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Largest U.S. Outbreak of Measles in Arizona

Health Officials reported that the largest current measles outbreak in the U.S. is partially due to some employees at a federal immigration detention center refusing to get vaccinated according to The Associated Press. Efforts to encourage immunization have been met with resistance in part because some people underestimate the danger of measles said Pinal County health director

An injured man is helped by emergency rescue workers after an explosion on a passenger train in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, July 7, 2016.

Bomb Explosion Attack on Busy Taiwan Train

Police suspect that the blast that rocked a train car and set it on fire was caused by an explosive as the injury toll rises to 24 according to The Japan Times. The explosive looked around 15 to 20 cm long and resembled a firecracker according to Taiwan's National Police Agency Director Chen Kuo-en which investigators were able to find after the blast. The tube was stuffed with

New Study Shows Suicide Rate of Veterans Surged Since 2001

The Department of Veterans Affairs released some key findings over the examination of death records for 55 million veterans from 1979 to 2014 from every state to show the sharp rise in suicide rate of veterans with men rates standing at 35% and women who were even more at 85% since 2001 estimates reported by The New York Times. “This isn’t an estimate, this is the answer,” said

The green scum shown in this image taken in October 2011 is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades

Lake Erie Will Experience Similar But Smaller Toxic Algae Bloom This Summer

Lake Erie has been experiencing the same problem for the last few years as a potentially toxic algae will return this summer but thankfully on a smaller scale as reported by The Associated Press. After a normal rainfall for the earlier portion of the year, scientists were happy to report that meant less phosphorus from farms and sewage treatment plans washed into the Maumee

North Korea says US sanctions on leader 'a declaration of war'

Seoul, South Korea: North Korea said on Friday that the new US sanctions targeting its leader Kim Jong-Un amounted to a "declaration of a war" and vowed to take strong retaliatory measures. The move by the United States constituted "the worst-ever hostile act" and "an

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system

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US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment

The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy a controversial missile defence system, in the wake of intensifying threats from North Korea. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system will be deployed solely to counter the threat from Pyongyang, a statement said. It is unclear exactly where it would be

Dallas police detain a driver after a shooting in downtown Dallas, Thursday, July 7, 2016.

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Dallas police shootings updates

Live updates as four Dallas police officers have been shot dead by snipers during protests against the shooting of black men by police, according to authorities. Summary

Shootings of black men symptomatic of racial disparities, says Barack Obama

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has said that the fatal shootings of black men by police this week were "symptomatic of a broader set of racial disparities" and all Americans should be troubled by these incidents of brutality. "All of us as Americans should be troubled by these shootings, because these are not isolated incidents. They're

Dallas police check a car after detaining a driver in downtown Dallas, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Several police officers were shot by snipers, police said; some of the officers were killed.

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Four police killed, 7 wounded in Dallas shooting protest

Four police officers were fatally shot and seven wounded in one of the worst shootings of police in recent US history, by snipers who targeted them during rallies in Dallas to protest against the fatal shooting of two black men by police this week. Dallas Police Chief David Brown told a news conference that two snipers in elevated positions shot 11 officers, killing three, in

In this Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, file photo, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted to a security vehicle outside a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., after a hearing in his court martial.

Imprisoned Chelsea Manning Hospitalized, Possible Suicide Attempt

Chelsea Manning was rushed to a hospital near Fort Leavenworth early yesterday morning and returned to the the prison at the Kansas military base, which the U.S. Army confirmed on Wednesday without providing details. Though since the initial news, some have reported that this could be a possible suicide attempt as first reported by CNN via an unnamed government official. Both

Artist Jo Hines spray paints a mural of Alton Sterling outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, July 6, 2016.

