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Civilians killed in U.S. intelligence ops now to go unreported
Under pressure to rein in the scores of strikes annually, in 2016 Obama ordered tighter procedures for managing the strikes and reducing civilian casualties. It could give the CIA greater latitude to conduct strikes as Trump increasingly relies on the spy agency, rather than the military, for lethal drone operations. [Full Article...]
US senators say Saudi crown prince has gone 'full gangster'
Abizaid said , if confirmed as US ambassador to Riyadh, he would advance probes into alleged Saudi crimes in the U.S. Relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia are unlikely to improve any time soon with the senators accusing the kingdom of a series of misdeeds and saying that its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has gone "full gangster". [Full Article...]
North Korea airs dramatic documentary of Kim-Trump summit
The reports emerged just days after the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, which finished abruptly without any deal or declaration due to the parties' failure to agree on the scale of North Korea's denuclearization and US-led sanctions relief. [Full Article...]
Pacific’s Cook Islands mulls new name
It is not the first time the issue has surfaced, with a 1994 referendum to change the name to Avaiki Nui resoundingly defeated. The tiny Pacific nation of Cook Islands is considering changing its name to something that reflects its Polynesian culture, rather than honouring the British explorer James Cook. [Full Article...]
Dog bites off 4-year-old’s hand
Emergency responders were able to locate the Husky, but weren't able to recover the boy's arm or hand. 'With him being a dog he thought it was a game of tug of war and he bit down too hard and took a lower portion of his arm, ' she said. "There's a severe injury to a human so we are doing a risky dog investigation which could range from nothing being done if the dogs are found to be not unsafe... [Full Article...]
Hundreds of Islamic State fighters surrender in east Syria
Despite the Islamic State group's territorial losses, it is not surrendering and will morph into an insurgency marked by assassinations, improvised bomb attacks and ambushes, warned America's top general in the Middle East to Congress on Thursday. [Full Article...]
Former Florida Police Officer Found Guilty in Shooting Death of Stranded Motorist
Nouman Raja , 41, faces life in prison for fatally shooting musician Corey Jones , 31, who was waiting for help for his broken down SUV on the side of a South Florida highway when he was killed by Raja . Raja fired three shots and Jones ran down an embankment. Raja thought he was investigating an abandoned auto, officials said at the time. "Our hearts go out to all of those who have and w... [Full Article...]
Sentencing hearing begins for Paul Manafort
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that Manafort deliberately lied about his contacts with Kilimnik, calling it an "attempt to shield his Russian conspirator from liability" and saying it raised "legitimate questions about where his loyalties lie". [Full Article...]