Pope launches ‘Click to Pray’ app
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Pope Francis has launched a new app designed to connect Catholics from all over the world. Called “Click to Pray”, the app allows users to post prayer intentions and view prayer requests in six different languages. Users can also track how many other users have prayed for their request.
Lawmaker says porn tax will pay for wall
A Republican lawmaker in Arizona has proposed an internet porn tax to fund Donald Trump’s border wall. Gail Griffin has introduced a bill that would require all devices capable of connecting to the internet to have porn-blocking software pre-installed, with an option to pay a $20 fee to have it removed.
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Man claims to have ‘found’ 20kg of marijuana
A Texas man has been arrested at Austin airport, after he was caught carrying 20 kilograms of marijuana in his luggage. Antonio Salis, 28, reportedly told officers that he had found the luggage in the street on the way to the airport in Sacramento, and decided to take it home with him without checking what was inside.
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