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  Aug 2, 2016

  Pope Francis Says Catholic Church Might Give Women Right to Be Ordained Ministers, as Deacons Not Priests

  Pope Francis has set up a commission to study the role of women deacons in early Christianity, the Vatican said on Tuesday, a move that might lead to changes in the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church.

• Jul 29, 2016

  San Diego Police Officer Killed, Another Wounded During Traffic Stop

  A San Diego police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded on Thursday during a traffic stop as a suspect was taken in custody, local media reported and the department said on social media.

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  Jul 26, 2016

  Hillary Clinton Secures Democratic Party Presidential Nomination, First Woman of a Major Party

  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's 2016 nomination for the White House on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in U.S. history.

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  Jul 25, 2016

  ISIS Suicide Bomber Injures 12 in Germany 1 Day After Machete Attacker Kills Pregnant Woman

  A 27-year-old Syrian man denied asylum in Germany a year ago blew himself up on Sunday outside a crowded music festival, injuring 12 people in the country's fourth violent attack on members of the public in less than a week.

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  Jul 25, 2016

  2 Killed at Florida Nightclub; Up to 16 Wounded, Youngest Victim Is 12-Years-Old

  At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others, many of them teenagers, were wounded in a shooting early on Monday outside a Florida nightclub that was hosting a party for all age groups, authorities said.

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  Jul 22, 2016

  Munich: Lone Gunman Killed Himself After Shooting 9 People Dead, Police Say

  The man found dead near the scene of a bloody shooting at a Munich shopping centre killed himself and was likely the sole shooter in the attack, a spokesman for the Munich police said on Saturday.

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  Jul 21, 2016

  Ted Cruz Says He Won't Support Trump, Who Maligned His Wife and Father

  U.S. Senator Ted Cruz staunchly defended his decision not to endorse Donald Trump, saying on Thursday he was not the Republican presidential candidate's "servile puppy dog" in a damaging rift at the party's convention ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

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  Jul 19, 2016

  Defying Odds, Donald Trump Captures Republican Nomination

  Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn.

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  Jul 19, 2016

  Turkey Demands Obama Turn Over Muslim Cleric That Erdogan Blames for Military Coup Attempt

  Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.

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  Jul 19, 2016

  Melania Trump's Convention Speech Too Similar to Michelle Obama's From 2008?

  Aspiring first lady Melania Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday contained a section strikingly similar to that delivered at the Democratic convention in 2008 by the woman she hopes to succeed in the role.