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• Women's pool tournament championship features 2 transgender players after beating female competition

  06-04-2025 23:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A women's pool tournament championship in the United Kingdom featured two transgender athletes who defeated their female competition.Harriet Haynes and Lucy Smith went toe-to-toe in the Ultimate Pool Women's Pro Series Event 2 at Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan.Both competitors defeated four female opponents each to get to the championship bout.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMEach of Haynes' matchups were rather close, but Smith dominated in the early going of the bracket. S
  
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• Pegula comeback stuns Kenin to land Charleston Open

  06-04-2025 23:34 via bbc.com
  
  World number four Jessica Pegula mounts a huge comeback to beat Sofia Kenin 6-3 7-5 and land her first clay court title at the Charleston Open.
  
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• Ex-NFL star fires back at attempt to ban tush push, worries it will cause 'slippery slope'

  06-04-2025 23:34 via foxnews.com
  
  NFL owners tabled the discussion over whether to effectively ban the tush push until May, but the talk about the decision was still hot among players and fans in the offseason.Former NFL star linebacker Anthony Barr said in a recent interview that banning the play would cause a snowball effect in the league.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"It’s a slippery slope," the former Minnesota Vikings linebacker told TMZ Sports. "You ban one play, then what’s next?"The Green
  
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• Rules on UK car firms relaxed ahead of 2030 petrol vehicles ban

  06-04-2025 23:30 via bbc.com
  
  The prime minister says the measures are designed to aid the UK motor industry, which has been hit by Trump's tariffs.
  
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• Anti-Trump activist boasts of being 'undocumented, unafraid, queer' at rally

  06-04-2025 23:24 via foxnews.com
  
  An undocumented immigrant attending an anti-Trump "Hands Off!" rally on Saturday said she was "unafraid" to flash her immigration status and sexual orientation publicly."I am an immigrant, I am undocumented, unafraid, queer and unashamed," Greisa Martinez Rosas, a longtime left-wing immigration activist, told those in attendance at the Washington, D.C., demonstrations over the weekend, according to a report in the New York Post.The comments come as protests against the Trump administration&rsquo
  
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• Paige Bueckers ends UConn career with national championship as Huskies rout South Carolina

  06-04-2025 23:18 via foxnews.com
  
  UConn's women's basketball program is right where it belongs - on the mountaintop.The Huskies earned their 12th national championship, all of which have come since 1995, with a blowout of reigning champion South Carolina on Sunday afternoon.In her final game before heading to the WNBA, Paige Bueckers put up 17 points in UConn's 82-59 win over the Gamecocks.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe Huskies led by 10 at the half, as South Carolina struggled from the floor - they had ju
  
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• IDF responds after Hamas hits Israeli cities in rocket attack: 'Must pay a heavy price'

  06-04-2025 23:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel struck back on Sunday after Hamas terrorists launched several rockets towards towns in the Southern District of Israel on Sunday.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it hit the rocket launchers in the Gaza Strip from which the projectiles were launched earlier Sunday toward Israel. The rockets were fired from central Gaza towards Ashdod and Ashkelon on Sunday evening. There were reports of damage and debris in several locations.There were 10 rockets in total, and Israeli forces only
  
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• Manville and Lithgow score top Olivier prizes

  06-04-2025 23:10 via bbc.com
  
  Fiddler On The Roof, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button and Giant were among the other big winners.
  
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• 'More blood and thunder needed' - major changes ahead in Manchester

  06-04-2025 23:07 via bbc.com
  
  After Man City and Man Utd played out a dull goalless Premier League draw, BBC Sport looks at what is ahead of both clubs.
  
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• Musk slams 'puppetmasters' after protesters struggle to explain why they call Trump a 'fascist' in viral video

  06-04-2025 23:02 via foxnews.com
  
  Elon Musk slammed the alleged "puppetmasters" behind anti-Trump demonstrations this weekend after viral video showed protesters struggling to explain why they believe President Donald Trump is a "fascist." "The problem is the puppetmasters, not the puppets, as the latter have no idea why they are even there," Musk posted to X on Sunday accompanied by video footage of protesters stumbling over what issues they have with Trump. "He just does everything he wants… He's a convicted f
  
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• Rise in serious care incidents reported by nurseries

  06-04-2025 23:01 via bbc.com
  
  England’s nurseries report average of 75 "significant events" to regulator Ofsted each week, BBC finds.
  
