MADRID – Spanish officials have raised the number of people killed in a huge firework factory explosion in northeastern Spain to six after the body of a missing man was found. A regional Interior Ministry spokesman said the body was found early Tuesday close to the Pirotecnia Zaragozana factory in …
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DAKAR, Senegal – Mali’s defense ministry adviser says that five neighboring countries have met to discuss a joint force to fight extremism in the region. Lt. Col. Diarran Kone said Wednesday that representatives from Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali and Chad are meeting in Bamako to strategize. He said they …
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ANKARA, Turkey – A lawyer says two Vice News journalists who were arrested on terror-related charges are expected to be deported from Turkey. The two British journalists, correspondent Jake Hanrahan and cameraman Philip Pendlebury, were detained last week in Diyarbakir, the main city in Turkey’s mostly Kurdish southeast, where renewed …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Authorities say inmates took two employees hostage at a maximum security state prison in South Carolina, but they were released without suffering serious injuries. Corrections Department spokeswoman Stephanie Givens told WIS-TV (http://bit.ly/1NjMLoc) that the hostage situation lasted around six hours Saturday at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia. …
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AMSTERDAM – One of Amsterdam’s main hospitals is evacuating all its patients after a burst water main caused flooding in parts of the building. Wouter Bos, chairman of the board of the Free University Medical Center, says no patients are in danger, but they are being moved to other hospitals …
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As the vote on the Iran deal looms, you and me sorta don’t matter anymore. Why? Well just check out the latest Pew Research Center poll that shows public support for the deal has continued to decline. Just 21 percent of Americans actually approve of the agreement reached between the …
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NEW YORK – Federal officials have enacted new security measures for the pope’s visit to New York City later this month. The Department of Homeland Security says Thursday the plan will include screening checkpoints and airspace restrictions. Authorities say the checkpoints will be along the route of the pope’s motorcade …
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MADRID – Serbia routed Brazil 84-56 to advance to the Basketball World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. Spain or France will await in Madrid on Friday. Brazil and its trio of NBA centers in Varejao, Tiago Splitter and Nene beat Serbia 81-73 in the group phase last week. But Serbia bettered …
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eighth-ranked Louisville hasn’t been challenged, using its first five opponents to prepare for stiffer competition. It’s time to see if that strategy pays off. On Thursday, the Cardinals (5-0, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) square off against high-scoring Rutgers (4-1, 1-0). After allowing 34 total points, Louisville’s defense …
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I am very excited to see how everything plays out during these final four races of what we call our regular season. I really believe we are going to see guys let it all hang out and roll the dice in some situations. I hate to use the word desperation, …
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