Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017

Kerry: US to accept 85,000 refugees in 2016, 100,000 in 2017

Written by Ken Dilanian

BERLIN (AP) — Scrambling to address a growing Syrian refugee crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would significantly increase the number of worldwide migrants it takes in over the next two years, though not by nearly the amount many activists and former officials have urged.

Pope meets with Fidel, misses out on dissident greeting
Fidel Castro

Pope meets with Fidel, misses out on dissident greeting

Associated Press

Written by Nicole Winfield and Michael Weissenstein

HAVANA (AP) — Pope Francis flies to eastern Cuba on Monday for the next leg of his pilgrimage after having met with both Raul and Fidel Castro but missing out on an encounter with Cuban dissidents.

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