Pope canonizes three saints amid protest in St. Peter's Square
Pope Benedict XVI canonized three 19th century founders of religious orders as a man disrupted the Mass by climbing the colonnade and burning a Bible. Security and clergy persuaded the man to retreat while the ceremony continued with thousands in attendance.
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Benedict XVI
St. Peter's Square
Vatican
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Christ
Benedict
Guido Maria Conforti
Bonifacia Rodriguez de Castro
Luigi Guanella
William Glisson Jr
Philadelphia
U.S
7.2 Magnitude Quake Hits Eastern Turkey Killing Dozens
An earthquake of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey causing at least 138 deaths and widespread collapse. Rescue teams faced ongoing effort as survivors dug through rubble near Ercis and Van with many buildings toppled and highways damaged. Prime Minister Erdogan reported 93 dead in Van and 45 in Ercis with hundreds injured.
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Turkey
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Van
Ecris
U.S. Geological Survey
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Erdogan
Turkish Red Crescent
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Statue of Liberty gets torch cams for 125th birthday
New high tech webcams on the Statue of Liberty torch will stream real time views of New York Harbor and visitors from the torch and grounds. The five cameras will operate around the clock and were donated by Earthcam Inc. to the National Park Service for the milestone celebration and a museum exhibit on Emma Lazarus.
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New York
Lady Liberty
New York Harbor
Emma Lazarus
Stephen A. Briganti
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island Foundation Inc
Ellis
Governors Islands
Liberty Island
Freedom Tower
World Trade Center
Lower Manhattan
National Park Service
Earthcam Inc
New Jersey
Civil rights icon Shuttlesworth remembered in Alabama
Birmingham mourns Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth as King and Shuttlesworth’s SCLC legacy is highlighted. Andrew Young recalls their joint work, while Eric Holder lauds Shuttlesworth as a justice warrior. Obama era immigration crackdown cited in closing note.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King
Montgomery
Fred Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
King
South
Atlanta
United Nations
Andrew Young
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Young
U.S
Eric Holder
Holder
Obama
Libyan interim rulers declare liberation after eight month war
Libyan interim leaders proclaimed the country freed after an eight month civil war, starting a two year transition to democracy. Mustafa Abdul-Jalil announced the declaration in Benghazi as NATO pressure mounts over Gaddafi death details. He outlined an Islamist tilt with Sharia as a basic source of law and changes to banking and marriage rules.
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Libya
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Britain
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Gaddafi
U.S
Hillary Clinton
Sirte
National Transitional Council
Mustafa Abdul-Jalil
Abdul-Jalil
Benghazi
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Wang Yue
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