Articles filed under Terrorism
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House GOP weighs new approach on Homeland SecurityFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sounding retreat, House Republicans agreed Thursday to push short-term funding to prevent a partial shutdown at the Homeland Security Department while ...
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Minnesota teen pleads guilty to trying to support terrorismFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota teenager who had been stopped at the airport as he was trying to travel to Syria pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy to pro...
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Journalist to face court after Paris drone incidentFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - An Al-Jazeera journalist will face court for illegally flying a drone in Paris, amid a spate of drone flyovers that have confounded French authorities amid ...
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Feds: 3 accused in Islamic State plot had vocalized beliefsFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Two men arrested on charges of plotting to help the Islamic State group were vocal both online and in person about their commitment and desire to join th...
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Explosions in Nigerian towns in north kill at least 34Feb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - JOS, Nigeria (AP) - Explosions in Nigeria's north central city of Jos and the northeastern town of Biu over the past two days have killed at least 34 people, witnesses s...
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Cyber threats expanding, new US intelligence assessment saysFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has elevated its appraisal of the cyber threat from Russia, the U.S. intelligence chief said Thursday, as he delivered the annual assessment b...
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Saudi man convicted of conspiracy in '98 US embassy bombingsFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - A man prosecutors portrayed as one of al-Qaida's early leaders was convicted Thursday of conspiracy in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in ...
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Pakistan tightens cellphone control after Taliban massacreFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Almost every Pakistani citizen has a cellphone, but from now on, Big Brother is checking to make sure their name, number and fingerprints are on record....
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Muslim group: 'Jihadi John' resembles UK man Mohammed EmwaziFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - A London-based Muslim lobbying group says there are "striking similarities" between the masked militant known as "Jihadi John" and a London man named Moham...
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Deadline near, deal sets up Homeland Security vote in SenateFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Three days before a partial Homeland Security shutdown, lawmakers cleared the way Wednesday for Senate passage of legislation to fund the agency withou...