEdOU

Sen. John McCain: What to know about Washington tributes on Friday and Saturday

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Sen. John McCain: What to know about Washington tributes on Friday and Saturday    USA TODAY Former VP Biden Gives Emotional Tribute At McCain's Memorial Service    NPR John McCain remembered as a fighter for American ideals    PBS NewsHour Joe Biden's heartfelt eulogy for John McCain    Washington Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2C5o2pG

7 dead in New Mexico bus-truck crash, state police say

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7 dead in New Mexico bus-truck crash, state police say    CNN Greyhound Bus, Semi-Truck Crash Head-On In New Mexico; At Least 4 Killed    NPR At least 7 dead after grisly bus crash in New Mexico, police say    CBS News Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2MDvNrU

'Totally dishonest': Trump asserts only he can be trusted over opponents and 'fake news'

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'Totally dishonest': Trump asserts only he can be trusted over opponents and 'fake news'    Washington Post Trump seeks to expand access to retirement plans for small businesses    WLS-TV Trump to Sign Executive Order on Retirement Savings    Wall Street Journal After Trump, the Deluge?    New York Times Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LGvbMM

Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Affirmative Action Win Justice Dept. Support

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Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Affirmative Action Win Justice Dept. Support    New York Times Justice Department Says Harvard Hurts Asian Americans' Admissions Prospects With 'Personal Rating'    Wall Street Journal Justice Department Backs Suit on Harvard Admissions    Inside Higher Ed Harvard admissions 'may be infected with racial bias,' DOJ says    The Boston Globe Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2N4ywtM

Donald Trump just gave a GIANT hint about when he'll fire Jeff Sessions

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Donald Trump just gave a GIANT hint about when he'll fire Jeff Sessions    CNN Trump Says Jeff Sessions Will Stay Through November Midterm Elections    Wall Street Journal 'Taking on Trump' isn't the job of an attorney general    New York Post Trump Says He'll Keep Sessions Until November Despite 'Illegal' Probe    Bloomberg When liberals are rooting for Jeff Sessions, you know something's wrong    Washington Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LIh89c

The next iPhones, Apple Watch leak as Apple preps for Sept. 12 event

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The next iPhones, Apple Watch leak as Apple preps for Sept. 12 event    USA TODAY Apple Accidentally Reveals Radical New iPhone XS    Forbes A notorious Apple blog may have just published a leaked photo of the new iPhone    Business Insider Apple to unveil new iPhone on September 12    Telegraph.co.uk Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2wyRkqL

Carl Bernstein: Trump attacks 'degenerate' Watergate reporter

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Carl Bernstein: Trump attacks 'degenerate' Watergate reporter    BBC News CNN doesn't intend to reveal other source in bombshell Michael Cohen story as Trump rages at network    Business Insider Lanny Davis Says He Was A Source For CNN's Trump Tower Story    BuzzFeed News Voters don't buy 'No collusion!'    Washington Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LEwP1t

US, Canada make late-night push for NAFTA; no deal yet

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US, Canada make late-night push for NAFTA; no deal yet    Reuters US-Canada Trade Talks Take On 'Intense Rhythm'    Wall Street Journal What Happened This Week in the World Economy and What It Means    Bloomberg 'Trade not aid': farmers urge Trump to make a deal amid Nafta uncertainty    The Guardian Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2C5hl72

Report: Trump, Cohen wanted to buy decades of killed stories from National Enquirer

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Report: Trump, Cohen wanted to buy decades of killed stories from National Enquirer    USA TODAY Trump-Friendly Tabloid National Enquirer Sees Decline in Circulation    Bloomberg Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2PNDbP4

Homeless man and woman he helped are court over GoFundMe account

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Homeless man and woman he helped are court over GoFundMe account    CNN Couple who raised big money for homeless vet ordered to hand it over as feel-good story wilts    NJ.com Judge orders New Jersey couple return money raised for homeless man, John Bobbitt    KGO-TV Judge orders couple to hand over remainder of $400K they raised for a homeless veteran    ABC News Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2N4bvH7

FBI: Man threatened to shoot Boston Globe staff, calling them the 'enemy of the people'

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FBI: Man threatened to shoot Boston Globe staff, calling them the 'enemy of the people'    Washington Post Man charged with making death threats over Trump editorials    Fox News 'Enemy Of The People': Man Echoing Trump's Words Charged With Threatening Newspaper    NPR Journalists are not the enemy    The Boston Globe Encino man charged with threatening to shoot Boston Globe employees    Los Angeles Times Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2PMqq7D

In-N-Out Burger donates $25000 to Republican Party, prompting Democrats to demand boycott

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In-N-Out Burger donates $25000 to Republican Party, prompting Democrats to demand boycott    USA TODAY In-N-Out Burger's $25000 donation to California GOP brings call for boycott from Democrats    CNBC Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2PQAzQA

Trump Makes Clear EU Won't Escape His Ire Over Trade for Long

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Trump Makes Clear EU Won't Escape His Ire Over Trade for Long    Bloomberg EU's Top Trade Official Proposes Ending All Car Tariffs With US    Wall Street Journal Trump rejects EU offer to eliminate auto tariffs    CNBC Trump rejects EU proposal to eliminate tariffs on imported cars, saying that 'it's not good enough'    Washington Post Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2MFpt37

Trump administration to end US funding to UN program for Palestinian refugees

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Trump administration to end US funding to UN program for Palestinian refugees    Washington Post The Guardian view on Trump's Palestinian policy: setting fire to the ground    The Guardian Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LMnYec

