Pope Leo xiv was eating regularly Wednesday, began walking, and his post-operative tests are normal following surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his lung, the Vatican said.
The pope has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed major health problem of his 17-month run. He revealed the discovery of the growth during his Sunday noon prayer, announcing it to the world on live television.
Minnesota state is considering a plan to shift millions of dollars from its colleges to help two financially unstable universities.
If approved, the proposal would allow the system to reallocate up to $25 million each year for the next four years to “financially challenged institutions,”.
St. Cloud State University and Bemidji State University would together receive about $15 million. Both universities are running dangerously low on cash reserves despite steep budget cuts.
Republicans are retreating from a handful of battleground U.S. house races, while democrats are racing to raise money to boost candidates who seemed like long shots earlier this year. The strategy in the final three weeks of midterm campaigns points to an increasingly defensive posture by republicans and a new aggression from democrats, who are trying to capitalize on president Donald Trump’s weak approval ratings.
Miley Wichman can be reach wich9078@stthomas.edu
