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    Pope Francis has appointed Reverend James Mark Beckman as Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, almost a year after the previous bishop resigned following claims he mishandled sex abuse allegations. Bishop-elect Beckman is a priest of the Diocese of Nashville where he has served as pastor of Saint Henry parish since 2015. He replaces Bishop Richard Stika who resigned last year after several of his priests complained about his leadership and behavior, sparking a Vatican investigation. In media interviews, Stika strongly defended his actions. The Vatican announced Beckman's appointment in its Tuesday noon bulletin. As is usual, the announcement made no mention of his predecessor.

      Roger Penske has suspended the president of Team Penske along with three others for two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar ahead of the Indianapolis 500. Tim Cindric oversees all of Team Penske’s operations and is the strategist for Indy 500 defending champion Josef Newgarden. Cindric is the top name suspended. Also suspended are team managing director Ron Ruzewski, Newgarden engineer Luke Mason and senior data engineer Robbie Atkinson. Ruzewski and Atkinson both work on Will Power’s car and Power is the only of the three Penske drivers not accused of any wrongdoing in the push-to-pass scandal.

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