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Continue Reading Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments
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Continue Reading Missouri woman’s murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it
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Continue Reading Italian Premier Meloni describes Putin’s cease-fire offer for Ukraine as ‘propaganda’
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Saturday that eight soldiers were killed in southern Gaza in the deadliest attack in months. Only one…
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