Neo-Confederates Rally At Site Of Toppled UNC Monument

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Neo-Confederates Rally At Site Of Toppled UNC Monument    HuffPost Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2BZEWpu

Yankees reportedly working to acquire Andrew McCutchen from Giants in trade

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Yankees reportedly working to acquire Andrew McCutchen from Giants in trade    CBSSports.com Yankees trade for Andrew McCutchen | What it means    NJ.com Report: Yankees to acquire former MVP Andrew McCutchen from Giants    USA TODAY Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LHcPuM

2 Passengers Charged With Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft as FBI Cracks Down

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2 Passengers Charged With Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft as FBI Cracks Down    New York Times Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2LGGwMO

Here's the Conversation We Really Need to Have About Bias at Google

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Here's the Conversation We Really Need to Have About Bias at Google    New York Times Trump Says Google, Facebook, Amazon May Be 'Antitrust Situation'    Bloomberg Trump is said to be firing up conservatives with his claims of bias in big tech, and he's not about to back down    Business Insider Trump's Ludicrous Attack on Big Tech    New York Times Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2wv0vJt

Ron DeSantis's campaign claims it's 'absurd' to say 'monkey' is a racial dog whistle. It's not.

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Ron DeSantis's campaign claims it's 'absurd' to say 'monkey' is a racial dog whistle. It's not.    Washington Post 3 black governor nominees making Democrats rethink their path back to power    CNN Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2wqNcKf

A final Syrian showdown looms. Millions of lives are at risk. Here are the stakes.

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A final Syrian showdown looms. Millions of lives are at risk. Here are the stakes.    Washington Post Syria Idlib: UN warns of threat to civilians if new offensive begins    BBC News Syria's Government Prepares a Climactic Attack on the Last Rebel Stronghold    The Nation. A deadly storm is coming in Syria    CNN Full coverage from More Top Stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2NwZ1EZ

Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2NyuA1l

8K TVs unveiled by Samsung and LG at Ifa tech show

The world's two bestselling television-makers are showing off rival 8K screens at the Ifa tech show in Berlin. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2N54SVg

New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack

Snapchat's mapping software appears to have been hacked in what it calls an act of vandalism. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2N9GiCN

Acer unveils new gaming cockpit and other tech news

BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the week's best technology stories. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2wsVrFs

Celebgate hacker jailed over Jennifer Lawrence hack

Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence was targeted in the hack, for which three others have already been jailed. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2C1QRTR

Google says Trump's bias claims are 'not true'

Claims Google did not promote President Trump's State of the Union address are denied by the search giant. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2PNKMxc

Gay dating app Grindr to sell shares

Kunlun Group, the Chinese owner of Grindr, plans to sell shares in the dating app. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LzbxCh

Dyson gears up for electric car testing

Plans are unveiled for a 10-mile test track in Wiltshire to test the electric vehicle being developed by Dyson. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2N0RvFC

Emails while commuting 'should count as work'

Wider access to wi-fi on trains and the use of mobile phones has extended the working day, a study says. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2NuuXtD

Bye bye loneliness

How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2MGfoCX

Multiple Violent Attacks Against Believers Reveal Just How Dangerous it is For Pakistani Christians

Two recent attacks against Christians in Pakistan emphasize the worsening conditions for believers in the predominately Muslim country.   from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2N17qDI

Nigerian Schoolgirl Who Refuses to Denounce Jesus Begs for Freedom

A Nigerian Christian schoolgirl who remains in captivity because she refuses to denounce Christ is calling on her government to fight for her release. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2PRlOgn

Actress Tried To Use Acid And Alligators To Dispose Of Husband's Ex-Wife

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After Grant and Amanda Hayes killed Laura Ackerson, cut her body into pieces from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ws5F9e

Candidate accused: Trump loyalist Duncan Hunter may show a criminal indictment isn’t the end of the campaign road

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California Republican Duncan Hunter takes a page from the Trump playbook to try to distract voters from the federal charges against him. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2wtfJ1L

Puerto Ricans Are ‘Outraged But Not Surprised’ By New Hurricane Maria Death Toll

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After the governor of Puerto Rico raised the island's official Hurricane Maria from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Pgg5Q8

The Latest: Police say 7 killed in New Mexico crash

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THOREAU, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a commercial bus crash in New Mexico (all times local): from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PQyjZJ

Newlywed Couple Killed in Crash on Way to Honeymoon: 'Don't Take a Day for Granted'

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Amy Moffat, 28, and Stephen Graham, 30, were driving to Whistler, British Columbia, for their honeymoon when their car veered off the road near Yakima in Washington state about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PSIi0K

Mourning John McCain

Residents lined up at the Arizona statehouse on Wednesday to pay respects to the late U.S. Senator John McCain, the Vietnam War hero and two-time Republican presidential candidate whose body will lie in state for the day at the Capitol Rotunda in Phoenix. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MPNymZ

Couple arrested after friend's body parts found in bags

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Investigators say a woman was beaten to death and chopped up by her best friend's boyfriend, while the best friend allegedly helped. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LHNelx

Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top

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Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has gone into hiding since conservative media published an 11-page statement in which he alleged the pope knew for years about sexual misconduct by an American cardinal and did nothing about it. Vigano has been communicating through Aldo Maria Valli, an Italian television journalist who Vigano consulted several times before releasing his statement last Sunday when the pope was in Ireland. Italian media has reported he was upset because he was never made a cardinal by former Pope Benedict or because Francis blocked his further advancement in the Church. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2C2Swsu