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MOGADISHU, Somalia - An Islamic extremist suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed at least 18 people at a police academy in Somalia’s capital on Thursday, authorities said. The Somal...
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ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida university cancelled production of a play by Israel Horovitz after the playwright was accused of sexual misconduct. Cynthia White was directing Horovitz’s play “T...
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GAZA, Palestinian Territory - A Gaza eatery is offering massive discounts to North Korean diners but there is just one problem - there are no North Koreans in Gaza. Ibrahim Raba, manager of a shawarma...
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NEW YORK - A civil rights activist is suing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, claiming she defamed him while discussing a lawsuit against the Black Lives Matter movement that was later dismissed. The lawsu...
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Talk show host Tavis Smiley released the following statement on Facebook on Wednesday after allegations of misconduct: “On the eve of the 15th season and 3,000th episode of my nightly talk show,...
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused U.S. agencies of manipulating evidence from the main whistleblower on doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Putin said Thursday that former Moscow anti-d...
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CHICAGO - A rookie bomb-sniffing dog at Chicago’s Midway International Airport is having a little trouble waiting to poop in the proper place. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the dog has been poop...
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LONDON - Britain’s royals and Prime Minister Theresa May joined survivors and families of those who died in London’s Grenfell Tower fire for a memorial service Thursday for the 71 people k...
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NEW YORK - Political activist Amy Siskind has been keeping a list. She has a book deal based on the widely read list she compiled online that tallies alleged threats to Democratic norms during Republi...
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JERUSALEM - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world’s largest generic drugmaker, on Thursday said it would lay off 14,000 workers as part of a global restructuring meant to salvage its ai...
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