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War crimes prosecution coming?
Hamas signs pledge to back Palestinian bid to join International Criminal Court
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Firefighters injured at charity stunt
Campbellsville Police Chief Tim Hazlette said the power line was never touched Thursday morning, but it carried such a high voltage that it was able to energize the ladder truck,…
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Suspected collaborators executed in Gaza Strip
A ball of fire rises following an Israeli air strike Friday on a building in Gaza in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas would pay…
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council condemned the “heinous and cowardly” killing of American journalist James Foley and said the Islamic State militant group “must be defeated.” In a…
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U.S. calls for Russia to pull back convoy
Ukraine calls entry of aid trucks ‘invasion’
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Lawsuits challenge FAA drone, model aircraft rules
A test drone is launched by catapult as a trail plane follows on a ranch near Sarita, Texas. Model aircraft hobbyists, research universities and commercial drone operators and investors have…
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U.S. eyes expanded attacks
Obama aide: Islamic State’s bases in Syria may be targeted
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LAS VEGAS – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologized Friday for jokes he made about Asians during a luncheon of business leaders in Las Vegas earlier this week. Reid was…
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American Ebola doc urges help fighting outbreak
Ebola victim Dr. Kent Brantly, right, hugs a member of the medical staff that treated him after being released from Emory University Hospital Thursday in Atlanta.)John Bazemore/Associated Press “I am…
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Of 163 arrests since shooting, 7 from Ferguson
In this photo taken with a long exposure, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday.JEFF ROBERSON/Associated Press St. Louis County spokeswoman…
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Foley’s death isn’t changing views in Congress
In this June 17, 2011 photo, journalist James Foley receives applause from students at the Christa McAuliffe Regional Charter Public School in Framingham, Mass. Foley had been released a month…
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Thai junta leader named prime minister
Move to boost military’s control of government
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Israeli strikes kill Hamas leaders
Deaths deal blow to Gaza group’s military leadership
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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon broke the law when it swapped Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a prisoner in Afghanistan for five years, for five Taliban leaders, congressional investigators said Thursday. The…
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelans could soon have to scan their fingerprints to buy bread. President Nicolas Maduro says a mandatory fingerprinting system is being implemented at grocery stores to combat…
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Series of earthquakes near deep wells raising concerns
University of Colorado-Boulder graduate student Jenny Nakai watches a monitor as fellow graduate student Matthew Weingarten jumps to test the sensitivity of a portable seismograph near Greeley. The students are…
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Officials: U.S. rescue mission in Syria failed
U.S. special operations troops this summer attempted to rescue Americans held by Islamist extremists in Syria, Obama administration officials said Wednesday. The failed mission was intended to rescue hostages, including…
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Obama: U.S. won’t stop confronting Islamic State
This file photo posted on the website www.freejamesfoley.org shows journalist James Foley in Aleppo, Syria, in July, 2012. In a horrifying act of revenge for U.S. airstrikes in northern Iraq,…
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U.S. officials: Military mulling more troops to Iraq
Internally displaced Iraqis walk near tents at the Bajid Kandala camp during a sand storm in Feeshkhabour town, Iraq on Tuesday. Some 1.5 million people have been displaced by fighting…
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Holder shares ‘humilating’ experiences with police
Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Capt. Ron Johnson of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Wednesday. The attorney general promised a thorough investigation into the police shooting of an unarmed…
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is considering key changes in the nation’s immigration system requested by tech, industry and powerful interest groups, in a move that could blunt Republicans’ election-year…
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming’s Mike Enzi has won the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate, beating four challengers as he seeks a fourth term. The 70-year-old Enzi says he’s seeking…
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No-fly list changes will ease appeals rules
Ruling says law denied terror suspects due process
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U.S. confirms American beheaded
Journalist James Foley responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press in Boston. A video by Islamic State militants showing the killing of Foley by the militant group…