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• Meat cleaver-wielding man stabs young girls in bloody NYC attack as 11-year-old calls 911: police

  06-04-2025 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  A meat cleaver-wielding man was shot by police in New York City after officers said he stabbed four young girls inside a home on Sunday morning. The New York City Police Department (NYPD) said officers responded to a "heartbreaking" 911 call at a home in the Bensonhurt neighborhood in southern Brooklyn around 10:30 a.m. for reports of an assault in progress.Police said one of the children, an 11-year-old, called 911 and said she and her siblings had been stabbed by her uncle, Jessica Tisch,
  
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• Evacuations as wildfire in Scotland spreads north through forest

  06-04-2025 22:50 via bbc.com
  
  The fire service has deployed helicopters as part of efforts to extinguish the flames, while police have urged people to avoid the area.
  
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• How PM might tackle impact of Trump tariffs

  06-04-2025 22:39 via bbc.com
  
  The BBC understands the PM is considering several options to mitigate the impact of US tariffs on the UK.
  
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• ESPN's Jay Williams likens Luka Doncic's play to stock market dip after Trump's tariffs

  06-04-2025 22:26 via foxnews.com
  
  An ESPN pundit believes the stock market and Luka Doncic are both headed in the wrong direction.The stock market has taken some hits since President Donald Trump took office – it's now below 40,000 after a rough last couple days.The market's hit came amid Trump's tariffs on what he dubbed "Liberation Day."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMBut even though he had a change of scenery to a legitimate playoff contender, Doncic hasn't exactly excelled since joining the Los Angele
  
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• Pirates draw heat for removing Roberto Clemente tribute in right field

  06-04-2025 22:18 via foxnews.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Pirates generated friction with fans during the team’s home opener as they were quick to point out that a tribute to Roberto Clemente was removed from the right-field wall.Clemente’s No. 21 was marked near the foul pole at PNC Park to honor the late outfielder who tragically died in a plane crash while delivering aid to Nicaragua in 1972. The organization honored Clemente’s legacy with several tributes around the stadium since his death. MLB declared Sept. 15 Rob
  
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• NBC host questions Adam Schiff on whether Biden officials misled the public about former president

  06-04-2025 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  NBC's Kristen Welker questioned Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Sunday about whether former President Biden's aides misled the public about the former president's capacities. "Do you think that former President Biden's advisors misled the American people about the president's capacities?" she asked. NBC's Welker asked about a new book written by author Chris Whipple, in which he details comments from former chief of staff Ron Klain, who said he was "startled" by Biden during debate prep
  
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• Defiant Trump officials vow to stay course as countries scramble over tariffs

  06-04-2025 21:48 via bbc.com
  
  The US commerce secretary says a 10% "baseline" tariff on imports will definitely stay in place for weeks.
  
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• Fans 'should be ashamed' of Foden chants - Guardiola

  06-04-2025 21:09 via bbc.com
  
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says derogatory chants about Phil Foden's mother from Manchester United fans showed "a lack of class".
  
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• DoJ lawyer put on leave after not backing erroneous deportation of US man

  06-04-2025 20:57 via theguardian.com
  Erez Reuveni no longer on Kilmar Abrego Garcia case after not ‘vigorously’ defending Trump administrationA federal justice department attorney has been placed on leave by the Trump administration for purportedly failing to defend the administration vigorously enough after it says it erroneously deported a Maryland man to El Salvador, which a US judge called a “wholly lawless” detention.The action against justice department lawyer Erez Reuveni came after US district judge
  
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• Legacy media, DC journos come around to investigating Dem scandals years after conservatives sounded alarm

  06-04-2025 20:55 via foxnews.com
  
  Legacy media and longtime politics reporters are increasingly reporting on scandals that rocked the Democratic Party ahead of the November election, shining additional light on political issues that Republicans had long spotlighted and railed against. "A full 4½ years after The Post’s bombshell series on Hunter Biden’s influence-peddling schemes, The New York Times has deigned to take an interest in the former First Son’s corruption," the New York Post's editorial b
  
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• MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred breaks silence on torpedo bats

  06-04-2025 20:54 via foxnews.com
  
  MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred lent his support to the so-called torpedo bats, which have captured the attention of baseball fans and pundits since the start of the 2025 season.The bats were first highlighted during the New York Yankees’ opening day game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Eyebrows were raised further when New York mashed nine home runs against the Brewers in the second game of the season.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMMore players have since begun using the ba
  
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• First lady Melania Trump opens White House gardens to all Americans

  06-04-2025 20:34 via foxnews.com
  
  A time-honored White House tradition has taken place again this April as first lady Melania Trump invited Americans to the White House grounds to view the beautiful gardens in early bloom. Sunday's skies were mostly cloudy with highs near 60F and the sun was peeking through — so the threat of spring showers kept no one away.Americans lined up early in the morning to view the Trump White House gardens across the South Lawn. Previously scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday, the tours w
  
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• Olivier Awards: The red carpet in pictures

  06-04-2025 20:22 via bbc.com
  
  Stars of the stage are walking the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall ahead of theatre's biggest night.
  
