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• Pope visits UK, admits failures in abuse scandal (AP)

  AP - Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church had failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children. He said the church's top priority now was to help the victims heal.

• Abbas sees no alternative to peace talks (AP)
• New unemployment claims fall to lowest in 2 months (AP)
• FedEx 1Q profit doubles; will cut 1,700 jobs (AP)
• Tropical Storm Karl heads to Gulf of Mexico (AP)
• Fierce air, ground attack help slow fire's advance (AP)

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