Texas Attorney General Charged With Fraud Monday August 3rd, 2015 at 1:08 PM

Mexican journalist and four others shot in the head, say officials 

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Mexican authorities have confirmed that a 31-year-old photojournalist was shot dead on Friday night, along with four women, in an apartment in Mexico City.


Texas Attorney General Charged With Fraud

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The Latest on Texas attorney general: Texas GOP says felony charges part of a 'sloppy process'

Indicted Texas AG expected to turn himself in

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Grand jury indicted tea party darling Ken Paxton on felony securities fraud charges; GOP not rallying around him

Texas attorney general booked on fraud charges

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Grand jury indicted tea party darling Ken Paxton on felony securities fraud charges; GOP not rallying around him

Netherlands crane collapse: At least 20 injured as equipment falls on buildings in Alphen aan den Rijn

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Two cranes have fallen onto a row of buildings in a western Dutch city, injuring at least 20 people, according to Dutch media.










Ukraine rebels kill four troops

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Ukraine says pro-Russian rebels have killed four of its soldiers and injured 15 in the past 24 hours, in an escalation of the conflict in the east.
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'Gene drives': Government science advisers expected to investigate potentially dangerous GM organisms

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Government science advisers are expected to investigate a new method of creating “supercharged” genetically modified (GM) organisms that some scientists fear might cause havoc if released without adequate safeguards into the wild.










Former trader gets 14 years prison over LIBOR scandal

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Judge slams "integrity" of ex-Citibank, UBS trader Tom Hayes, who manipulated key global interest rate; Hayes claims scapegoatting

U.A.E. Accuses 41 of Forming Terrorist Group

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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates accused 41 individuals of forming a terrorist organization that planned to carry out terror attacks in the country, according to state news agency WAM.

Kerry Presses Egypt for Political Changes

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Egypt’s leaders to move forward with political reform as part of a broader strategy to confront religious extremism and said elections slated for this fall are an important milestone for the Arab country.

Two Turkish Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack

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Kurdish rebels on Sunday detonated an explosives-laden agricultural vehicle at a military police station in eastern Turkey, killing two soldiers and wounding 31 others.

In Coastal India, a Border Dispute Upends Lives

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Fishermen working near the contested maritime boundary between India and Pakistan sometimes end up in jail for long stretches, causing hardship for their families.

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Japan Rethinks Higher Education

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Liberal arts are on the chopping block in Japan, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes public universities to concentrate on jobs and innovation.

Up Against the Wall: Photos of International Borders

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Photographer Flo Razowsky’s ongoing documentary project captures physical borders across the globe, from her native U.S. to Israel

Gulf Arab States Voice Support for Iran Nuclear Deal

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Gulf Arab states on Monday cautiously backed the Obama administration’s nuclear agreement with Iran, giving the White House a potentially important diplomatic win.

Healthy British nurse ends her life in a Swiss clinic because of fear of getting old 

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A healthy retired British nurse who had worked with the elderly has ended her life in a Swiss clinic because she was afraid of getting old and being unable to to kill herself, a British newspaper reported Monday.Read full article >>









Watching Internet porn is now difficult for Indians; the government blocks 857 sites 

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NEW DELHI — India’s government clamped down on more than 850 pornographic Web sites over the weekend by asking Internet companies to block access, even as many users complained online and critics said that it was impossible to police the Internet. Read full article >>









Hitchhiking Robot's US Tour Ended By Vandals

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The anthropomorphic robot named hitchBOT sits on the shoulder of Highway 102 to begin its 6000 kilometer cross country journey outside of Halifax

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Brooklyn House Party Gunmen Caught On Camera

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Surveillance footage captures the shooting, which injured nine, after an argument with people outside a memorial party.

Mafia Arrests Over Godfather's Secret Notes

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One of the gang used phrases such as "the sheep need shearing" and "I put the ricotta cheese aside" to signal a new message.

Mexican authorities uncover drugs tunnel close to US border – video 

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Mexican authorities find a drug smuggling tunnel close to the US border. Discovered in Tijuana, just two blocks from the border, this is the third tunnel found in the area since April. The unfinished passage emerges in a building belonging to an import/export company. Over the past decade, more than 75 illegal tunnels have been found along the 2,000-mile US-Mexico border Continue reading...