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• ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson’s family gives ‘tough’ health update following Alzheimer’s diagnosis

  06-04-2025 20:07 via foxnews.com
  
  "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson’s family gave an update on the family patriarch’s health, a few months after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis.On the April 2 episode of the "Unashamed with the Robertson Family" podcast, sons Jase and Al Robertson, and their cousin, Zach Dasher, revealed that Phil is not doing well."The No. 1 question I get everywhere I go [is], 'How's your dad doing?' Now, I’m just giving the blunt truth. I say, ‘Not good,'" Jase said.He added that Phil
  
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• Florida woman stole thousands during tarot card readings, spiritual cleansings scam: report

  06-04-2025 20:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Florida woman was arrested after she allegedly conned a man out of thousands of dollars during a bogus tarot card reading and "spiritual cleansing."According to an arrest report obtained by WTVJ, Carmen Valdez De Miguel, 67, was arrested on Monday and faces charges of organized scheme to defraud, grand theft and resisting an officer without violence.The alleged con began on March 11, when a man found a flyer on his car for a tarot card reading and called the number, according to the report.He
  
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• Prostate cancer drug now available to more patients with aggressive form of disease

  06-04-2025 19:55 via foxnews.com
  
  A newly expanded prostate cancer drug could bring new hope to patients with a common form of the disease.Novartis, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, announced on March 28 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded approval for Pluvicto (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan), a targeted radioligand therapy (RLT) that is given before chemotherapy.(RLTs are a form of targeted nuclear medicine that doctors use to treat multiple types of cancer, according to Novartis.)PR
  
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• Kevin Hassett doubles down on Trump tariffs, says dozens of countries are asking to negotiate

  06-04-2025 19:54 via foxnews.com
  
  White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett doubled down on the effectiveness of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Sunday, saying dozens of countries are now seeking to open negotiations and U.S. manufacturing is booming.Hassett made the claim during an appearance on ABC News' "This Week" with host George Stephanopoulos. He said that over 50 countries have already said they want to negotiate new trade agreements with Trump's administration since the tariffs hit last week, though he ack
  
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• Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's record for most career goals

  06-04-2025 19:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Alex Ovechkin on Sunday broke Wayne Gretzky’s record for most career goals when he scored No. 895 against the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon.The Washington Capitals went on the powerplay in the second period. The puck got to Ovechkin and he was able to send one past goalie Ilya Sorokin. The crowd at the UBS Arena burst into jubilation when the horn sounded. Ovechkin dove across the ice.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNew York led 2-1 at that point."Alex Ovechkin h
  
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• Liverpool title push hits a bump - but when can they win it?

  06-04-2025 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  Liverpool's march to the Premier League title seems inevitable despite blip at Fulham. When could they be confirmed as champions?
  
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• 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz left Hollywood after two decades, says she found a 'better quality of life'

  06-04-2025 19:41 via foxnews.com
  
  After over two decades in Los Angeles, "This is Us" actress Chrissy Metz is embracing life in Nashville, Tennessee. "I moved to Nashville," the 44-year-old actress and singer told People magazine in a new interview. "I was in LA for 21 years, but my family is in Florida, where I'm from, and during the pandemic, I could drive to them from here. It's just a better quality of life here. Everything is 15 minutes away, and it's just so much less stress.""There's a lot going on," she added.
  
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• Governor Tim Walz grilled on ‘major mistake’ of Biden seeking re-election

  06-04-2025 19:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., was grilled by CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday about whether members of the Democratic Party needed to acknowledge that President Joe Biden wasn't up to running for re-election. "Don‘t you think your party needs to acknowledge that President Biden was not up for the job of running for re-election, and that this was a major mistake?" Tapper asked, as Walz argued that Biden made the decision to drop out. "You all went along with the idea that he was up for it and he
  
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• A Minecraft Movie storms box office despite lukewarm reviews

  06-04-2025 19:24 via bbc.com
  
  The film boasts a star-studded cast including Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge.
  
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• Moment parachutist left dangling on stadium roof

  06-04-2025 19:22 via bbc.com
  
  Video shows the moment a parachutist got caught on the roof of a stadium ahead of a rugby match.
  
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• Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil excoriates Columbia in op-ed

  06-04-2025 19:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Anti-Israel organizer Mahmoud Khalil ripped the administration of Columbia University in an op-ed published in the school's newspaper on Friday.The op-ed, titled simply "A letter to Columbia," accuses the institution of "laying the groundwork for my abduction."  He goes on to compare President Donald Trump's crackdown on anti-Israel protesters to Columbia's own apathy toward Palestinians, listing other students who have been "snatched by the state.""The situation is oddly reminiscent of whe
  
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• Gladiators final and The Banksy Story is back: What's coming up this week

  06-04-2025 19:07 via bbc.com
  
  Shows including Doctor Who and Black Mirror are to return, as videogame South of Midnight is released.
  
