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Nation Nov 01

Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator and actor, dies at 73

Fred Thompson, a former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate, as well as a film and television actor, died Sunday, his family said.

World Oct 30

British resident Shaker Aamer released from Guantanamo prison

Shaker Aamer, the last British resident in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, was released to the UK on Friday after being detained for 13 years.

Politics Oct 27

Obama honors U.S. women’s soccer team for World Cup victory

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama honored the U. S. women's soccer team for their victory in the 2015 World Cup.

World Oct 24

Hurricane Patricia fades to tropical depression after crashing into Mexico

Hurricane Patricia toppled trees and battered buildings after crashing into western Mexico Friday evening, but the Category 5 storm, which was briefly rated as the strongest hurricane on record in the Western Hemisphere, skirted major cities and caused much less…

World Oct 22

Pentagon: 1 U.S. service member killed in Iraq hostage rescue

The U.S. military helped Kurdish forces in northern Iraq free dozens of Kurdish captives held by Islamic State (ISIL) militants, and one American service member was killed in the rescue operation, the Pentagon said Thursday.

World Oct 21

Syrian leader Assad visits Russia, Turkey wishes he would stay

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to personally thank Russian President Vladimir Putin for his military support.

World Oct 20

Meet Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Justin Trudeau, head of Canada’s Liberal Party, swept into power on Monday in a stunning defeat to the decade-long conservative leadership of Stephen Harper.

World Oct 19

New restrictions thwart thousands of migrants at borders

Efforts by countries in the Balkans to seal their borders or otherwise regulate the flow of migrants have created a backlog of thousands of people trying to make the journey into Europe, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.

World Oct 18

Israel approves ‘stop and frisk’ policy amid new violence

In an effort to curb a rash of deadly stabbings, the Israeli Cabinet authorized the police on Sunday to 'stop and frisk' individuals on the street, even if there is no indication they are armed.

Politics Oct 13

Here’s a minute-by-minute breakdown of the first Democratic presidential debate

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is giving no inkling of which Democratic presidential candidate he plans to support, calling the participants in Tuesday's debate "five of my friends."…

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