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Anthony Hopkins and The Two Popes co-star Jonathan Pryce look friendly at Netflix film's premiere

The Silence Of The Lambs star, 81, wrapped his arm around the 72-year-old actor's shoulders as they arrived in style on the red carpet during AFI FEST 2019 in Hollywood, California, on Monday.




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Pope Francis urges worshippers to respect prostitutes and trafficking victims in Thailand

Pope Francis concluded the first full day of his visit to Thailand by leading Mass for 60,000 Catholics, urging respect for sex workers, trafficking victims, drug addicts, and 'exploited sinners'.




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The Vatican 'invested $4.5million in men in Black sequel and Elton John biopic

The Vatican invested $4.5 million on films in 2019, one of which was the Elton John biopic Rocketman (bottom right) which features scenes of gay sex and drug abuse, a report has revealed.




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Netflix recreated Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel masterpiece in under 10 weeks

Netflix built a replica of the Sistine Chapel after the Vatican denied them access to film the Two Popes there. The Vatican refuses requests for any narrative filming in the chapel.




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Pilgrim enrages the pontiff by yanking his arm as he greets a child in St Peter's Square 

A visibly indignant Pope Francis had to pull himself away from a woman in a crowd in St Peter's Square today after she grabbed his hand and yanked him towards her.




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'Don't bite,' Pope jokes as he kisses nun at his first audience

Pope Francis told a nun 'I'll give you a kiss, but you must stay calm' as he entered the Vatican auditorium, today. It comes a week after he slapped a woman for grabbing his hand on New Years Eve.




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Mike Pence holds hour-long private meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Vice President Mike Pence told Pope Francis on Friday that the pontiff made him a 'hero' for giving him a gift for his mom as Donald Trump prepares to address the March for Life rally.




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Oscars 2020: Anthony Hopkins among British stars hoping to win

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: British stars were hoping for a divine night of Oscar glory - including a pair of actors who dubbed themselves The Two Welsh Popes. Jonathan Pryce plays Pope Francis.




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Oscars 2020: Nominee Jonathan Pryce arrives with Kate Fahy

The Welsh actor, 72, cut a dapper figure as he opted for a classic black suit as he joined wife Kate Fahy at the 92nd Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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Priests keep their distance from Pope Francis amid coronavirus lockdown

The footprints mark where people should stand to avoid close contact under the one-yard rule - which Italians were taking to heart by carrying rulers into bars and shops today.




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Coronavirus Italy: Rome's churches remain open amid outbreak

Cardinal Angelo De Donatis has today issued a new decree, stating that some of Rome's churches will stay open, despite his initial order to close all of the religious sites just a day ago.




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The Pope says he has asked God to stop the coronavirus epidemic

Speaking to daily Italian publication La Repubblica on Wednesday, the Pope said he had asked God to stop the epidemic in Italy 'with his hand'.




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Pope Francis prays against sin of 'self-pity' in weekly Mass

Pope Francis gave his homily as he spoke via webcam from the chapel of his Vatican residence Tuesday, urging Christians not to indulge in the 'evil' of self pity but to instead make positive changes.




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Pope Francis conducts Holy Week ceremonies from behind closed doors

Francis lead the ceremony inside the shelter of an empty St Peter's Basilica. He was joined only by his aides, some nuns and a few laypeople, who sat staggered throughout the pews.




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El Paso Walmart employee and customer helped 140 escape when gunman Patrick Crusius opened fire 

Veteran employee Gilbert Serna, 36, and loyal customer Adria Gonzalez, 37, have been credited with saving dozens of lives by directing people to safety during the massacre on Saturday.




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Emotional Beto O'Rourke gives El Paso Walmart employee his cell number

Beto O'Rourke offered his personal cellphone to El Paso shooting witness, Sean Nixon, 20. The Democratic presidential candidate who is from El Paso has spent several days in the town.




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Mourners, including Beto O'Rourke, attend the first funeral for a victim of the El Paso shooting

Friends and family gathered Thursday in Mexico to mourn a school principal, the first funeral service held for the 22 people that died in last Saturday's Walmart shooting.




