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The Victoria state Court tion for the contentious Irish border is- of Appeal rejected his appeal in a 2-1 sue might yet be reached before the ruling, with the court’s chief justice Brexit date of Oct. 31. saying the majority found Pell’s accus- “(We) might be able to find it in the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson talk er to be a compelling “witness of next 30 days, why not?” Merkel told re- Wednesday in Berlin. FILIP SINGER/EPA-EFE truth.” porters. Pell’s lawyers will examine the judg- Her comments marked a departure ment and consider an appeal to the from the pessimism that has prevailed ready been discussed,” Johnson said, Minister Theresa May negotiated with High Court, Australia’s final arbiter, his on both sides of the English Channel in without elaborating. “I don’t think, to be the EU, but it was rejected by the U.K. spokeswoman Katrina Lee said. “Car- recent months. The EU has ruled out fair, they have so far been very actively Parliament three times. dinal Pell is obviously disappointed renegotiating the Brexit agreement proposed over the last three years by the Johnson’s stance, that Britain will with the decision,” her statement said. hammered out with Britain last year. British government.” leave the EU with or without a deal, has The Vatican noted Pell had always Johnson, for his part, says he will take “You rightly say the onus is on us to alienated many in Europe. maintained his innocence and had a Britain out of the bloc at the end of Oc- produce those solutions, those ideas, to The EU’s agriculture chief warned right to appeal. It said its own investi- tober without a deal unless the EU show how we can address the issue of that if Britain crashes out without a deal gation into Pell would await the out- scraps the contentious backstop the Northern Irish border, and that is on Oct. 31, it would create a “foul atmos- come of any final appeal in Australia. clause designed to prevent customs what we want to do,” he said. phere” that would spill over into any ne- The Holy See “confirms its close- checkpoints along the Irish border. Johnson had insisted Monday that gotiations on a future trade deal. ness to the victims of sexual abuse and Johnson, on his first visit to Germa- the Irish border backstop clause must Speaking in his native Ireland, EU its commitment to pursue, through the ny since becoming prime minister last be scrapped and replaced with “alterna- Farm Commissioner Phil Hogan said the competent ecclesiastical authorities, month, welcomed the “blistering time- tive arrangements.” remaining 27 countries would “ hold the those members of the clergy who com- table of 30 days” Merkel suggested, The EU says the backstop is merely line” and had made “detailed contingen- mit such abuse,” a Vatican statement but appeared to acknowledge that the insurance meant to avoid checkpoints cy plans for every outcome,” echoing the said, adding it respected the Aus- ball is now in Britain’s court to avert an between Ireland and Northern Ireland, view of many on the continent that a tralian judicial system. economically devastating no-deal which have been a flashpoint for sectar- no-deal Brexit is now the most likely Pell was sentenced to six years in Brexit by proposing a viable solution to ian violence in the past, and won’t be outcome. prison in March and is no longer a the Irish border issue. needed if other solutions are found. “Contrary to what the UK govern- member of Pope Francis’ Council of “There are abundant solutions The backstop was part of the with- ment may wish, the EU will not buckle,” Cardinals or a Vatican official. which are proffered, which have al- drawal agreement former British Prime he insisted. 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Beginning in October, it will edu- crete changes in the New York Police cate workers about harassment and Department’s evolving approach to sex bullying, tell them how to report it, McDonald’s is introducing a new crimes sit some 20 feet apart, flanking teach them ways to defuse situations training program for its U.S. the lobby of a century-old Bronx police New York Police Department Deputy with customers or co-workers and dis- employees after complaints about station that was known in the neighbor- Chief Judith Harrison, in charge of cuss what bystanders can do. sexual harassment. GENE J. PUSKAR/AP FILE hood’s more turbulent years as “Fort the Special Victims Division, walks “Together with our franchisees, we Apache.” through the NYPD Detective Bureau have a responsibility to take action on The first is a new waiting room, fur- in the Bronx borough of New York. this issue and are committed to pro- to lose their job and 20% said employ- nished with couches, children’s toys RICHARD DREW/AP moting positive change,” McDonald’s ers retaliated in some way after they re- and a radio playing soothing music. It’s U.S. President Chris Kempczinski said ported the harassment, including cut- designed to give victims of sexual vio- in a statement.