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Here’s what happened today: Monday

Everyone’s been talking about a sexual assault in Athlone, missing actor Gerry McCann and same-sex cake toppers.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a roundup of today’s news…

imagePrivate David Ashe of the 43 Infantry Group boards the UN Charter aircraft in Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel as they prepare to depart to Syria. (Photocall Ireland)

IRELAND

INTERNATIONAL

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Authorities inspect the wreckage of two Chicago Transit Authority trains that crashed today. (AP Photo/M Spencer Green)

#CHICAGO 48 people were injured as two trains, one an out-of-service train, collided near Chicago. Reports suggested that one of the trains may have been stolen, though this remains unconfirmed.

#SHUTDOWN US President Barack Obama said that he was “not at all” resigned to a shutdown of the federal government, as a midnight deadline to extend spending looms.

#ALL SAINTS Popes John XXIII and John Paul II will be made saints in an unprecedented joint ceremony on 27 April next year, the Vatican announced.

#IRAQ Dozens were killed and more than 120 injured in a spate of car bomb attacks across Iraq.

INNOVATION

  • In news that will come as a Godsend to diabetes sufferers, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a “wearable pancreas”. The device promises to monitor and maintain blood sugar levels in patients with Type 1 diabetes. [Geek.com]
  • Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a typically emotional and boisterous speech as he prepares to depart the company. [The Guardian]

PARTING SHOT
imageTánaiste Eamon Gilmore today unveiled the new designs for Irish passports. The new look documents include images of Irish landmarks, as well as the musical notes from the national anthem and poetry. (Photocall Ireland)

Here’s what happened yesterday

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