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Father Jim gifts Pope Francis a Mark Pope jersey On Friday, Father Jim Sichko, accompanied by a Kentucky State Trooper, gifted Pope Francis a Mark Pope jersey in Vatican City. The Pope also signed a bottle of the father’s Papal Willett bourbon made ... 05/3/2024 - 1:26 pm | View Link
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.
The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is believed to be the first time Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet operating in the country.
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Al Jazeera went off Israel’s main cable and satellite providers in the hours after the order.
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