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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The recapture of top drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is turning out to be anything but routine, relentless tracking. A Mexican official says security forces got help thanks to a secret interview with U.S. actor Sean Penn for Rolling Stone magazine. Guzman, who has twice escaped from Mexican maximum security prisons, defends his work during the interview and insists that addiction won't diminish when he's gone.
OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — The tit-for-tat standoff between the Koreas continues. Following a victory tour to military headquarters by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after claims of a hydrogen bomb test, The U.S. dispatched a powerful B-52 bomber escorted by American and South Korean fighter jets on a low-level flight over South Korea. It's seen as a clear show of force expected to draw an angry reaction from Pyongyang.
UNDATED (AP) — The start of the week will likely be busy for Powerball lottery vendors after no ticket matched all six numbers in last night's record jackpot drawing. So on Wednesday night, at least $1.3 billion will be up for grabs. The winning numbers last night were 16-19-32-34-57 and the Powerball number 13.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has published his first book, continuing his crusade to put a more merciful, less dogmatic face on the Roman Catholic Church. "The Name of God Is Mercy," a 100-page conversation with Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli, is being published this week in 86 countries. Francis says God never tires of forgiving and actually prefers sinners who repent over self-righteous moralizers who don't. Francis' approach has rankled many church conservatives.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Anonymous philanthropists throughout Iran have figured out a way they hope will take the stigma out of accepting charity. They've painted brightly colored "Walls of Kindness" and installed rows of hooks, inviting passers-by to leave warm clothes if they could spare them or take clothes if they need them, lessening the need for begging. Tehran has a homeless population of around 15,000 people, a third of them women.
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