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Hollande To Ask Putin To Join Grand Coalition Against ISIS

6:11am November 26, 2015

French President Francois Hollande meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. The visit is part of Hollande's efforts to create a more effective global coalition to fight ISIS.

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Scotch Whiskey Gets A Run For Its Money From Global Distillers

5:18am November 26, 2015

by Jackie Northam

A Canadian company recently was named whiskey of the year — knocking Scotch brands from the top-five category. In the U.S., there's been a massive increase in single malts in particular.

As Britain's Coal Industry Loses Its Glow, Miners Feel Betrayed

5:08am November 26, 2015

by Leila Fadel

The last deep pit coal mine in northern England closes next month, marking the death of an industry that has fueled area towns for decades. Miners are angry the government didn't do more to help them.

The closing ceremony of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter Square on Dec. 9, 1965. Forty bishops pledged to forsake worldly goods, but the agreement was largely ignored. Pope Francis' emphasis on helping the poor has revived talk about the Pact of th

Pope Francis' Emphasis On Poverty Revives The 'Pact of The Catacombs'

4:43am November 26, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Fifty years ago, 40 bishops signed a pledge to make Catholicism a church for the poor. It was soon set aside, but with Pope Francis focused on the downtrodden, that notion could be revived.

An artist's depiction of the meeting of Hernan Cortes and La Malinche with the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.

Despite Similarities, Pocahontas Gets Love, Malinche Gets Hate. Why?

6:41pm November 25, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

La Malinche was an Indian woman who served as an interpreter for Cortes — at a cost to her reputation. Even 500 years later, she's reviled in Mexico.

Chicago Doctor Treated Syrian Refugees On Greek Island Of Lesbos

4:37pm November 25, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dr. Zaher Sahloul, head of the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, who recently returned from the Greek island of Lesbos where he treated Syrian migrants.

Eritrean Priest's Mission Takes On New Urgency Amid Migrant Crisis

4:37pm November 25, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Father Moses, an Eritrean priest, fled his homeland for Italy 14 years ago. His mission preaching to refugees has new urgency with the recent flood of migrants, including many of his compatriots.

Climate Activists Scale Back Plans For U.N. Summit In Wake Of Paris Attacks

4:37pm November 25, 2015

by Reid Frazier

Environmental groups hoping to put pressure on delegates by staging rallies in the run up to and during the climate summit are rethinking plans after the recent attacks in Paris.

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Brussels Reopens For Business Even As Authorities Extend Security Alert

4:15pm November 25, 2015

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Schools and shops reopen in Brussels even as authorities extend a security alert until Monday. It was imposed following the attacks in Paris waged by extremists with ties to France and Belgium.

Army soldiers and police patrol a street in the center of Brussels on Wednesday. Students are returning to class after a shutdown over fears that a series of simultaneous attacks could be launched around the Belgian capital.

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Brussels Cautiously Opens For Business As Search For Suspects Continues

2:33pm November 25, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

Although the city remains on high alert, schools, businesses and subway stations are reopening — with the conspicuous addition of armed soldiers and police officers around the city.