President Joe Biden scrapped a planned trip to Rome and Vatican City as California races to contain several fires burning in and around Los Angeles.
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Biden cancels Italy trip in final days of his presidency to focus on federal response to LA wildfiresPresident Joe Biden will no longer travel to Rome, Italy, this week as scheduled, the White House announced late Wednesday, canceling the trip in the final days of his presidency to monitor raging wildfires across the Los Angeles,
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden nixed a trip to the Vatican to see Pope Francis this week so he could remain focused on the Southern Californi
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Biden cancels trip to Italy, meant as final foreign visit of presidency, as fires rage in CaliforniaThe Italy trip was meant as a final opportunity to showcase the strength of American alliances before the Democrat leaves office Jan. 20.
Biden, 82, had been planning to head to Rome Thursday immediately following the Washington, DC, funeral for the late former President Jimmy Carter.
Biden was set to travel to Rome from Jan. 9–12 at Pope Francis’ invitation. His audience with the Holy Father was set for Jan. 10.
The finale of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris featured a memorable televised “handover” to the next host city, Los Angeles.
The prelate delivered the remarks as a homily at a special Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
The Getty Villa, which is already closed to the public on Tuesdays, was “swiftly closed” to non-emergency staff after the fire started in the morning.
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Italians back from LA to Rome say left 'ghostly city'Italians arriving back in Rome from Los Angeles Thursday said they had left a "ghostly city" after wildfires devastated the Californian metropolis and killed five people. "I have never seen, in thirty years of frequenting (the city),
President Joe Biden has canceled a planned trip to Rome to meet with Pope Francis so that he can instead focus on federal response to the rapidly moving wildfires that are tearing through the Los Angeles area,
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