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Aug 22 2019
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Sniper, ambush and standoffs: Officers shot in five states over the past week
(CNN)In the past seven days, there have been several shootings of police officers spanning from California to Philadelphia. The shootings were not fatal, and occurred during traffic stops, tense standoffs and in some cases ambushes while officers served warrants at homes.
Here's a breakdown of the officers shot in the past week:
A possible sniper took aim at a deputy in Southern
CNN DigitalSep 11 2020
Analysis
The Crisis in the Skies of San Francisco
There is a substantial corpus of writing on the merits and unreliability of California light—its clarity, iciness, fickleness, mood. None of it could account for the light in the Bay Area on Wednesday, September 9th: a dark, ochre stain, like a scrim over the sunrise, that deepened as the day wore on. For hours, it looked like four in the morning. Drivers kept their headlights on; neighbors
The New YorkerAug 17 2021
Analysis
What Does the Fall of Saigon Really Have to Teach Us About Afghanistan?
The comparisons may have less to do with history than a right-wing fixation.
The fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, to the Taliban has inevitably drawn comparisons to the 1975 “fall of Saigon”—so many that, on Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the press, “This is not Saigon.” But Blinken’s efforts haven’t stopped the supposed historical parallels from coming, often from the right
SlateSep 09 2017
Headline Roundup
Hurricane Irma Hurtles Toward Florida
Weather forecasts and warnings have grown increasingly grim as the state of Florida prepares for Hurricane Irma to hit. A number of Floridians have already evacuated as Irma hit many of the Caribbean islands, the latest being Cuba. Governor Rick Scott was quoted this morning as saying "“This is a deadly storm and our state has never seen anything like it," as he urged more people to evacuate
Washington Post USA TODAY Fox News DigitalApr 09 2015
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Oklahoma Senate Passes Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act
Oklahoma is about to join Kansas and become the second state to pass a bill banning the dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion technique. The Oklahoma Senate voted yesterday on the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act as well as a bill that required a 72-hour waiting period for an abortion.
D&E abortions are performed in the second trimester of pregnancy, when
TownhallApr 28 2019
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Her 'final good deed': Woman hailed as hero after taking bullets to protect rabbi during synagogue shooting
The woman killed during Saturday’s San Diego synagogue shooting stepped in front of the bullets aimed at her longtime friend and rabbi as he raced to evacuate children, according to her friends and authorities.
Authorities said Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, was killed at Chabad of Poway when a nursing student opened fire with an AR-style rifle. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein suffered defensive wounds
USA TODAYFeb 12 2015
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US pullout from Yemen eases pressure on Al Qaeda, lawmakers warn
The evacuation of American diplomats, soldiers and even CIA operatives from Yemen is stirring deep concerns that the U.S. is losing a vital foothold in territory that the most notorious Al Qaeda affiliate calls home.
The White House says Defense Department officials remain on the ground and are coordinating with Yemeni counterparts, but the retreat of most U.S. personnel is seen as a
Fox News DigitalMay 08 2024
Headline Roundup
US Halts Bomb Shipment to Israel Amid Concerns Over Potential Use in Rafah
The Biden administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel due to concerns over a potential major offensive on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than half of Gazan civilians are thought to be taking refuge.
The Details: The halted shipment included bombs ranging from 500 to 2,000 pounds. This is the first time the U.S. has paused a weapons shipment to Israel since Oct. 7.
Breitbart News The Guardian The Times of IsraelAug 15 2015
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Death toll in blasts in Chinese port rises to 104
State media say the death toll from massive blasts in the Chinese port of Tianjin has risen to 104.
The new toll Saturday came rescuers scour the warehouse district devastated by a fire and series of explosions late Wednesday at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals.
Rescuers also found an additional survivor Saturday as authorities evacuated much of the area to clean up dangerous
USA TODAYJan 24 2020
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Pentagon Says 34 U.S. Troops Suffered Brain Injuries From Iranian Missile Strike
Eight U.S. troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) arrived in the U.S. on Friday, according to Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman.
Hoffman said those troops are among a total of 34 American servicemembers diagnosed with TBI after the al Asad airbase where they were stationed in Iraq was hit by missiles fired by Iran on Jan. 8. The attack was in reprisal for a U.S. drone
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