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Kerry: US 'not intimidated' by Islamic militants

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Kerry: US 'not intimidated' by Islamic militants

Kerry: US 'not intimidated' by Islamic militants

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:19 AM PST

In this Sunday, July 13, 2014, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend a press conference, after their talks between the foreign ministers of the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program, in Vienna, Austria. Iran and six world powers are closer than ever to a deal that would crimp Tehran's ability to make nuclear arms _ a status that would lead to a progressive end to sanctions on the Islamic Republic and ease tensions that could boil over into a new Middle East war. The bad news? Substantial differences remain. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool, File)Sec. of State Kerry issued a warning to Islamic State militants after Peter Kassig's murder.

2 GOP presidents acted unilaterally on immigration

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 1983 file photo, President Ronald Reagan speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's impending unilateral order awarding legal status to millions of immigrants is not unprecedented. Two of the last three Republican presidents _ Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush _ did the same thing in extending amnesty to family members not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986. There was no political explosion then comparable to the one Republicans are threatening now. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush extended amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986.

Paleontologists dig up prehistoric fossils behind New Jersey shopping center

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 09:38 AM PST

New Jersey dig site reveals exciting fossilsPaleontologists are excavating a fossil site that could unlock a treasure trove of insights into the disappearance of the dinosaurs — behind a strip mall in New Jersey.

Church of England gives final nod to women bishops

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:25 AM PST

The Church of England General Synod voted in July in favour of women bishopsA new states that 'a man or a woman may be consecrated to the office of bishop'.

Unusual nature of Kassig video suggests he fought his captors, former roommate says

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:56 AM PST

A friend of former U.S. Army Ranger and American aid worker Peter Kassig says the unusual nature of the video released by the terror group announcing his killing suggests the 26-year-old fought his execution.

Facebook slams door on political campaigns

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 01:23 AM PST

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, talks to his colleagues at Jakarta city hallA code change means Obama's successful 2012 outreach on the site won't happen again.

Surgeon being treated in U.S. for Ebola dies

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 11:00 AM PST

FILE - In this April 2014, file photo, provided by the United Methodist News Service, Dr. Martin Salia poses for a photo at the United Methodist Church's Kissy Hospital outside Freetown, Sierra Leone. Nebraska Medical Center said in a news release Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, that Salia died as a result of Ebola. Salia contracted the disease while working in Sierra Leone, and he arrived Saturday to be treated at the Omaha hospital, where two other Ebola patients have been successfully treated. (AP Photo/United Methodist News Service, Mike DuBose, File) MANDATORY CREDITOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in his native Sierra Leone has died while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the facility said Monday.

U.K. father denies Islamic State jihadist in video is his son

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:01 AM PST

An image grab uploaded on June 19, 2014 by Al-Hayat Media Centre shows Abu Muthanna al-Yemeni (C), believed to be Nasser Muthana, a 20-year-old man from Wales, speaking in an online video titled "There is no life without Jihad"The father of a British man fighting with the Islamic State takes back his initial claim.

Nigeria seeks to extend emergency laws in insurgency-hit states

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 08:46 AM PST

Bomb detection experts and members of the military stand at the scene of an explosion at a police station in KanoABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will ask the national assembly to extend a state of emergency in three northeastern states hit by an Islamist insurgency when it expires this week, the justice minister said on Monday. Jonathan ordered troops into Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in May last year. Several hundred people have died in a five-year-old insurgency in the region by the Islamist group Boko Haram, and the emergency laws were extended in November and again in May this year. ...

Can McConnell keep his ‘No shutdowns’ promise?

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 02:02 AM PST

Newly elected McConnell 'hopes' Obama will 'work' with himRepublicans on the Hill say they are anxious for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or like-minded House conservatives to again take up the charge as they stand up to what they see as Democratic abuse of the levers of power in a two-party system. Whereas the 2013 government shutdown came on the heels of Republican opposition to the president over funding the Affordable Care Act—which passed Congress in 2010 with only Democratic support—congressional conservatives today are itching for a fight over Obama's expected executive order on immigration, which could delay or prevent the deportation of up to 5 million undocumented people.