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Man, 55, walks into a Florida Walmart and asks gun clerk for 'anything that will kill 200 people'

The culprit, later identified to be Philip Attey, 55, admitted walking into the sporting goods section of a Port St. Lucie Walmart on Wednesday and posing the question - but says he wasn't being serious.




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Florida man arrested for posting threat on Facebook about 'getting his AR-15 back'

Richard D. Clayton, 26, of Winter Park, Florida was arrested on Friday after authorities said he posted, '3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don't go to Walmart next week,' on Facebook.




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Man cooking on a stove in a Walmart parking lot sets his van on fire killing a six-year-old girl

A 70-year-old man camping in a Walmart parking lot put a hot cook stove in his van, causing it to catch fire and spread to another van, burning two young sisters and killing one of them.




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Great-grandma's name raised a few eyebrows at Walmart supermarket so she decided to change it

Fran Young, pictured left, was left mortified after a technical mishap showed her name as a profanity on a Walmart screen, right. The oblivious great grandmother, 71,sat underneath for 20 minutes.




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Walmart backs 'debating' assault weapons ban, reveals it sells 20 percent of ammo

Walmart said Thursday in a quarterly earnings report that it would support a conversation around an assault weapons ban, even though the company no longer sells that category of firearm.




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Hormel is debuting Pumpkin Spice Spam - yes, the canned pork - in September

The new fall-themed release will be available on Spam.com and Walmart.com starting on September 23. Hormel previously joked about releasing the product in 2017.




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Florida man, 55, is arrested at Walmart after drinking $7 wine in bathroom

Cops claim Ty Kelley, 55, stuffed the bottle of $6.98 Barefoot brand Riesling down the front of his pants while he was inside a franchise in Pinelas Park on Wednesday.




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Beto O'Rourke makes a surprise visit to Arkansas gun show

Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke (pictured) made an unannounced visit to a gun show in Arkansas to discuss his plan to ban assault weapons and a gun buyback program. 




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Beto O'Rourke says El Paso mass shooting was a 'consequence' of Trump's 'racism'

Former Texas congressman, Beto O'Rourke, said the El Paso Walmart massacre earlier this month that killed 22 people was a 'consequence and cost' of President Trump.




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Drew Barrymore expands her home decor line Flower Home with colorful new kids items

Drew Barrymore's nearly 40-year film career was expanded earlier this year when she launched her Flower Home decor line. Now she has expanded into colorful kid-themed home decorations.




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Sofia Vergara looks casual cute as she goes shopping in an evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line

Vergara was her own best advertisement as she modeled a chic evil eye shirt from her own Walmart line Sofia Jeans during a visit to the upscale Saks Fifth Avenue.




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Elon Musk is 'full of s**t', say former Tesla employees and solar energy experts

Musk's credibility has been questioned by former employees and industry experts who say his plans for solar panels amount to nothing more than hot air.




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Contigo recalls 5.7MILLION kids reusable water bottles for potential choking hazards

Contigo has recalled 5.7million of its Kids Cleanable Water Bottles after the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported the water bottle's clear silicone spout can detach.




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El Paso shooting victim says he bought AK-47 from Romania and ammo from Russia

El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius, 21, says he purchased his AK-47 rifle from Romania and his ammo from Russia in his August 3 attack in a Walmart that left 22 dead.




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Mom, 34, arrested for leaving her two children and four other kids at a Kentucky Walmart

According to the Columbia Police Department, Amanda Jardinez had taken six juveniles - including her two children - inside of a Columbia Walmart. She left with her boyfriend, James Holovich.




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Sheryl Crow spotted in New York after opening up about cancer diagnosis and Lance Armstrong breakup

The 57-year-old singer was making the press rounds in New York City, spotted at Buzzfeed's AM to DM show and Build Series on Thursday afternoon.




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'Hell yes, we ARE going to take your AR-15s!' Beto O'Rourke goes all in on gun control

The former Texas congressman was applauded by a Democratic audience but an outspoken state GOP lawmaker was accused of issuing death threats with his response to O'Rourke.