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• Marine Le Pen calls embezzlement conviction a 'witch hunt'

  06-04-2025 18:45 via bbc.com
  
  The French far-right politician spoke to a rally in Paris after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds.
  
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• Hamas terror outlet quietly cuts Gaza death count, reveals most killed were combat-age men

  06-04-2025 17:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Hamas has revised its casualty figures from the Gaza war, removing hundreds of names from its official list of war fatalities, and revealing that 72% of those killed between ages 13 and 55 were males – a demographic largely composed of combatants. The updated figures contradict Hamas' earlier claims that most casualties were women and children.Salo Aizenberg, from the U.S.-based nonprofit HonestReporting, uncovered the changes through a detailed analysis of Hamas’ casualty lists. The
  
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• Trump administration revokes all South Sudanese visas in repatriation row

  06-04-2025 16:57 via theguardian.com
  State department accuses east African country of ‘taking advantage of the United States’The US is revoking the visas of all South Sudanese passport-holders and will stop any more of its citizens entering the country.The Department of State said South Sudan was “taking advantage of the United States” by failing to comply with US efforts to return people to the east African country, adding that the measures would come into effect immediately. Continue reading...
  
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• Father and daughter who died in caravan fire named

  06-04-2025 16:38 via bbc.com
  
  Lee Baker, 48, and his 10-year-old daughter Esme Baker died following the fire in Ingoldmells.
  
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• Globalisation era has ended, says Treasury minister

  06-04-2025 16:00 via bbc.com
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has suggested there could be state intervention to protect UK business from tariffs introduced by Donald Trump.
  
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• Russian air strikes kill 1 in Kyiv as Zelenskyy demands more pressure on Putin

  06-04-2025 15:52 via foxnews.com
  
  One person was killed Sunday as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday’s deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise.The Kyiv victim was found close to the strike's epicenter of the attack in the city's Darnytskyi district, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. A further three people were injured in the strike, which saw fires break out in several nonresidential areas, damaging cars and buildings.In a statement on social
  
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• City-wide hunt for XL Bully missing after shooting

  06-04-2025 15:39 via bbc.com
  
  Police say they have contacted all veterinary practices in the city in a bid to locate the animal.
  
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• Chippy apologises for prices as fish costs surge

  06-04-2025 15:30 via bbc.com
  
  A chippy in Gloucestershire explains how rising fish costs are pushing up the Friday night favourite.
  
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• Row as Badenoch backs Israel barring two UK MPs

  06-04-2025 15:27 via bbc.com
  
  Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang say they were "astounded" to be denied entry to the country while on a trip to visit the West Bank.
  
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• Carmakers mull action over tariffs as JLR pauses car exports to US

  06-04-2025 15:17 via bbc.com
  
  The British firm say no vehicles will be shipped in April as it processes the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.
  
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• Era of globalisation ‘at an end’, says UK minister, as countries mull tariff responses – live updates

  06-04-2025 14:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Darren Jones says age of ‘fast-fashion or cheap TVs’ is over and people should be prepared for tougher times to come amid market turmoilStarmer orders economic reset amid Trump’s tariff mayhemIndonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy which faces a 32% tariff rate, said it will not retaliate against the levies and would instead pursue diplomacy and negotiations to find mutually beneficial solutions. Jakarta has said it would send a high-level delegation to the US for dir
  
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• Another sunny week ahead, but will it last to Easter?

  06-04-2025 14:38 via bbc.com
  
  After weeks of sunshine, when will our weather change?
  
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• Exclusive: how the Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg got added to the White House Signal group chat

  06-04-2025 14:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Internal investigation cleared the national security adviser Mike Waltz, but the mistake was months in the makingDonald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz included a journalist in the Signal group chat about plans for US strikes in Yemen after he mistakenly saved his number months before under the contact of someone else he intended to add, according to three people briefed on the matter.The mistake was one of several missteps that came to light in the White House’s interna
  
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• Pope appears in St. Peter's Square for first time in weeks

  06-04-2025 14:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis appeared in public for the first time in weeks on Sunday, greeting crowds from a wheelchair in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.It was the first time Francis appeared in public since he briefly addressed crowds when being discharged from the hospital on March 23. The pope suffered a bout of double pneumonia that left him hospitalized for five weeks.Francis made the unannounced visit near the end of Mass and delivered a brief greeting, all while receiving oxygen via his nose."
  
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