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A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home during the night has killed six residents MILAN -- A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home early Friday killed six of the residents and injured about 80 others, Italian firefighters said. Firefighters said the blaze began about 1:30 a.m., apparently in the room of two female residents , who were among the dead. Also dead were three other women and a man. Among the injured , two were in critical condition, while most of the others were being treated for smoke inhalation, firefighters told Italian state radio. Luca Cari, a spokesperson for Italy’s national firefighters corps, said firefighters were investigating the cause of the blaze, which was contained by early morning. Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, who came to the scene, told reporters that the 100 or so residents of the nursing home who weren’t injured were being transferred to other facilities in the northern Italian city. People who lived nearby told state radio that they saw peo...

Mexico's president is appealing to the country's citizens not to accept holiday handouts and gifts from drug gangs MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s president appealed to the country’s citizens Tuesday not to accept holiday handouts and gifts from drug gangs, after videos posted online showed garish pickup trucks handing out loads of gifts while bystanders described the drivers as members of the Jalisco drug cartel. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed that some drug gangs were looking to resume such giveaways — often seen years ago — to gain the support of the local population. López Obrador said in his morning press briefing that local residents in some communities have tried to protect traffickers, stop drug seizures or oppose the installation of National Guard bases intended to fight drug trafficking. Authorities have not confirmed the source of the gifts — mostly toys — in the Dec. 21 handout in a low-income neighborhood in the city of Guadalajara, the capital of Jal...