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  U.S. man admits raping boy, 6, after Canadian authorities intercept broadcast

  A Pennsylvania man has admitted he sexually assaulted a six-year-old boy after Canadian authorities intercepted an internet broadcast of him raping the child.

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  4 shot outside San Francisco schools; suspects at large

  Four teenage students were shot in the shared parking lot of two San Francisco high schools, and one of the students is in critical condition, authorities said.

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  Philippine police van rams protesters in front of U.S. Embassy

  A Philippine police van rammed into protesters, leaving several bloodied, as an anti-U.S. rally turned violent Wednesday at the American Embassy in Manila.

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  Germany hosts Ukraine summit, also expected to discuss Syria

  The leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France gathered in Berlin on Wednesday for four-way talks hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel that aimed to revive the stalled peace process in eastern Ukraine. The summit was also expected to touch on Syria and Russia's role in the conflict there.

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  'Half-headed' Florida man facing new charges

  A Florida man who once gained Internet infamy with his 'half-headed mugshot' is making headlines again, after he was booked on new charges of arson and attempted murder.

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  The Latest: UN humanitarian chief concerned over Mosul

  The UN humanitarian chief says the United Nations believes up to 1.5 million people in Mosul will be at great risk of being targeted, caught in cross-fire, forcibly expelled or used as human shields during the operation to oust Islamic State extremists from the northern Iraqi city. 14

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  Canadian troops play key training role in fight to free Mosul

  As Kurdish and Iraqi troops battle their way toward ISIS-held Mosul, Canada’s work to train the Kurds for the pivotal fight will finally be put to the test. 1

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  Kurdish-led Syrian forces seize villages in northern Syria

  Kurdish-led forces in Syria are pressing their campaign to drive Islamic State militants from areas in northern Aleppo province, expanding the front line with rival Turkish-backed opposition fighters also operating in the area, activists and rebels said Wednesday.

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  Suspected ISIS bomber killed in raid in Turkey, official says

  Turkish police on Wednesday fatally shot a suspected Islamic State group militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital.

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  Underwater drone to investigate sonar contacts in MH370 hunt

  A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with a drone that will examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia, officials said Wednesday.

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  Donald Trump bringing Barack Obama's half-brother to final presidential debate

  Donald Trump's campaign is bringing President Barack Obama's half-brother to the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday.

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  Retrial set to begin in case of Etan Patz, NYC boy missing since 1979

  One of America's most influential missing-child cases is about to be laid out for a jury - again - as a retrial begins in the 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz.