Tag: USA
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USA | Jeb Bush all but declares presidential candidacy
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush all but declared his candidacy for president, an early move that opens the possibility of a 2016 showdown between America’s two most ... -
Ebola | 2nd US health care worker tests positive
A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the ... -
USA | Police shooting protests continue in St. Louis
A weekend of peaceful daytime protests and nightly police standoffs was expected to continue yesterday as organizers prepared for a wave of resistance they anticipate will ... -
US AIRSTRIKES | Obama: US ‘underestimated’ Islamic State threat
President Barack Obama acknowledged that U.S. intelligence agencies underestimated the threat from Islamic State militants in the Middle East and overestimated the ability and will of ... -
US AIRSTRIKES | ISIS oil sites hit in Syria
U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State group overnight and early yesterday, killing nearly 20 people as the militants released ... -
KHORASAN GROUP | Obama opens a new front against al-Qaida
The U.S. decision to strike the Khorasan Group to stop a possible terror attack represents a significant expansion of the largely secret war against core al-Qaida, ... -
USA | Ammunition and machete found on White House intruder
Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in the car of the former soldier accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting ... -
USA | Man with knife jumps White House fence
The Secret Service chief has stepped-up security outside the White House after a man with a knife who jumped the fence made it into the presidential ... -
USA | Obama relying on Mideast allies to counter Islamic State
President Barack Obama is relying on Middle East allies including Saudi Arabia as linchpins in escalating the offensive against Islamic State extremists with airstrikes on both ... -
USA | Obama outlining mission to fight Islamic militants
President Barack Obama plans to outline in an address to Americans an expanded military and political effort to combat Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq, and ...
