Pope Urges Koreans to Reject Suspicion and Seek Peace
Pope Francis wrapped up his Asia trip with a Mass of reconciliation in Seoul urging Koreans to abandon a mindset of suspicion and confrontation. The event, attended by South Korea's president and North Korean defectors, capped a five day tour highlighting Asia's role for the church amid rising regional tensions. In nearby coverage, flooding in Detroit area prompted a Sterling Heights woman to share that she survived after being presumed dead, while other local cases included a Texas father denying murder amid his sons' deaths and a Chicago lawsuit over cremation of an amputated leg.
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David Frederick
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Wayne State University
Detroit News
Ukrainian forces breach rebel city as Berlin talks stall
Ukrainian government says troops penetrated deep into a rebel held city near Luhansk as clashes worsen. A downed Ukrainian fighter plane and a stalled Russian backed aid convoy bound for Luhansk loom over Berlin talks among Ukraine Russia Germany and France seeking a cease fire and political resolution.
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Andriy Lysenko
Paul Picard
Organization For Security and Cooperation In Europe
Frank- Walter Steinmeier
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Kurdish forces retake parts of Mosul Dam in Iraq
Kurdish peshmerga with U.S. air support push back Islamic State fighters and seize areas around the Mosul Dam on the Tigris. Airstrikes destroyed vehicles and equipment, while Baghdad aids with Humvees and munitions as Kurdish forces advance into the dam complex and surrounding plains.
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Gweir
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Chamibarakat
Khazer
Disabilities rise among U.S. children mainly in mental and developmental areas
A ten year analysis using 2000 to 2011 surveys shows overall disability rates up to 8 percent in 2010-11 with wealthier families experiencing a sharper rise. Increases center on attention, speech and other mental or developmental disorders while asthma related and injury related physical disabilities declined. The study notes higher awareness and diagnoses may drive part of the rise.
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University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth Norwood
Lottesville
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