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IS Fighter Executes His Mother in Syrian Town Square
[Editor's Note: Audio will be added shortly. Thank you for your patience.]A 20-year-old Islamic State fighter executed his mother in front of hundreds in the Syrian city of Raqqa.
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German Officials Suspect 18 Asylum Seekers in New Year's Attacks
German officials say 18 asylum-seekers are among the suspects in thefts and sexual assaults on women in Cologne on New Year's Eve.Interior Ministry official Tobias Plate spoke to
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Shooter of Police Officer Pledged Allegiance to Islamic State
A man shot a police officer in Philadelphia on Thursday and said he did it to support the Islamic State terror group.Officer Jesse Hartnett was hit multiple times after a 30-year-o
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Trending Today: A Dramatic Owl Fly-By, a Sad Raccoon
This is What’s Trending Today…Snowy Owl Fly-BySnowy Owls are native to the Arctic. But in the winter, they head south. Some wind up in southern Canada and the northern
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US, S. Korea Forces on High Alert After Nuclear Test
The United States and South Korea have ordered their military forces on the Korean peninsula on “high alert” following North Korea’s nuclear test this week.On Thu
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Man Shot on Charlie Hebdo Anniversary in Paris
French police shot and killed a man as he sought to attack a police station Thursday.The incident took place on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the offices of Charlie Heb
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Truck Bomb in Western Libya Kills at Least 50
Reports from Libya say a truck bombing has killed at least 50 people at a police training center. Many others were reported wounded.The bomb exploded Thursday in the western Libyan
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Venezuelan Opposition Takes Control of Assembly
Venezuela’s opposition party took control of the National Assembly Tuesday.It was the first time in 16 years.The Democratic Unity won a two-thirds vote in December’s el
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Project to Bring Clean Water to Remote Part of Kenya
Each day in the United States, one person uses about 575 liters of water.In Japan, one person uses about 374 liters of water.And in Kenya, one person uses about 20.Tomoyuki Tsutsui
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Rosa Parks, #Twitter10k and 700-Year-Old Ship
This is What’s Trending Today…Rosa ParksRosa Parks is a hero from the American civil rights movement in the 1950s.Parks, an African-American, is famous for not giving
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$450 Million Powerball Prize Causes Frenzy
Are you feeling lucky?“The hope keeps you going. And someone’s gotta win.”News spread early in the week that the Powerball lottery – a game of chance played
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Barbados Considers Queen Elizabeth's Part in Government
The prime minister of Barbados wants Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to be removed as the nation’s head of state.Freundel Stuart says he wants his country to become a parl
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An Emotional Obama Sets New Gun Rules
President Barack Obama says there should be a midpoint where gun-control and gun-rights supporters can meet to stop gun violence in the U.S.Nearly 500 people were killed in mass sh
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Young, Male Migrants Suspected in New Year's Assaults
German authorities said Tuesday that young women were sexually harassed and robbed by hundreds of young men on New Year’s Eve.Attacks took place in the western city of Cologn
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US Says It Will Deport Over 100 Illegal Immigrants
More than 120 illegal immigrants have been arrested and detained by U.S. immigration officials in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.The detainees are from El Salvador, Guatemala an
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IS Releases Execution Video of British ‘Spies’
The Islamic State terrorist group released a video Sunday it says shows the execution of five British men accused of spying.The 10-minute-long video shows five men saying they film
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Militia Occupies U.S. Federal Wildlife Refuge
An armed group is occupying a federal building on a wildlife refuge in the western United States.The anti-government militia broke into the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service building
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China's State Companies Must Employ Soldiers
State-owned companies must employ soldiers who will seek work when the Chinese military is reduced.In September, President Xi Jinping announced the military would drop in size from
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Oregon Protesters Mocked on Social Media
This is What's Trending Today:Over the weekend, protesters with guns took control of a U.S. wildlife refuge in the state of Oregon. They are protesting the sentencing of two ranch
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Sweden, Denmark Block Borders to Stop Migrants
Sweden imposed border controls Monday to manage refugees and migrants seeking new lives there.Travelers passing from Denmark into Sweden must show photo identification. The move by
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Fatwa Explains IS Rules About Sex Slaves
The leaders of the Islamic State terror group have written a detailed memo about how female sex slaves should be treated by their IS captors.A document was written in January 2015
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Zimbabwe Switches to Yuan as Reserve Currency
Zimbabwe announced last week that it would shift to the Chinese yuan as its reserve currency.A reserve currency is a foreign currency held in large quantities by governments and fi
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Wishes and Resolutions for the New Year
What do you wish for 2016?At the beginning of the new year, it is common to say what we will do better in the coming year, or what we hope will happen to improve our lives.We asked
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Suicide Attack Kills 26 in Pakistan
A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than 40 wounded last week.The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. The blast took plac
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Cemetery Goats Eat Weeds, Save Planet
A burial place in Washington, D.C. is using goats instead of poison to remove weeds.Congressional Cemetery, which opened in the early 1800s, is near Capitol Hill. Capitol Hill is w
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