MOGADISHU, Somalia – A Somali intelligence official says a senior commander with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in southwestern Somalia. The official told The Associated Press Thursday that the attack Wednesday night targeted a vehicle in which the al-Shabab commander, Ismael Jabhad, …
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NASA has discovered the answer to all of our problems. It is another planet, a possible twin to Earth that could theoretically sustain life. This revelation could be bigger than Columbus “discovering” America, or Lewis and Clark finding the Northwest Passage. It offers the possibility of starting over. Hasn’t the …
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This weekend millions of Americans will take to the mall to get last-minute gifts for their loved ones. They will pour through the already-picked-over selections to try and find “the gift.” For those of you who are forced into the mall this weekend: I’m sorry. Here are five things to …
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PARADISE, Calif. – A woman who became stranded and gave birth in a Northern California national forest says she took methamphetamine to get an energy boost after delivering her daughter. Amber Pangborn, 35, told the Chico Enterprise-Record (http://tinyurl.com/nnq4baw) that her daughter is healthy, but Butte County Child Protective Services placed …
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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – A court is giving former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner more time to fight being extradited from Trinidad & Tobago to the United States to face corruption charges. A chief magistrate on Monday set a new hearing date of Aug. 28 after a government lawyer requested more …
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The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, Dec. 10, to Sunday, Dec. 16: UNITED STATES 1. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey” (UMG/Dualtone Music Group) 2. Rihanna, “Diamonds” (UMG/The Island Def Jam Music Group) 3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, “Thrift Shop” (WMG/Mackelmore, LLC.) 4. Bruno …
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LOS ANGELES – A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 bound from Hong Kong to Los Angeles International Airport has diverted to a U.S. air base in the Aleutian Islands. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says Flight 884 declared an emergency and landed early Wednesday morning at Eareckson Air Station in …
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UNITED NATIONS – The 193 member states of the United Nations have reached agreement on a new development agenda for the next 15 years that calls for eradicating poverty and hunger, achieving gender equality, improving living standards and taking urgent action to combat climate change. The draft agreement reached Sunday …
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DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s High Court has asked former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to appear in court in two months to face corruption charges involving the construction of two cargo terminals while she was in office. The panel of two judges made the decision Wednesday in response to a petition …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio parents who created a “visual bucket list” for their 5-old-old daughter who’s slowly going blind never dreamed they’d get to show her Italy. But Elizabeth “Lizzy” Myers and her family will travel to Rome sometime next spring thanks to Turkish Airlines. The airline’s general manager …
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