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Beto O'Rourke reports death threat to FBI

Beto O'Rourke reported a death threat against him to the FBI and his campaign is selling t-shirts with his breakout debate line vowing to take AR-15s.




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Walmart breaks into the beauty industry with its own wellness brand

Walmart launched its first beauty brand, Glow Habit, on Monday, offering up four different vegan supplements: Good Skin Habit, Happy Hair Habit, Probiotic Habit, and Sleep Well Habit.




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Pumpkin spice-flavored SPAM completely sells out in a matter of hour

The canned meat brand announced the fall flavor in August, and it was available on Spam.com and Walmart.com on September 23. That same day, Spam announced that it had already sold out.




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Kroger and Walgreens become latest retail giants to stop e-cigarette sales following vaping deaths

Kroger, which also owns Harris Teeter, Fred Meyer and other store brands, announced Monday that it will cease all e-cigarette sales after selling through its current inventory. Walgreens followed suit.




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Delaware man, 32, chokes a Walmart cashier in Florida before trying to head-butt officers 

Peter James McGaughran, 32, of Delaware was arrested on October 2 after surveillance footage captured him choking a Walmart cashier in an unprovoked attack in Stuart, Florida




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Paramotor drops into Walmart to get peanut butter and jelly to make a sandwich 'in-flight'

Pilot Anthony Vella 'craved' a peanut butter and jelly sandwich so flew his paramotor to El Paso's Walmart, Texas, to get ingredients and made the snack mid air, in clip posted on September 20.




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El Paso Walmart mass shooter Patrick Crusius pleads NOT guilty to killing 22 people

Patrick Crusius, 21, pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges Thursday. Crusius is accused of opening fire inside a crowded El Paso Walmart and killing 22 people on August 3.




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Hostess debuts new TWINKIES cereal

Hostess wants you to have Twinkies for breakfast. The snack brand has teamed up with Post on the new product, recreating the beloved cream-filled sponge cake in cereal form.




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Walmart-owned Jet winding down its fresh food delivery in New York after service fails to take off

Jet is winding down its service after about a year due to problems with pricing and keeping fresh food in stock. Jet will shut down a facility in the Bronx where more than 200 people work.




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NFL star Khalil Mack, 28, spends $80,000 to pay off 350 layaway accounts at Walmart

The store's official Facebook page revealed the news in a post shared Friday, writing: 'If you have an active Holiday Layaway account at your local Ft. Pierce Wal-Mart, your account has been paid off!'




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Subway employee, 18, shot at coworker's mom because she made a wrap instead of a sub

Destin Garcia, 18, faces charges of aggravated assault and battery after allegedly drove to his co-worker's house in a rage and fired shots at her mom.




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Brawls break out in malls across US as last minute shoppers try to score a deal on Super Saturday

American shoppers spent a record $34.4billion on Super Saturday, the biggest single day in American retail history, but the weekend was marred by violent incidents at several locations.




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Mother is horrified to find religious 'Santa is fake but Jesus is real' note in new toy from Walmart

Brianna Ridge says she found the letter in a toy bought from a Walmart in Wasilla. Addressed to kids, it says Santa, reindeer, and elves aren't real and that presents come from parents.




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Pennsylvania Walmart finds bed bugs in jacket and men's fitting rooms, forcing partial store closure

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after the release of bed bugs in a Walmart store on Thursday and Friday. A container was found in a jacket pocket and on the men's department floor.




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Walmart welcomes robot takeover with devices that fulfill grocery orders and scan aisles

Walmart is using robots to fulfill grocery orders and is set to add shelf-scanning machines to 650 additional stores by the end of the summer - all with the hopes of reigning supreme as the king of retail.




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Walmart admits it misused a $80,000 Christmas donation by Chicago Bears linebacker Khalil Mack

Mack's foundation made the $80,000 donation last month to a location in Fort Pierce, Florida, that just so happens to be where the star athlete was born and raised.