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| Bomb and shooting threats target dozens of schools across U.S. | | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:41 AM | |
| | Bomb and mass shooting threats were made against more than two dozen schools in New Jersey on Tuesday, along with schools in at least six other states, forcing evacuations and lockdowns that affected thousands of students. As least 26 schools in New Jersey received the threats by phone starting at about 8:50 a.m. EST, said Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino, adding that the schools were all subsequently declared safe. Bergen County prosecutor Gurbir Grewal said his office felt confident it would help catch the culprits. |
| Islamic State frees 270 of 400 people kidnapped from Syria's Deir al-Zor | | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:35 AM | |
|  Islamic State on Tuesday released 270 of an estimated 400 civilians, most of them women and children, kidnapped at the weekend when its fighters attacked Syrian government-held areas in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said, however, that the ultra-hardline group rounded up another 50 men on Tuesday during raids on houses in areas seized during four days of fighting in Deir al-Zor, the provincial capital. Rami Abdulrahman, the Observatory's head, said that the group has kept male prisoners between the ages of 14 and 55 for more questioning.
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| Balance of Asia-Pacific military power shifting against U.S. - report | | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:27 AM | |
| | The balance of military power in the Asia-Pacific is shifting against the United States, as China and North Korea challenge the credibility of U.S. security commitments and the Pentagon faces spending limits, according to a study released on Tuesday. Researchers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which conducted the study for the U.S. Department of Defense, were left "concerned" that President Barack Obama's "rebalance" of U.S. interests toward Asia might not be sufficient to secure U.S. interests in the region. |
| Sarah Palin's son arrested in Alaska on suspicion of domestic violence | | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:40 AM | |
| | (Reuters) - The elder son of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman and carrying a gun while intoxicated, police in the family's Alaska hometown said on Tuesday. The arrest came just hours before Palin, the politician-turned-reality TV star, endorsed Donald Trump, the reality television star-turned-politician, in his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Track Palin, 26, was arrested late on Monday night after authorities responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home in Wasilla, Alaska, police said in a statement. |
| Argentina, citing emergency, authorizes force against drug flights | | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:22 AM | |
|  By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina decreed measures on Tuesday designed to help fight drug trafficking, vowing to crack down on smugglers using the country as a transshipment point for Bolivian and Peruvian cocaine destined for the lucrative markets of Europe. "The resolution includes strong control of air space," said a statement from Mauricio Macri, who won the presidency in November promising to straighten out Argentina's troubled economy and step up anti-narcotics efforts after what he called years of inaction by his predecessor, Cristina Fernandez. Argentina is a major soy, wheat and corn exporter.
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| Milwaukee approves $5 million settlement on police searches | | Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:02 AM | |
|  By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Milwaukee lawmakers on Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement with dozens of black men who were subjected to strip and body cavity searches they alleged were illegal, according to online documents. The settlement approved by the Common Council resolved a number of federal lawsuits filed against the city since 2012 by 74 men who accused Milwaukee police officers of violating their civil rights, said a letter from the city attorney's office. Four police officers were charged in 2012 with illegal searches and later convicted.
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| Nigerian army chief says military acted appropriately in Shi'ite sect raids | | | Nigeria's army chief of staff told an inquiry on Tuesday that his soldiers had acted appropriately during a bloody raid last month on a minority Shi'ite sect in which at least 60 people were killed. The army says the Islamic Movement in Nigeria had tried to assassinate its chief of staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, when members of the sect blocked his convoy in the northern city of Zaria in December. |
| Islamic State media outlet confirms death of 'Jihadi John' - SITE | |  A media outlet associated with Islamic State on Tuesday released a eulogy for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant group who gained notoriety for his filmed execution of hostages, the monitoring organisation SITE reported. The militant was identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a British citizen of Arab origin. Emwazi was described in Islamic State's Dabiq magazine by his nickname "Abu Muharib al-Muhajir".
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| Chile coach Sampaoli reaches agreement to quit | |  Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli has quit after reaching an agreement to end his deal with the country's football association (ANFP) following weeks of festering tension after details of his work contract were exposed. "As part of the deal, Jorge Sampaoli's severance pay will be paid, including vacation days, salary for the month of January, and the awards owed to him for the last qualifying matches," the ANFP said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. "For his part, the ex-coach signed an IOU and agreed to pay a fee to the ANFP... and agreed to renounce the totality of his bonuses for the 2015 Copa America tournament." The Argentine coach, who led Chile to their first victory in Latin America's Copa America tournament in 2015, said last week that he no longer feels respected in Chile and was hoping to resolve his differences with the ANFP in order to end his contract early.
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