| Remember the Pilgrims, Obama says, in appeal for generosity to Syrian refugees Posted: 26 Nov 2015 07:54 AM PST  He reminds Americans that "the world is still full of pilgrims" seeking "a safer, better future."
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| Turkish military says did not know downed jet was Russian Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:20 PM PST  Turkey's military said it did not know the warplane it shot down on the Syrian border was Russian, adding that it was ready for "all kinds of cooperation" after Moscow called the incident a "planned provocation". In a statement issued after tensions surged between Ankara and Moscow, the Turkish armed forces said they had made significant efforts to find and rescue the two pilots after shooting down the jet on Tuesday. The sole surviving pilot said he had received no warning and the aircraft did not violate Turkish air space, prompting the Turkish army to release audio recordings it said showed the Russian jet was repeatedly warned to change course.
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| New York's Thanksgiving parade draws huge crowd amid tight security Posted: 26 Nov 2015 10:15 AM PST  By Kylie Gumpert and Alexander Besant NEW YORK (Reuters) - Spectators packed Manhattan sidewalks on Thursday to watch the marching bands, floats and giant balloons of Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, held without incident under tight security almost two weeks after deadly attacks in Paris. New York officials expected more than 3 million spectators to have lined the route for the city's signature parade in its 89th year. President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans on Wednesday they were safe to travel over the holiday.
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| New videos raise questions in Chicago police shooting of black teen Posted: 26 Nov 2015 09:42 AM PST  Newly released videos taken at the scene of the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago patrolman could raise fresh questions about whether police properly documented the killing, as the city braced for more protests over the Thanksgiving weekend. Like the first video released on Tuesday, the new footage inexplicably lacks discernible audio of the Oct. 20, 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Officer Jason Van Dyke, according to the Chicago Tribune, which obtained the recordings. As a result, the sounds of 16 gunshots that hit the teen, any commands shouted by police officers or other remarks are not available, the newspaper said late on Wednesday.
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| Chicago calm a day after release of video of police shooting teenager Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:54 PM PST  By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The white Chicago policeman charged with murdering a black teenager he shot 16 times spent his first full day in custody on Wednesday in a jail hospital ward, as calm prevailed in a city braced for civil unrest over new video footage of the slaying. Protests were mostly small and peaceful on Tuesday and Wednesday following the release of a graphic clip showing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being gunned down in the middle of a street on Oct. 20, 2014, as he was walking away from police who had confronted him. The tape, recorded from a dashboard-mounted camera in one of several patrol cars arriving on the scene, was made public on Tuesday under court order hours after the officer who fired the fatal volley of gunshots, Jason Van Dyke, was charged with first-degree murder.
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| There is no 'specific, credible' threat against the U.S. Does that mean everything’s fine? Posted:  There have been no concrete plots against the U.S. after the Paris attacks, officials say.
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| Obama 'deeply disturbed' by Chicago police shooting video Posted: 25 Nov 2015 06:09 PM PST  The president speaks out about the deadly shooting of a black teen by a Chicago policeman.
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