After a video went viral that showed Pope Francis seemingly performing an exorcism on a man, the Vatican responded by saying, “The Holy Father had no intention to perform any exorcism. Instead, as he frequently does for the sick and suffering persons who approach him, he simply meant to pray for a suffering person who was presented to him.” In the video, the pope took the hand of a man, a priest whispered something to the pope, who placed his hands on the man’s head, and the man begins convulsing for a moment.
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Last week was a great week for Obama-haters. They’ve been writing and calling me to gloat: Obama’s mired in scandal, they crow. His agenda is stalled. He’s sleazy, tyrannical and incompetent, heading up a corrupt administration – just like we’ve been saying for years. Not so fast.
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House Republicans on Thursday called on Hillary Clinton, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency to surrender to Karl Rove.
A woman chased down a man who she said kidnapped her child. The Albuquerque woman’s 5-year-old daughter was abducted by the man, and the mom gave chase, police said. The kidnapper shoved the girl out of the car at some point, but the mother didn’t realize that and chased the man until he crashed. He escaped but police believe they have identified him. The 5-year-old is OK, reports said.
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President Barack Obama is finding out that dodging bullets is hard. It is even harder when the bullets are coming from many different directions.
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A New York City police officer who climbed a tree to try to rescue a cat got stuck himself and had to be rescued by firefighters. The officer initially climbed up a short way into the tree, but the cat climbed even higher, and the cop followed. He eventually realized he was stuck himself. His partner stopped laughing long enough to call firefighters, who came and rescued the police officer.
• Deputies said he waved rifle at people on construction site and at Nunda Lumber
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“Ice tsunamis” destroyed some homes in Canada and Minnesota recently, and YouTube footage of the moving ice is going viral. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources told CNN that what happens is that winds blow chunks of ice onto the shore, and smaller chunks keep getting pushed forward. In other words, it’s unreal, and you have to see it to believe it. In some cases, whole cabins and boathouses were destroyed by the ice, and other homes had ice burst in through glass doors.
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• Public should call 911 and not approach the three males who robbed a 70-year-old man during a home invation.
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• More on this story this weekend on dansvilleonline.com and in the Sunday Spectator
The United States economy created an estimated 165,000 jobs in April, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest level since the end of 2008 and all but ensuring that the nation’s employed will no longer have to worry about the plight of those without work.
A restaurant in Florida is in the news because it’s offering a lion meat taco. The taco sells for $35 at Taco Fusion in Tampa. Some groups want the lion listed as an endangered species and hence illegal to eat, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn’t called it that yet. The restaurant owner says the meat comes from lions bred to be eaten.
