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Morning Updates: Trump tells Colbert he has nobody to apologize to

By Jack Pickell @pacmanjack

September 23, 2015

1 minute to read

Good morning, Boston. Happy fall. Here are the stories you need to read (and watch) for a Wednesday morning.

No apologies from Donald Trump: In an appearance onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Donald Trump received an apology from Colbert for the mean things he’s said about him over the years. Colbert then asked Trump if there was anyone he wanted to apologize to. Watch the clip:

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Later, the two played a guessing game called “Trump or Colbert,’’ that focused on past quotes uttered by one of them:

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Quotable Hall of Famer Berra dies: “The lovable legend of Yogi Berra, that ain’t ever gonna be over.

The Hall of Fame catcher renowned as much for his dizzying malapropisms as his unmatched 10 World Series championships with the New York Yankees, died Tuesday. He was 90.’’ (The Associated Press)

Local Catholics trying hard to see Pope: “They don’t expect to meet the pope or shake his hand, and know it’s possible the beloved pontiff will look like a little dot in the distance across a sea of a million people.

But local Catholics making the East Coast pilgrimage to see Pope Francis on his US visit are enthusiastic about being in the presence of a pope, and seeing with their own eyes what millions will watch on television.’’ (The Boston Globe )

Wesleyan students call for their own newspaper to be shut down: “Some Wesleyan University students didn’t like the Black Lives Matter coverage by their student-run newspaper, The Argus. So they’ve decided the answer is to try to shut the paper down.

During a Sunday night forum held by the university’s student government body, the Wesleyan Student Assembly, a petition was introduced to boycott and revoke funding of the 147-year-old paper.’’ (Boston.com)