Pope Francis lauds Jesus humble start at Christmas Mass
Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica marked his Christmas Eve Mass praising Jesus for his humble birth as a poor vulnerable baby. He urged the faithful to remember the shepherds as society's forgotten, carried the statue himself, and kissed the infant Jesus in a display of humility.
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Britain pardons Alan Turing posthumously for gay conviction
Britain grants a full posthumous pardon to Alan Turing, the pioneering computer scientist, addressing a historic injustice linked to his 1952 same sex relationship conviction. The move honors Turing’s scientific contributions while acknowledging the harsh treatment he faced under past laws.
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Turing’s Legacy and pardon amid anti gay laws
British mathematician Alan Turing, famed for cracking Enigma, faced 1952 charges of gross indecency for a same sex relationship. He lost security clearance, underwent chemical castration, and died by suicide in 1954. David Leavitt highlights the pardon’s symbolic weight in context of anti gay laws in Russia and India.
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Mass grave found in South Sudan amid push for talks
U N investigators in a rebel held Bentiu Unity state reported a mass grave amid ethnic violence in South Sudan as the Security Council approved increasing peacekeeping and urged immediate hostilities ceasefire and dialogue. The United States then sent additional troops for embassy security and evacuations.
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Half a Million Idle as Christmas Ice Storm Snaps Power
Power outages affected half a million utility customers from Maine to Michigan and into Canada as a weekend ice storm crippled service. Crews labored through Tuesday to restore electricity while many faced a holiday at home without power. The storm's death toll rose to at least 14, including a 50 year old man in Knox, Maine, felled by carbon monoxide from a generator.
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