This Italian teenager was known as “God’s Influencer.” He’s about to become the first millennial saint.

This Italian teenager was known as “God’s Influencer.” He’s about to become the first millennial saint.

Millions of young Catholics flocked to the small central Italian town of Assisi to pay tribute to Carlo Acutis – the Italian teenager informally known as “God’s Influencer.” On Sunday, the 15-year-old will become the first millennial saint. Dressed in jeans, Nike sneakers and a sweatshirt, with his hands clasped around a rosary, Acutis has…

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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro says he’s deploying 4.5 million militia members in response to “outlandish threats” by U.S.

Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro says he’s deploying 4.5 million militia members in response to “outlandish threats” by U.S.

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to “outlandish threats” by the United States after Washington raised the bounty for his arrest to $50 million and launched anti-drug operations in the Caribbean. “This week, I will activate a special plan with more than 4.5 million militiamen…

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Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he’s released in France

Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he’s released in France

France’s prison service said Saturday it had launched an investigation after a man escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate’s bag as he left jail, having served his sentence. The man was captured on Monday. The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported. His cellmate had completed…

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