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Less than 1,000 ISIS fighters remain in Iraq and Syria
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 15:26
BAGHDAD – Fewer than 1,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, the United States-led international coalition fighting the hardline Sunni militant group said on Wednesday, a third of the estimated figure on...
'Suspicious' fruitcake shuts down Seattle ferry service
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 04:52
SEATTLE -- Authorities say a wrapped present that turned out to be a fruitcake temporarily halted service at a Seattle ferry terminal while police investigated. Washington State Patrol Trooper Kevin Fortino says troopers...
Barred From Running, Barred From Boycotting: A Russian Candidate's Quandary
The New York Times - 27 Dec 2017 04:38
First Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption activist, was blocked from running for president. Then he was warned not to organize a boycott of the election.
Man arrested for punching ATM that gave him 'too much money'
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 04:10
A Florida man was arrested Friday after he reportedly punched an ATM because it "was giving him too much money" during an incident in November. Michael Joseph Oleksik, 23, was charged with criminal mischief after Wells F...
Michael Flynn's brother to Trump: It's 'about time you pardoned' him
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 03:53
Mike Flynn’s younger brother told President Trump it’s “about time” he pardoned “General Flynn” -- in a tweet he sent to the president and deleted minutes later. Joseph Flynn, the brother of Trump’s ex-nati...
Confederate statue supporters troll Memphis online
USA Today - 27 Dec 2017 04:40
Not only have they trashed the mayor's Christmas well wishes but also have given the tourism mecca more than 1,400 one-star ratings on Facebook.
Russia Is Ready to Mediate Talks Between the U.S. and North Korea, Kremlin Says
Time - 27 Dec 2017 03:27
Russia offered to facilitate U.S.-North Korea talks, if both sides are ready
Journalists arrested in Myanmar remanded for two more weeks
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 15:19
YANGON — Two Reuters journalists who have been detained in Myanmar for the past two weeks were remanded in custody for a further two weeks on Wednesday as a probe continues into allegations they breached the nation's O...
Utah Deputy Broke Through a Frozen Pond to Save an Eight-Year-Old Boy on Christmas Day
Time - 27 Dec 2017 03:50
The deputy stomped to break through the ice and work his way deeper, pounding with his hands and fists
Jerusalem Train Station Near Western Wall to be Named After Donald Trump
Time - 27 Dec 2017 17:13
Israel's transportation minister is pushing ahead with a plan
WATCH: Penguins dressed as Santa bring joy to kids in China
ABC News - 27 Dec 2017 16:51
Five children were invited to interact with the penguins at Harbin Polarland theme park.
Virginia officials delay dramatic drawing to decide tied election
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 16:50
Virginia election officials postponed a dramatic drawing from a bowl to determine the winner of a House of Delegates seat — and the balance of power in the chamber — after the Democratic candidate said she would chal...
From Trump to Jerusalem: The year that was 2017
Al Jazeera English - 27 Dec 2017 16:49
Year defined by the breaking of age-old conventions ends with uncertainty over fallout of Trump Jerusalem move.
Teacher busted for sex with teen after dad catches them in car: cops
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 16:47
A Texas dad said he discovered his teen having sex with a teacher in the back seat of a car, police said. Rachel Gonzalez, 44, was nabbed by Bay City police on Dec. 22 for allegedly having a relationship with a 13-year-o...
'I fear being shot': A Palestinian paramedic's account
Al Jazeera English - 27 Dec 2017 16:45
Yehya Mubarak speaks to Al Jazeera about his daily struggles working as a paramedic in the occupied West Bank.
Boys charged with murder after sandbag thrown from overpass kills man
CNN - 27 Dec 2017 16:41
Authorities in Toledo, Ohio, have charged four boys with murder after a sandbag they allegedly dropped from an interstate overpass killed a passenger in a car.
American Airlines apologizes for accusing ex-Bull Marquis Teague, another player of theft
Chicago Tribune - 27 Dec 2017 16:40Turkey: 1,000 could be falsely accused of links to cleric
Fox News - 27 Dec 2017 16:37
A prosecutor says some 1,000 people could be released from jail after being falsely accused of links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
Uganda says its forces have killed over 100 rebels in Congo
Miami Herald - 27 Dec 2017 16:24
Uganda's military says its forces have killed over 100 rebels in eastern Congo accused of carrying out the attack that left 15 U.N. peacekeepers dead earlier this month. The military …
German prosecutors charge alleged member of IS group
Fox News - 27 Dec 2017 16:23
German prosecutors have charged an alleged member of the Islamic State group who spent time in Syria with membership in a terrorist organization and committing a war crime.
Woman confined by her parents for years found frozen to death: cops
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 16:21
TOKYO – Japanese police said on Wednesday they have arrested a couple whose 33-year-old daughter froze to death in a tiny room where they had confined her for years because they believed she had a form of mental illnes...
Jerusalem to reward Trump by putting his name on train station
New York Post - 27 Dec 2017 16:09
Israel is poised to reward President Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as its capital - by naming a train station near the Western Wall after him, according to reports. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz is going full st...