Baton Rouge Police Shooting Brings Up Concerns Over Body Cameras

Civil liberty advocate groups said that they expected the use of body cameras recently added to be a deterrent to police shootings due to their documentation to fail according to Reuters. In the case of Baton Rouge, both officers cameras were hit out of their position during the altercation with Alton Sterling resulting in an almost unusable video. "How could that possibly

San Diego Police Seek Suspect For String of Homeless Attacks

The fourth San Diego homeless man was seriously injured and set on fire by an attacker police are currently seeking of four transients being targeted according to The Associated Press. Police say the 23 year old victim will not likely survive the extent of his injuries while also saying all four victims were unconnected but they believed they were carried out by the same person

Typhoon Nepartak at peak intensity and approaching Taiwan on July 6, 2016.

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Taiwan on alert for 'near perfect' super typhoon Nepartak

(CNN)Taiwan is on high alert ahead of the arrival of "near-perfect" super typhoon Nepartak, expected to slam into the island early on Friday morning local time. Currently surging at speeds of up to 280 kilometers per hour (170 miles per hour) with gusts reaching even higher than that, the typhoon has grown almost as strong as 2015's super typhoon Soudelor which caused billions

File - Jeremy Greenstock, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, addresses correspondents after this morning's Security Council meeting in which the council unanimously agreed to return UN Weapons Inspectors to Iraq, 8 November, 2002.

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Chilcot report: US 'pushed UK into Iraq War too early', says ex-ambassador

The US pushed the UK into military action in Iraq "too early", a former British ambassador to the UN has said in the wake of the Chilcot report. The long-awaited report said ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair had overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein - and military action was not a last resort. Sir Jeremy Greenstock, UK ambassador to the UN in 2003, said Mr Blair had wanted a

In this Feb. 8, 2016 file photo, Emirati officials visit an exhibition at the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Terrorism Suspects Attempts Murder-For-Hire On Judge

On Wednesday a Toledo, Ohio grand jury indicted Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 37, on three charges relating to the plot to hire someone to kill U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary, who is overseeing the current terrorism case against him reported NBC News. Mohammad is from the United Arab Emirates and was one of four arrested in 2015 on the charges of planning travel to Yeme in order to

A Louisiana police officer shot and killed, Sterling, 37, a black man during a confrontation outside the store, authorities said, prompting hundreds to protest at the site where the man died.

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Protests over US police shooting as federal probe launched

The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it would investigate the killing of a black man pinned to the ground and shot in the chest by two white police officers outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . ...

Perth teacher admits putting camera in disabled bathroom to record students

A Perth primary school teacher pleads guilty to installing a camera in a disabled toilet and recording his students while they were getting changed. ...

Bomb blast near Eid congregation in Bangladesh; one cop killed, many injured

DHAKA: At least one cop was killed and twelve people were injured in a bomb explosion in Bangladesh on

Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona, 18 June 2016

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Watch: Trump praises Saddam's culling of terrorists

Donald Trump has praised late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein for killing off terrorists, reprising previous comments in support of dictators in the Middle East and earning a swift rebuke from White House rival Hillary Clinton . ...

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 48-49 prime crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA (left), Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos (center) and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (right) pose for pictures May 26 during a final qualification exam session

NASA gets hacked, porn tweeted on official Twitter account

Seeing a pornographic content may be a warm and exciting welcome for a few, but definitely not when it is cited on an official site of a brand as big as NASA. Yes, NASA’s official Twitter handle for Kepler and K2 was hacked and the hacker left after replacing the profile photo with a woman’s pic, renamed the account name and also tweeted a photo of a woman’s

US expels 2 Russians after American diplomat attacked in Moscow

Pakistan's 'Angel of Mercy' Edhi Dies at 88

Hate Crimes Reported Surging During Weeks Surrounding Britain's 'Brexit' Vote

Justice Ginsburg, 83, Not Ready To Slow Down, Hoping For Clinton November Win

Police ID Dead Dallas Shooting Suspect As Army Vet Micah Xavier Johnson

NATO leaders meet to deal with threats from Russia, south

5 soldiers killed in shooting in South Sudan, military says

Here's where outer space actually begins