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Parole panel declares Libyan too dangerous to leave Guantanamo

MIAMI — A day after the Obama administration disclosed its largest single-day detainee downsizing, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday that the Guantanamo parole board approved the indefinite detention of a Libyan captive — the prison’s 18th board-approved “forever prisoner.” Ismael Ali Faraj Ali Bakush, 48, got to the detention center in southeast Cuba on Aug. 5, […]

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Obama’s biggest-ever release of Gitmo detainees draws ire from Trump, lawmakers

President Obama faced renewed criticism of endangering national security Tuesday with the announcement that the administration is transferring another 15 detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. “President Obama is more focused on releasing hardened terrorists than capturing new ones – a reckless policy that is putting America and the West at risk,” said House

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Pa. Attorney General Kathleen Kane to resign after perjury conviction

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who was convicted Monday of perjury and other crimes, will resign Wednesday. In announcing her intention to step down, Kane, 50, the state’s first woman and first Democrat elected to the office, said only: “I have been honored to serve the people of Pennsylvania and I wish

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New Zealand runner hangs back to help injured American foe, warming cynical Olympic hearts

As rivalries go, the United States and New Zealand are not known for being particularly antagonistic. But it was still heartwarming to see them come together on the Olympic track in Rio Tuesday. The scene: the first round of the women’s 5,000 metres. The pack of runners is clogged. New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin tries to

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

House Republicans Accuse Clinton Of Perjury

House Republicans have sent detailed perjury allegations against Hillary Clinton to the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, accusing the Democratic presidential nominee of lying under oath during congressional hearings. The group of Republicans, with 83 days (and counting) left before Clinton faces Republican challenger Donald Trump in the general election, are charging that

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Q&A: What Donald Trump means when he proposes ‘extreme vetting’ for would-be immigrants

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, who has made tighter controls on immigration a mainstay of his campaign, has a new plan: an ideological test for anyone entering the U.S. Trump has famously proposed building a wall on the Mexican border and a ban on Muslims entering the U.S., an idea that has spawned continuing attacks on

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International, USA

Simone Biles and Aimee Boorman formed a partnership that goes well beyond gymnastics

RIO DE JANEIRO — The day before the women’s gymnastics team final, a Twitter user suggested Simone Biles and her coach Aimee Boorman were their sport’s equivalent to Walter Payton and Mike Ditka. “Sounds about right,” Payton’s son, Jarrett, chimed in on Twitter. Never mind that the Chicago-born Boorman doesn’t smoke cigars, has never thrown

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Director springs to defend ‘Wonder Woman’

Even Wonder Woman can do with a little extra protection sometimes. The upcoming movie depicting the DC comic heroine got some defense this week from director Patty Jenkins after a letter published online claimed that, inside the production studio, the film is seen as “a mess.” “Woah, just saw this press about WW having problems,”

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA