Suspect in terrorism case wants home detention in Georgia

Edit Times Union 14 Apr 2016
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of helping to provide financial support to an al-Qaida leader wants a judge to allow him to live with relatives in Georgia while he awaits trial ... drone strike killed al-Awlaki in Yemen in 2011....

U.S. Commander

Edit Topix 14 Apr 2016
Afghanistan's top defense official has warned that al Qaeda - the reason the United States first invaded Afghanistan - is "very active" and a "big threat" in the country. A senior U.S. official said they were concerned about al Qaeda leaders in remote areas of the country and there may be many more core operatives in Afghanistan than previously thought ... ....

More News (The Catholic University of America)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard the oral arguments of the co-plaintiffs in Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, et al. v Sylvia Matthews Burwell, et al., against the ......

Federal Tax Enforcement Is a Focus of Prosecutions in the First Quarter of 2016 (United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
(Source. United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California). SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With the annual tax filing deadline approaching, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B ... The U.S ... Attorney Wagner ... It is the obligation of this office to pursue and prosecute them for their criminal conduct.' ... U.S. v ... U.S. v ... v. Boone et al.- Indicted on February 10, 2016 ... Rocha, et al ... Chambers et al ... Cooper et al ... Kuzmenko et al ... Shchirskiy et al ... Bonderer et al....

Syrian journalist attacked by IS in Turkey dies

Edit Topix 14 Apr 2016
The death of Halab Today TV presenter Mohammed Zahir al-Sherqat marks the fourth assassination of a Syrian journalist in Turkey claimed by the extremist group. Sherqat, who was shot in the neck from close range on Sunday while walking on a street, died in a hospital in Gaziantep near the Syrian border, according to his friend Barry Abdulattif, a Syrian activist ... ....

Saudi-led Coalition Deploy Light Attack Aircraft and UAVs

Edit GlobalResearch 14 Apr 2016
The United Arab Emirates is a member of the Saudi-led coalition which intervened in Yemen. In May 2015, the UAE military deployed 3 Light Attack Aircraft, AT-802U, on the al-Anad air base in Yemen in order to train the Hadi… ... ....

Yankees C McCann out of lineup with bruised toe

Edit The Washington Times 14 Apr 2016
TORONTO (AP) - Yankees catcher Brian McCann is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays, still suffering from the bruised big left toe that forced him to leave Tuesday's 3-2 win. McCann, who leads the Yankees with a .500 average and leads the AL with ... ....

Alabama Gov. Bentley had bodyguard bring wallet to him after marital spat — by helicopter

Edit Raw Story 14 Apr 2016
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) directed a state law enforcement agency to help bring him his wallet — by helicopter — after an argument between the governor and his wife at the time, Al.com reported. Bentley made the request after he “stormed out” of his home in Tuscaloosa a... ....

Rep. Ellison Statement on Daesh’s Threat (Keith Ellison)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016
(Source. Keith Ellison). Washington - Rep ... Daesh is a collection of liars, murderers, torturers, and rapists. No Muslim I know recognizes what they preach as Al-Islam ... Original Document ... (noodl. 33054375) ....

Kerry says human rights abuses help spawn terrorism

Edit Stars and Stripes 14 Apr 2016
Although the report found human rights abuses on every continent, Secretary of State John F. Kerry singled out the Middle East ... . ... The CIA waterboarded three al-Qaeda detainees it held in secret prisons overseas after the Sept ... Kerry also cited "shocking abuses of human rights" and violations of international law by terrorist groups such as the Islamic State, Boko Haram, al-Shabab and the Taliban ...  . ....

Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan To Make Tax Day Much Less Terrible

Edit Huffington Post 14 Apr 2016
WASHINGTON -- For the vast majority of people, filing taxes is currently way more annoying than it has to be. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday introduced legislation to change that. There's really no need for many people to prepare their tax returns at all ... ... That is wrong," Sen ... Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Edward J ... ....

Obama claims progress on Islamic State amid worrying signs

Edit The Columbus Dispatch 14 Apr 2016
LANGLEY, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama claimed progress Wednesday in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State group, even as political turmoil in Iraq and renewed violence in Syria threatened to jeopardize hard-fought gains ... Russia, which had been bolstering Assad with an air campaign against his opponents, recently ordered a drawdown in warplanes, but said strikes would continue against IS and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front ... ....

Obama says US has 'momentum' in fight against Islamic State

Edit Penn Live 14 Apr 2016
LANGLEY, Va. — President Barack Obama claimed progress Wednesday in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State group, even as political turmoil in Iraq and renewed violence in Syria threatened to jeopardize hard-fought gains ... Russia, which had been bolstering Assad with an air campaign against his opponents, recently ordered a drawdown in warplanes, but said strikes would continue against IS and the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front ... ....
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