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Egypt Says Destroyed Arms Convoy Crossing Border From Libya
Security sources said the forces were ambushed during the raid. The ministry said in a statement on its official website that 15 militants were killed or injured in the incident, and a search was underway for one missing police officer. The attackers also used explosive devices. Security has been a key point for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former military commander who presents himself a... [Full Article...]
CPC enshrines Xi Jinping's political ideology in constitution
Mr Xi has steadily increased his grip on power since becoming leader in 2012. Xi along with Premier Li Keqiang, 62, ranked number one and two in the Communist Party of China's hierarchy, would continue based on two five year tenure convention for top leaders. [Full Article...]
Shooting near California post office leaves two dead, suspect in custody
The Lake County Sheriff's Office says two people are confirmed dead and one person has been taken into custody. The CHP officer was treated and released from a hospital after he was hit in his body armor. Officers were initially looking for someone in a gray Camaro, but it turned out to be a witness. "He fled the area, went to a local gasstation where there was another shooting with a civilian w... [Full Article...]
Tillerson flies to Baghdad to meet Iraq PM
The group answers to the prime minister's office and parliament has voted to integrate it into state forces. In a tight-lipped statement, Baghdad rejected a call by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for Iran-backed Shia militias to "go home" after the demise of Islamic State in Iraq . [Full Article...]
John Kelly joins White House daycare
The effect of it is to draw attention to when and how Trump makes those calls. The congresswoman later told reporters that the president said on the call that Sgt. Yet he said nothing about it for 12 days, and then only that he planned to call the soldiers' families - unlike President Obama and other presidents. [Full Article...]
Rock dropped from overpass leads to murder charges for teens
It was a willful and wanton act that resulted in somebody's death. It happened last week when the Genesee County sheriff says a rock hit a southbound vehicle near the Dodge Road overpass on I-75. White suffered fractures to his skull and face. "All of us can relate to driving down I-75, which is why this case is so personal to many of us", Pickell said. [Full Article...]
UVA selects a woman to be the University's next Athletic Director
Virginia and Williams will be entering into a five-year contract, which will pay Williams a base salary of $550,000 a year, plus incentives. She'll replace Craig Littlepage, who is retiring after 16 years. Immediately preceding Littlepage, Terry Holland was men's basketball coach before taking over as athletic director in 1994. Williams is a 1989 Georgia graduate who has overseen the Bulldogs' ... [Full Article...]
Backed forces seize major Syria oilfield
The capture of the oil field came five days after the SDF declared victory in the Islamic State's de facto capital, Raqqa, freeing up forces for what is expected to be an intensified effort to drive the militants out of their remaining positions in neighboring Deir al-Zour, said Col. [Full Article...]