What Japan's recession means for country, world

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 01:13 AM PST

People walk by a homeless selling second-hand magazines on a makeshift stall by a station in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. In a surprise, Japan said its economy, the world's 3rd-biggest following the U.S. and China, contracted 1.6 percent at an annual pace in the July-September quarter as consumer and corporate spending failed to regain momentum after a sales tax increase in April. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — In a surprise, Japan said its economy, the world's 3rd-biggest following the U.S. and China, contracted 1.6 percent at an annual pace in the July-September quarter as consumer and corporate spending failed to regain momentum after a sales tax increase in April.

Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola at Nebraska hospital

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:44 AM PST

By Colleen Jenkins (Reuters) - A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has died of the disease at a Nebraska hospital, medical officials said on Monday, the second death from the virus out of 10 known cases treated in the United States. Dr. Martin Salia, a native of Sierra Leone and a permanent U.S. resident, was suffering from advanced symptoms, including kidney and respiratory failure, when he arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center on Saturday, the hospital said in a statement. ...

State Department's unclassified email systems hacked

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:12 AM PST

File photo of U.S. national flag and its shadow falling on the Harry S. Truman Building at the State Department are seen in WashingtonBy Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department's unclassified email systems were the victim of a cyberattack in recent weeks, around the same time as White House systems were breached, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said no classified systems were compromised. Portions of State's unclassified systems have been shut down to improve security but should be back online shortly. "The department recently detected activity of concern in portions of its unclassified email system," said the senior U.S. official. ...

Top aide to New York City's first lady takes leave amid family woes

Posted: 17 Nov 2014 11:02 AM PST

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top aide to the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday she is taking an unpaid leave of absence amid controversy over the legal troubles of her boyfriend and teenage son. Rachel Noerdlinger, chief of staff to the city's first lady Chirlane McCray, said she would use the time to devote full attention to her 17-year-old son, Khari, who was arrested on Friday on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. ...

Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:54 AM PST

In this Oct. 13, 2014 file photo, a crowd of Measure 88 supporters wave signs during a rally in Portland, Ore. As President Obama moves toward allowing millions of people in the country illegally to stay and work, the outcome of a little-noticed ballot measure in deep-blue Oregon serves as a warning to him and his party about the volatility of acting on immigration. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The fate of a little-noticed ballot measure in strongly Democratic Oregon serves as a warning to President Barack Obama and his party about the political perils of immigration policy.

Confrontations await Obama after productive trip

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 06:13 PM PST

The president returned home on a collision course with Republicans on immigration and an oil pipeline project.

Japan slides into recession as tax hike takes toll

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 08:51 PM PST

In this Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 photo, trucks leave a container wharf in Tokyo. Japan reported Monday, Nov. 17 that its economy contracted at a real annual rate of 1.6 percent in July-September in the second straight quarterly decline. Most economists had forecast the world's third-biggest economy expanded at about a 2 percent pace. The negative growth figure was much lower than expected and makes it very likely Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will delay implementation of a sales tax hike planned for October, 2015. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter as housing and business investment declined following a tax hike, dragging the country into a recession and further clouding the outlook for the global economy.

Lawyer: Cosby won't address 'decade-old' claims

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 02:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, entertainer Bill Cosby pauses during a news conference. Cosby's attorney said Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 that Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response, the first reaction from the comedian to an increasing uproar over allegations that he sexually assaulted several women in the past. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response, his attorney said Sunday, the first comment from the famed comedian's lawyer on an increasing uproar over allegations that he assaulted several women in the past.

Hagel says U.S. speeding up training of Iraqi forces

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:46 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to members of 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Hagel said Saturday the Pentagon will make a new push for fresh thinking about how the U.S. can keep and extend its military superiority despite tighter budgets and the wear and tear of 13 years of war. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)FORT IRWIN, California (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday that the U.S. military is accelerating its efforts to train and advise Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants.

Obama confirms "evil"murder of US aid worker Kassig

Posted: 16 Nov 2014 01:50 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Kassig Family shows Peter Kassig standing in front of a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees. A new graphic video purportedly produced by Islamic State militants in Syria released Sunday Nov. 16, 2014 claims U.S. aid worker Kassig was beheaded. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kassig Family, File)President Barack Obama confirmed Sunday the death of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, calling his beheading at the hands of the Islamic State group "pure evil."

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