Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, has raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir in which he settles old scores, reveals palace intrigues and casts Francis in a deeply unfavorable light.
Katherine Lee
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UN says hole in ozone layer slowly healing, could be mended by 2066
Scientists and environmental advocates across the world have long hailed the efforts to heal the ozone hole as one of the biggest ecological victories for humanity.
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Republicans eye tighter enforcement of Texas’ abortion ban as Legislature starts
Some Republicans want to punish companies that help employees get abortions out of state and override district attorneys who refuse to bring abortion-related criminal charges.
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Brazil cracks down after pro-Bolsonaro riots, vows to protect democracy
The protesters swarmed government buildings on Sunday, with many saying they want the Brazilian army to restore the far-right Jair Bolsonaro to power and oust the newly inaugurated leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Donors offer over $9 billion for Pakistan after devastating floods
The flooding killed more than 1,700 people, destroyed more than 2 million homes and covered as much as one-third of the country at one point.
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Ukraine school dismisses Russian claim that hundreds of troops killed there
The Russian Defense Ministry said its missiles hit two temporary bases housing 1,300 Ukrainian troops in the city, killing 600 of them, late Saturday.
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U.S. to send $3.75 billion in military aid to Ukraine, its neighbors
The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time Bradley armored vehicles for Ukraine.
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FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease
The drug, Leqembi, is the first that’s been convincingly shown to slow the decline in memory and thinking that defines Alzheimer’s by targeting the disease’s underlying biology.
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After 14 defeats, McCarthy elected House speaker in historic post-midnight vote
After four days of grueling ballots, McCarthy flipped more than a dozen conservative holdouts to become supporters.
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Multiple wounded near rapper French Montana video shoot
The Miami Herald cited a law enforcement source saying as many as 10 people were wounded in the shooting outside The Licking, a soul food restaurant in Miami Gardens.