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U.S. Warns Citizens On Nigeria Travel Over Security Concerns

The United States has warned its citizens against travelling to 20 states in Nigeria, including the insurgency-hit northeast, because of security concerns. On its website, the State Department said US nationals should “avoid all travel to Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states because the security situation in northeast Nigeria remains fluid and unpredictable.” It said its […]

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Widespread Media Coverage Behind Increase In Mass Shootings

Media coverage of mass shootings contributed to the increase in the number of such crimes in the U.S., researchers said. A study co-authored by Western New Mexico University’s Jennifer Johnston and Andrew Joy claimed that the widespread media coverage of mass shooting instills a desire for fame among the shooters. The study found that the

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John Kerry, Mark Spitz fire up U.S. Olympics team

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Press Release) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Olympic swimming great Mark Spitz met with the U.S. Olympic delegation on Friday, offering both encouragement and praise. Here is a transcript of that meeting which was held at Brazil’s Naval Academy: SECRETARY KERRY: I don’t want to temper this energy

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Until Trump, no openly racist candidate in modern times has reached such a height in U.S. politics

Even if Donald Trump’s current wave of bungling results in a much-deserved loss to Hillary Clinton in November, his rise to the status of Republican presidential candidate will stand as a unique historic achievement. It has to be regarded as an event like the one memorably described by a long-ago Toronto politician as “the most

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Here’s how Clinton and Trump are polling so far in the swing states

WASHINGTON — America’s swing states, where presidential elections are won and lost, are swinging to Hillary Clinton. Yes, there are still 94 days until the election, and anything can happen. But so far the Democratic nominee is gaining where it matters most, notably in Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and elsewhere. “The map is shrinking,” said

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New federal indictment accuses ex-LA sheriff of obstructing justice, lying to authorities

LOS ANGELES — A federal grand jury Friday indicted former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on charges of obstructing justice and lying to federal investigators concerning operations at the troubled county jail system. The charges come days after Baca withdrew an earlier guilty plea to a charge of lying during an FBI investigation into

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Gulen: Turkish arrest warrant shows Erdogan’s authoritarianism

US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on Thursday denounced a Turkish warrant for his arrest over his alleged instigation of a military failed coup in Turkey last month that left more than 270 people dead. “It is well-documented that the Turkish court system is without judicial independence, so this warrant is yet another example of President

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Middle East, USA

Clinton addresses email scandal in first news conference in months

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ended her 244-day run without a news conference Friday, taking questions on topics ranging from her email scandal to her friendship with African-Americans before a crowd of black and Latino journalists in Washington. Clinton apologized anew for using a private email server during her time as secretary of

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Hillary Clinton again tries to explain her comments about FBI email probe

WASHINGTON — Here’s a prediction: Hillary Clinton’s latest four-and-a-half minute answer to questions about whether she mishandled classified email is not going to satisfy her critics. Clinton was asked Friday to explain whether she had misrepresented the findings of FBI Director James Comey when she seemed to say in a Fox News interview last week

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