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Pope asks for global assistance in Bangladesh

Pope Francis demanded Thursday that the international community take “decisive measures” to resolve the causes of the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, breaking his recent silence over what the United Nations has declared to be a textbook case of “ethnic cleansing.”

 
‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ co-founder dies after long ALS battle

The ALS Association says a man credited as one of the co-founders of the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” that swept social media in 2014 has died after a yearslong battle with the condition known as Lou Gerhig’s disease. Anthony Senerchia was 46.

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Croatian war criminal dies after drinking poison in UN court

The wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, died after he drank poison seconds after a U.N. judge turned down his appeal against a 20-year sentence for war crimes against Bosnian Muslims.

 
Tip leads to arrest of suspect in string of Tampa killings

A recent college graduate who was charged in four slayings that terrorized a Tampa neighborhood over the past 51 days used the same gun in all of the shootings and targeted people near bus stops with no apparent motive, a police chief said Wednesday.

 
Man accused of flying drone over Raiders, 49ers stadiums Sunday arrested

A Northern California man accused of flying a drone over two NFL games this weekend and dropping political leaflets has been arrested in a case that raised concerns about security at professional sports events, police said Monday.

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