Obama authorises air strikes in Syria

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US deepens involvement by giving cover for Syria rebels under attack by Assad regime

UAE to try 41 on charges of seeking 'caliphate'

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The suspects, who include Emiratis as well as foreigners, accused of setting up a group in a bid to "seize power and establish a caliphate"











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Mexican photojournalist 'tortured' before death

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Ruben Espinosa had claimed in interviews that he felt threatened by the governor of eastern Veracruz state











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Hundreds of civilians killed by coalition air strikes against Isil in Syria and Iraq 

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In one deadly incident, more than 50 people were killed in an Isil-run prison in Al-Bab in Syria











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Vladimir Putin's spokesman in luxury watch scandal

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Russian bloggers cry corruption after Kremlin press secretary flashes £400,000 timepiece at his wedding











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August 2, 2015

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A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Canada’ Harper Dissolves Parliament, Calls Early Poll

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper dissolved parliament Sunday and set an election for October 19. Harper and his Conservative party are seeking a fourth term in office after nearly a decade in power. But they will face a tough campaign against the opposition New Democrat party and its leader, Tom Mulcair, as the country struggles to cope with a declining economy and the global plunge in the price of oil, a major Canadian export. Harper has gradually pushed his generally...

Syrian Kurds Uneasy About US-Turkey Deal

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After having proved themselves an effective fighting force against Islamic extremists, Syrian Kurds are worrying Washington will distance itself from their fighters and look the other way as Turkey resumes its war against Kurdish separatists. The Kurdish militia fighting Islamic State extremists is accusing Turkey of targeting its fighters inside Syria four times in the past week, describing the airstrikes as provocative - and as evidence the primary enemy of Turkey's government is...

Poll: Most Americans Oppose Iran Nuclear Deal

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A new survey in the United States shows by a two-to-one margin Americans oppose the international accord to restrain Iran's nuclear development program and think it will make the world less safe. The public opinion poll released Monday by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut showed registered U.S. voters, by a 57 percent to 28 percent margin, oppose the deal the United States and five other world powers finalized last month with Tehran. The pact bars Iran from building a nuclear...

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Iraqi Yazidis Fear Death of Their Community 

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A year ago on August 3, Islamic State militants stormed the homelands of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, killing hundreds of men and enslaving thousands of women. The scenes of desperate Yazidi families crowding on the top of Sinjar mountain without food or water spurred Kurdish fighters into action, an emergency airlift and the start of the U.S. airstrike campaign against the Islamic State Sunni extremists. VOA's Sharon Benh reports from northern Iraq.

Mom killed daughter, 6, and father, cops say - Fox News

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Mom killed daughter, 6, and father, cops say
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Meredith Jessie, left, and her grandfather, Mark Weekly, were found dead, police say. (Polk County Sheriff's Office). Cheyanne Jessie's six-year-old daughter and 50-year-old father hadn't been seen for 13 days and Polk County detectives say they were ...
Mother arrested after bodies of grandfather and 6-year-old daughter found in ...New York Daily News
Woman charged with killing father, 6-year-old daughter seattlepi.com
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Mother arrested after bodies of grandfather and 6-year-old daughter found ... - New York Daily News

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Mother arrested after bodies of grandfather and 6-year-old daughter found ...
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A mother brutally killed her father and young daughter at a Lakeland, Fla., home two weeks before fabricating an elaborate missing person case to cover her tracks, authorities have alleged. “This is the face and the eyes of a cold-blooded murderer ...

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Jeb Bush on helping super PAC raise $103 million: 'You might as well front ... - Washington Post

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Jeb Bush on helping super PAC raise $103 million: 'You might as well front ...
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DANA POINT, Calif. — Jeb Bush has no apologies for spending much of the year helping his allied super PAC raise more than $103 million, telling a group of wealthy donors on Sunday, "You might as well front load it if you can." "This is a long haul ...
Jeb Bush On His Campaign Cash: Tough Luck If Critics Don't Like ItTIME
Jeb Bush ditches openness to budget deal with some tax increases for big ...Tampabay.com (blog)

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Sheriff: Man Fatally Shoots Defendant Waiting at Courthouse - ABC News

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Sheriff: Man Fatally Shoots Defendant Waiting at Courthouse
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A man fatally shot a defendant waiting in a small courtyard outside a criminal courthouse in Mississippi on Monday morning, the sheriff said. A suspect has been arrested and is in custody in jail, Madison County Sheriff Randy Tucker said. Tucker ...

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Poll: American Public Divided on Iran Nuclear Deal - NBCNews.com

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Poll: American Public Divided on Iran Nuclear Deal
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The American public is divided on the Iran nuclear deal, with 35 percent supporting it and 33 percent against it, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Another 32 percent say they don't know enough to have an opinion ... 
US Public Split on Iran Nuclear Deal — WSJ/NBC PollWall Street Journal (blog)
The danger of (mis)perceptions after the Iran dealWashington Post (blog)
Poll: Most Americans Oppose Iran Nuclear DealVoice of America
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