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American IS Suspect Repatriated From Turkish-Greek Border
An American citizen suspected of being an Islamic State group member was deported to the U.S. on Friday after spending five days in no man’s land between Turkey and Greece, the Turkish interior minister said. Suleyman Soylu said the suspect — identified by local media as 39-year-old Muhammad Darwis B. — had been put on a plane to the U.S....
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Diplomat Testified That Putin, Orban Poisoned Trump's Views on Ukraine
A senior U.S. diplomat told Congress that he was briefed on conversations President Donald Trump had with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban in which the two foreign leaders talked Trump into a negative view about Ukraine and its new leader. George Kent, a senior State Department official responsible for Europe, told House investigators that Putin...
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Kent Testimony: Trump Actions “Injurious To The Rule Of Law”
Transcript of key State Department official’s testimony reveals more damaging evidence against President Trump.
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Colombian Defense Chief Quits Amid Firestorm Over Minors Killed in Military Operation
Colombia’s defense minister resigned Wednesday after coming under fire for failing to disclose the deaths of several minors in a military operation against dissidents belonging to the nation’s once largest guerrilla. Guillermo Botero submitted a resignation letter to President Iván Duque, touting his achievements in reducing crime while stating that the current “political circumstances” had compelled him to step...
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'Bachelor' Franchise Gets First Same-Sex Proposal
With another cohort of attractive people against the backdrop of a picturesque destination, this season of “Bachelor in Paradise” may have started out like any other, but it ended with a history-making proposal. Demi Burnett and Kristian Haggerty got engaged on the reality dating show’s season six finale, which aired Tuesday night. The two women were the first same-sex couple...
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Ex-UK Minister Says Johnson Not Trying to Get a Brexit Deal
A senior minister who quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet said Sunday that the government is making little or no effort to secure a Brexit agreement with the European Union, despite Johnson’s insistence that he wants a deal. Amber Rudd said “there is no evidence of a deal. There are no formal negotiations taking place.” “What we know is...
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Wave of Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Threatens Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of America is facing a threat from a growing wave of lawsuits over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. The Scouts have been sued in multiple states in recent months by purported abuse victims, including plaintiffs taking advantage of new state laws or court decisions that are now allowing suits previously barred because of the age of the...
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‘Oppressive Conditions': Rep. Tlaib Cancels West Bank Visit After Israel Grants Permission
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Friday she would not visit her grandmother in the occupied West Bank, despite being granted an Israeli permit on humanitarian grounds, saying Israel’s “oppressive” conditions aimed to humiliate her. Israel barred Tlaib and another Democrat, Rep. Ilhan Omar, from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their support for the international boycott movement following an...
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Tlaib Won't Go to West Bank Despite Israeli Permit
Rep. Rashida Tlaib says she will not go to the West Bank despite Israel granting her a permit based on humanitarian grounds because of “oppressive” conditions Israel placed on her visit.
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Florida Minister Jailed After Allegedly Having Over 500 Images of Child Porn: Deputies
66-year-old Charles Andrews was arrested on Tuesday at his Englewood home after officials from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office were notified of someone downloading close to 70 images from the same IP address.
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A Tiny, Unrepresentative Electorate Picks UK's New Leader
Britain’s next prime minister will govern a nation of 66 million people, but only 0.25% of them had a say in the choice. Either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt will be announced Tuesday as the winner of a contest to lead the governing Conservative Party. After a formal handover of power, the victor will become prime minister the next day.
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Recent Deaths Prompt Trip Cancellations to Dominican Republic
Some travelers are canceling their trips to the Dominican Republic amid disturbing headlines surrounding American tourists. NBC 6 Responds has what you need to know if you’re looking to change your travel plans.
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Indiana School Firing Gay Teacher to Keep Archdiocese Ties
The Indianapolis archbishop has forced a Catholic high school to fire a gay teacher, just days after another school in the city defied a similar order despite church officials saying they would no longer recognize it as Catholic.
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‘Unacceptable': Nazi Quote Printed in Highland Park School's Yearbook
A suburban Chicago high school student captioned his senior photo with a quote generally attributed to Nazi leaders, prompting the school to halt its yearbook distribution for the time being, according to students and school officials.
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New Zealand Initiates Bill to Ban Guns Used in Mosque Attack
New Zealand’s government on Monday introduced a bill it plans to rush into law that would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people at two mosques. Police Minister Stuart Nash said that if lawmakers pass the bill as expected, the new law will take effect April 12, less than a month after the March 15...
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Calls for Hate Crime Charges, Possible Protests After Deep Ellum Assault
The man accused of beating a stranger in a Deep Ellum parking lot is free on bond and activists are calling for him to go back to jail on steeper charges.
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At Least 150 Die From Tainted Liquor in India's Northeast
At least 150 people have died and about 200 people have been hospitalized after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in India’s remote northeast, authorities said Sunday. The victims of one of the most deadly bootleg liquor-related incidents in India were mostly tea plantation workers in Golaghat and Jorhat districts in Assam state, said Himanta Biswa Sharma, the state’s...
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Pope Reaffirms Priest Celibacy But Makes Case for Exception
Pope Francis is ruling out any lifting of the celibacy requirement for priests but says there’s reason to consider ordaining older, married men in remote communities where priests are in short supply. Francis said he believes priestly celibacy is a gift for the Catholic Church and opposes a blanket change to make it optional. But he said “pastoral necessity” might...
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Gisele Bundchen Fires Back in Feud with Brazilian Minister
Brazilian supermodel-turned-environmental activist Gisele Bundchen is responding to criticism from a Cabinet minister.
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Sheriff: Fake Pastor Tried to Smuggle Drugs Into Prison Inside Bible
A man posing as a pastor tried to smuggle drugs into a North Carolina jail by hiding them in a Bible, authorities said. The Scotland County Detective Division wrote in a Facebook post that 28-year-old James A. Morman III visited the Scotland County jail on Dec. 31 in the guise of a minister.