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Crowds gathered at the Vatican on Thursday to attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, hours before the ceremony is set to begin at 9:30 am local time (3:30 am EST).Mourners filled St. Peter's Square before the Mass, which will be presided over by Pope Francis. The event, in which a living Pope will lead the farewell of his predecessor, is unprecedented in modern times.Benedict, who passed away on New Year's Eve at the age of 95, shocked the Catholic Church when he retired in 2013, becoming the first pontiff to do so in 600 years. He ceded the…

Members of the media, business and political communities mourned the death this week of Spanish-language media pioneer Walter Ulloa, CEO and founder of Entravision Communication Corp.Ulloa died of a heart attack on New Year's Eve at age 74, according to an Entravision statement issued Tuesday. “It's a great loss,” according to Tom Castro, founder and CEO of El Dorado Capital, who said he had a 35-year friendship with Ulloa. "He was really a role model and didn't seek attention for everything he accomplished." Entravision said in a statement that Ulloa (pronounced oo-YO-ah), transformed the company from "a traditional multi-line Spanish-language…

It's been less than a month since Bobby Petrino, the former Arkansas and Louisville head coach, accepted the offensive coordinator job at UNLV under head coach Barry Odom. Petrino has taken another job in his place. Petrino will become the offensive coordinator for the Texas A&M Aggies under head coach Jimbo Fisher, according to ESPN. And the move is a bit surprising considering that Fisher is one of the last head coaches to call his own offensive plays. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Missouri State Bears head coach Bobby Petrino on the sidelines during a game against…

A man of contradictions. A Pope of centuries in conflict. It's as if Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who is being buried Thursday in Vatican City, has two legacies instead of one. Theologian Joseph Ratzinger was a major architect of the theology that inspired the doctrines of the Second Vatican Council, a reform effort in the 1960s that brought fresh air to the church by encouraging outreach to other religions, the use of local languages ​​in Latin's place in Mass, support for religious freedom and much more.Despite this promise and the potential for transparency, Benedict continued the church's centuries-old preference to…

Andy Cohen joined the list of people not amused by the so-called trend of celebrity death jokes on TikTok that went viral over the holidays.Thousands of users have taken part in the trend, which involves capturing the devastated reactions of their parents upon hearing the fake news of their favorite celebrity's death. The hashtag #celebritydeathprank has amassed nearly 200 million views on TikTok. It's unclear who started the celebrity death hoax. according to the Know Your Meme database. But the first videos date from December 24. Since then, TikTok users have uploaded fake news videos about the deaths of the…

A chaotic travel experience for a United Airlines passenger ended this week after she used an Apple Airtag to help track down her missing luggage. Valerie Szybala went viral after sharing her experience in a Twitter thread about how he put the tech accessory, which works with iPhones and other Apple devices to track and find belongings, in his suitcase. Szybala, who was not available for an interview with NBC News on Tuesday, said she was then able to track the location of her bag throughout the delivery process."I would like everyone to know that @united has lost track of…

Former MMA fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend, the prosecutor's office in the Pacific coastal state of Nayarit has announced.According to the prosecutor's office, a woman was found dead in San Fernando on Sunday. Officials later identified the former UFC star as the suspect and said an initial hearing in the case would be held Monday, the Associated Press reported.According to authorities, the woman, later identified as Paola, was found in bed, covered only by a sheet. Her body had several bruises.The Tribuna de Bahía newspaper reported that Baroni contacted police and said…

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4 September 2014image source, access pointcaption, Bluefin tuna is one of the most popular sushi ingredients. An international fisheries organization showed this Thursday a substantial cut from next year in the catches of blue or common tuna in an attempt to double its amount in the oceans in ten years.The decision of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) was announced after a four-day meeting in the Japanese city of Fukuoka.Environmentalists welcomed the decision saying the plan to reduce catches is only a first step to save bluefin tuna, whose populations have been greatly reduced by overfishing. Japan, the…