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2016-02-08 Citing Betrayal, Some Syrian Rebels Withdraw From Front

After a week-long attack from Russian warplanes, some Syrian rebels are withdrawing from the fight in northern Syria. The rebels…

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2016-02-09 Helicopter Pilot Dies Fighting Poachers

A helicopter pilot died while chasing elephant poachers in Tanzania late last month. British pilot Roger Gower, 37, was working for the…

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2016-02-08 Rocket Launch May Strengthen Kim Jong Un

North Korea's rocket launch on Sunday and the international criticism of its nuclear test last month may have strengthened its…

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2016-02-08 Times Are Changing in Havana, Cuba

Time seems to stand still in Havana, Cuba's capital city. Old men in fedoras smoke cigars and play dominos. Colorful American cars…

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2016-02-07 Temporary Workers Taking Bigger Role in US Workforce

Employers are more and more hiring temporary workers, or workers who do not have the same status as permanent, full-time…

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2016-02-07 Classified Data Found on Republican’s Personal Email

Top diplomats under former President George W. Bush received “classified” information on personal email accounts, says a State Department report. The…

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2016-02-07 Islamic State Widow Shames IS Leaders

The wife of a dead Islamic State fighter has voiced rare criticism of the terror group's leaders. The woman, who…

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2016-02-07 Record Number of Jailed Americans Cleared of Crimes

Floyd Bledsoe walked out of prison last December after 16 years in jail. Bledsoe was freed after government lawyers in…

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2016-02-07 Why Does Saudi Arabia Consider Iran a Threat?

Tensions continue to grow between Saudi Arabia and Iran. As Iran rejoins the world community after reaching an agreement to…

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2016-02-05 US General Rejects Carpet Bombing in IS Fight

The American commander of the effort to destroy Islamic State says the U.S. military will not use carpet bombing against terrorists in…

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2016-02-05 Old Age, Debt Threaten Vietnam Economy

Vietnam's population is growing old at the fastest rate of any nation in recorded history. In about 15 years, Vietnam's…

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2016-02-05 40% of World’s Economy Signs TPP Trade Deal

Representatives of 12 countries have signed a major free trade agreement for East Asia and the Pacific. The Trans-Pacific Partnership…

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2016-02-04 North Korea Prepares to Launch Long-Range Missile

First, North Korea said Tuesday it planned to launch an "Earth observation satellite" between February 8 and 25. It said…

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2016-02-04 Texas Law Permits Open Carry of Guns

At the beginning of 2016, a new law went into effect in Texas. The law permits a gun owner with…

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2016-02-03 Obama Makes First Visit to US Mosque

President Barack Obama visited a Muslim religious center in the United States for the first time as president on Wednesday.…

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