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At least one-fifth of the country is controlled or contested by the Taliban.

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Israeli who burned Palestinian teen alive sentenced to life in prison

The 2014 killing was part of a summer of violence that contributed to the war between Israel and Hamas.

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U.S. Warns Shkreli May Face More Charges in Securities Case

Disgraced drug company founder Martin Shkreli isn’t rushing to have his next showdown with the government. The 33-year-old former executive asked a judge to wait before setting a trial date for his securities fraud case because he could soon face more charges.

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May Day Mayhem: Protesters Bite Cops, Throw Molotov Cocktails in Seattle | VICE News

Five police officers were injured and nine people were arrested after hundreds of black-clad "anticapitalist" protesters stormed through downtown Seattle.

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You Can't Understand ISIS If You Don't Know the History of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia

BEIRUT -- The dramatic arrival of Da'ish (ISIS) on the stage of Iraq has shocked many in the West. Many have been perplexed -- and horrified -- by its v...

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In the most extensive comments by a public official to date, former counterterrorism chief Richard Clarke describes the events surrounding the evacuation of dozens of Saudis days after 9/11 when all commercial and private flights were grounded. [Includes transcript]

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When the 9/11 commission resumes its hearings Tuesday, it will be fascinating to see whether it addresses what may be the most serious security failure related to the attacks: the evacuation of...

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FBI and Police Are Knocking on Activists’ Doors Ahead of Republican National Convention

The FBI has been knocking on the doors of activists in Cleveland, Ohio, asking about their plans for the Republican National Convention in July.

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Cleveland's Restrictions on Protests at the Republican Convention Are Unconstitutional

A judge has ruled that a 3.3-mile zone around the convention, to be held in July, infringes on demonstrators’ rights.

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'We are like a bomb': food riots show Venezuela crisis has gone beyond politics

Three years of shortages have left Venezuelans desperate and angry for change, posing the most serious threat yet to President Nicolás Maduro

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At Secretive Meeting, Tech CEOs And Top Republicans Commiserate, Plot To Stop Trump

Karl Rove shared focus group findings that give hope to the GOP establishment.

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The Rich Are Already Using Robo-Advisers, and That Scares Banks

Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a consultant.

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The new McCarthyism is pro-Israel: Legal groups slam NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo for creating “unconstitutional” blacklist of BDS supporters

Cuomo's order that sets up a blacklist of Israel boycott supporters is McCarthyite and illegal, legal groups say

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"Not To Get Political," But Cuomo Just Plunged NY Into The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

"The candidates of the Democratic Party are far and away stronger supporters of Israel than of any other party, not to get political."

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In court, the victim denounced her attacker’s six-month sentence, while the attacker’s father complained that his son’s life had been ruined for “20 minutes of action.”

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2 Tweets About Muhammad Ali Prove Trump Will Say Anything for a Vote

Hypocrisy at it's finest.

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Jimmy Carter: Trump “tapped a waiting reservoir … of inherent racism”

Jimmy Carter called out Trump’s racism-fueled campaign in an interview today with The New York Times. The former president was giving interviews to bring attention to a Baptist race and social inequality summit he is planning this fall. He said...