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Honda recalls 250,000 vehicles for braking problem
Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S, Japan and several other countries because their brakes can suddenly kick in even when the driver isn't braking.
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Pope Francis profile: Who is Jorge Bergoglio?
Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio is known for modernizing an Argentine church that had been among the most conservative in Latin America.
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Commentary: ABC7's Gordon Peterson on Jesuits and the new pope
The cardinals have chosen a Jesuit to lead the church. Jesuits swear an oath of obedience to the pope but they have not always been on good terms with him.
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Black smoke signals no pope yet
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel Wednesday morning, meaning Roman Catholic cardinals have not elected a pope in their second or third rounds of balloting.
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Dutch government raises terror threat level
The Dutch government has raised its terror threat level from "limited" to "substantial," saying Dutch citizens are traveling to Syria to fight in the civil war and could return battle-hardened, traumatized and further radicalized.
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Conclave 2013: What name will the new pope choose?
What name will the new pope take? When it came to picking the pope in the first 600 years, those chosen would go by their baptismal name. It was in the 10th century when they started going by different names.
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A day of ritual and black smoke
The first day of voting for a new pope began with a mass at St. Peter's Basilica and ended with the classic puff of black smoke signaling that no pope was chosen on the first day.
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Cardinals locked into Sistine Chapel to pick pope
Benedict XVI's resignation has thrown the church into turmoil and exposed deep divisions among cardinals grappling with the apparently conflicting needs for a manager to clean up the Vatican's dysfunctional bureaucracy and a pastor who can inspire Catholics at a time of waning faith and growing secularism.
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WATCH: All eyes on the Sistine Chapel chimney
Catholics worldwide are once again keeping their eyes on a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, waiting for word of the selection of a new pope. Watch our live video of the Sistine Chapel chimney here as we wait for white smoke..
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, coalition partners reach agreement on new government
After weeks of deadlock, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement with coalition partners on Thursday to form a new government that appears set to address pressing domestic issues while putting peacemaking with the Palestinians on the back burner.
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'Habemus Papam Franciscum'
On the second day of the Conclave, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was named the new pope. The first pope from the Western Hemisphere assumed the name Pope Francis.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and U.S. military strategy
Shaffer interview March 12, 2013
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American pope wouldn't be closely aligned with U.S. government, Obama says
President Barack Obama is rejecting the notion that an American pope would be too closely aligned with the U.S. government.
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Black smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel chimney
Black smoke has emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning no pope has been chosen on the first try.
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Iran suing over Argo film, calls it CIA propaganda
Iranian media say authorities are planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning "Argo" because of the movie's allegedly "unrealistic portrayal" of the country.
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US institute: All quiet at North Korea test sites
North Korea has previously announced it would conduct more rocket tests and has also hinted at a follow-up to its Feb. 12 atomic test.
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Afghan war: As U.S. winds down war, political tensions rise
The U.S. is still a nation at war. Twelve years later, around $500 billion dollars have been spent and thousands of lives have been lost to the war in Afghanistan.
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Five Americans killed in Afghan helicopter crash
A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.
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