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Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in U.S. blogger murder
[ad_1] DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police said on Saturday they had arrested an Islamist militant wanted in connection with the 2015 killing of a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism. FILE PHOTO: Rafida Ahmed, who…
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Man charged with murder in fatal shooting of Texas trooper
[ad_1] AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man accused of shooting and killing a Texas state trooper during a traffic stop on Thanksgiving was charged with capital murder, which can bring the death penalty, jail records…
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Pentagon likely to acknowledge 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria: U.S. officials
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is likely to announce in the coming days that there are about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Friday, as the military acknowledges that an…
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Flynn could prove to be key asset in Mueller's U.S. campaign probe, sources say
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for former national security adviser Michael Flynn have halted communications with U.S. President Donald Trump’s legal team, a potentially critical step in the probe into contacts between Trump’s election…
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New Jersey woman raises $325,000 for homeless Samaritan
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A homeless man who spent his last $20 on a New Jersey woman whose car ran out of gas has received more than $325,000 in charitable pledges after she started a fund-raising…
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Trump's lawyers say Trump SoHo exit undermines emoluments lawsuit
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. lawyers representing President Donald Trump on Friday said the Trump Organization’s exit from a luxury hotel in lower Manhattan undermines a lawsuit in which rival hotels and restaurants are…
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Shoppers browse stores, buy online as Black Friday deals beckon
[ad_1] CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deep discounts, free gifts, in-store entertainment and mild weather drew bargain hunters to U.S. stores on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, but many shoppers were…
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Houston-area woman charged with mailing explosives to Obama, Texas governor
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A Houston-area woman has been charged with mailing booby-trapped packages designed to explode to former U.S. President Barack Obama, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and a federal office in Maryland. Former U.S. President…
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Japan's Osaka to snap sister city link with San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – The mayor of Japan’s western city of Osaka plans to cut ties with U.S. sister city San Francisco after the latter accepted the donation of a “comfort women” statue from a…
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Texas state trooper shot dead, suspect arrested after manhunt
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A Texas state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Thanksgiving Day, leading to a manhunt and further gunfire some 125 miles (200 km) away, where the suspect was…
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Texas state trooper killed in traffic stop, suspect on the run
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A Texas state trooper was shot and killed during a Thanksgiving traffic stop in a rural county south of Dallas on Thursday, leading to a manhunt and further gunfire after officers encountered…
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U.S. asks Venezuela for access to detained Citgo executives
[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Washington has asked the government of leftist Nicolas Maduro for access to Venezuelan-American executives of U.S.-based refiner Citgo detained in Caracas this week, a State Department official said on Thursday. File…
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After DNA test, California man freed from prison in 1978 double-murder
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man wrongfully convicted in California of the 1978 double-murder of a woman and her child is spending his first Thanksgiving Day as a free man in 39 years, after…
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Investigators find no conspiracy in murder of Baltimore detective: police
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Investigators in Baltimore have found no conspiracy behind the shooting death of a homicide detective killed the day before he had been set to testify against fellow officers accused of graft, the…
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Bodyguard to armed Oregon occupation leader sentenced to probation
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A man who tried to get Mormon church leaders to mediate an end to last year’s occupation of a federal wildlife center in Oregon by armed militants was sentenced on Wednesday to…
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Jeff Sessions orders review of gun background check system
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered a review of a government database used for background checks on gun buyers, after a man who killed 26 people in a Texas…
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U.S. judge strikes down Texas measure to limit second-trimester abortions
[ad_1] AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. district judge on Wednesday struck down parts of a Texas law that would ban the most common type of second-trimester abortions in the state, after plaintiffs argued the…
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Trump Organization in buyout deal on struggling NYC tower: report
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Trump Organization has reached a deal that lets it walk away from a 46-story New York skyscraper with a hotel and condominiums that has had trouble attracting business, the New York…
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Keystone clean-up to last several weeks, line restart unclear
[ad_1] NEW YORK/CALGARY (Reuters) – The clean-up of an oil spill from TransCanada Corp’s Keystone pipeline may last several weeks, South Dakota’s environmental regulator said on Wednesday, but it is still unclear when the key…
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Trump: Father of UCLA player in shoplifting case is 'ungrateful fool'
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reignited a feud with the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who were detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting, calling him an…
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U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea with 11 crew and passengers
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippines Sea south of Japan on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S.…
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U.S. Olympic gold medalist Douglas says doctor sexually abused her
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Three-times Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas said on Tuesday she was sexually abused by former USA Gymnastics team physician Larry Nassar, the latest in a list of female athletes to accuse the…
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White House personnel investigated for improper foreign contact: Washington Post
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. military personnel allegedly had improper contact with foreign women while traveling with President Donald Trump on his trip this month to Asia, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. The…
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Trump defends Senate candidate Moore despite misconduct allegations
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump defended embattled U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore on Tuesday, saying the Alabama Republican had denied allegations of sexual misconduct and emphasizing that he did not want Moore’s Democratic…
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U.S. threatens to sue Harvard over admissions policies
[ad_1] BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Harvard University to force it to turn over documents as it investigates whether the Ivy League school’s admission policies violate civil rights laws…
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Suspect in custody in fatal Pennsylvania police shooting
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The suspect in the fatal shooting last week of a Pennsylvania police officer who had been less than a year on the job is in custody after a massive manhunt, authorities said…
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New Puerto Rico utility head, same old challenges
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – New leadership at Puerto Rico’s beleaguered electric utility may not be sufficient to compensate for missteps following Hurricane Maria that led to delayed work, recurrent blackouts and more than $500…
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Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout
[ad_1] ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) – Dr. Brian Halloran, a vascular surgeon at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, starts planning his garden long before spring arrives in southeast Michigan. Dr. Brian Halloran. a vascular surgeon…
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White House asks Supreme Court to allow full travel ban
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban to take full effect after an appeals court in California ruled last week…
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Uber hit with $8.9 million fine in Colorado over unqualified drivers
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Colorado regulators on Monday fined Uber $8.9 million, saying the ride-services company allowed 57 people to drive for it although they lacked valid driver’s licenses or had committed other offenses that would…





