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Lorraine ArroyoBBC World, @bbc_arroyo20 September 2014Dressed in a baseball cap, T-shirt, jeans and sports shoes, Rogelio Cruz is an unconventional priest. The religious is touring the Dominican Republic to unite the opposition of the population to a controversial mining project in Loma Miranda, in the north of the country.Despite the fact that Cruz says he has been in a "permanent fight" for three years to prevent his country from "handing over the resources of that mountain to a transnational company," a cause shared by many Dominicans who have taken to the streets in recent months to protest, his name did…

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., underwent surgery for prostate cancer Tuesday, just over a month after disclosing his diagnosis.A spokesman said the surgery was performed Tuesday afternoon and Casey planned to return to the Senate in the near future.“His doctor reports that, as expected, the procedure went well and confirmed that the senator should not require further treatment,” Mairead Lynn said in a statement."Senator Casey and his family appreciate the well wishes and extraordinary support from all corners of the Commonwealth, and he looks forward to returning to his normal schedule after a period of rest and recovery," Lynn added.Casey's absence…

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BUFFALO, NY — Marcus Morris said he had to pray before getting out of his vehicle and walking toward Tops Friendly Markets, where 10 people, including his uncle, were killed in a racist mass shooting last year. Another customer, Kevin Samuels, said he could "feel the presence of the situation" when he walked through the door of the Buffalo grocery store.Tuesday, the day before the gunman is scheduled to be sentenced on murder, hate crime and other state charges, marked the first time both men had been in Tops since the May 14 shooting that killed Ruth Whitfield, Pearly Young,…