Month: October 2017
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Trump’s claim about predecessors, fallen troops disputed
WASHINGTON — For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the…
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Man accused of killing Muslim teen indicted on capital murder charges
A great jury officially charged a 22 -year -old man of murder of capital and rape in the death of…
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News Wrap: Dozens missing after deadly Mogadishu truck bombing
Judy Woodruff: An end result in the elections should be decided on Thursday. The forest fires that broke out over…
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Why a power struggle has broken out over Kirkuk
JUDY WOODRUFF: Longstanding rivalries were re-ignited in Iraq today between vital American allies. Iraqi military forces and militia moved to…
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California wine country tries to get back to business despite wildfire destruction
Joanne Jennings: The tasting room, which also housed the cellar office and a dining room, burned on the ground. But…
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Tillerson: North Korea diplomacy continues until 1st ‘bomb drops’
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the North Korean crisis “will continue until…
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Iraqi, Kurdish forces in standoff, weeks after Kurdish vote for independence
The Iraqi army and Kurdish troops are in a confrontation in Kirkuk, a city located in the Kurdistan region, which…
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South Sudan civil war causes Africa’s worst refugee crisis
SIMONA FOLTYN, IMVEPI REFUGEE CAMP, NORTHERN UGANDA: After completing the registration process, the new arrivals will receive their plot, to…
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Hundreds dead after massive truck bomb strikes Mogadishu
At least 231 people were killed and hundreds of others injured after a massive truck bomb on Saturday hit the…
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Why reporting from South Sudan is so difficult — and critically needed
In August, fellow reporter Jason Patinkin and I crossed on foot from northern Uganda into rebel-held South Sudan. Over the…
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