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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech commenting on those killed and wounded during a failed July 15 military coup, in Ankara, Turkey, late Friday, July 29, 2016.

Turkish President Erdogan says he will drop all lawsuits for insults against him

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (REUTERS/Umit Bektas) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was dropping all lawsuits against those charged with insulting him. Speaking at ...

A classroom of the new Sandy Hook Elementary School is open for a media open house, Friday, July 29, 2016, in Newtown, Conn.

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Sandy Hook Elementary to reopen

Newtown, Connecticut (CNN)Sandy Hook Elementary will be filled with students again this August. The rebuilt school bears no memories or resemblance of the old building that stood on the same property December 14, 2012. That was the day an armed man walked into the school and took the lives of 26 people -- 20 of them children. The only sense of familiarity some of the returning

Malaysia Airlines Boeing 747-400, in close up, landing at London (Heathrow) Airport.

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Wing part 'highly likely' from MH370, Australian officials say

(CNN)A large wing part recently found on a Tanzanian island "highly likely" came from missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, according to Australia's transport minister. The piece of debris was found in late June on Pemba Island, in the Indian Ocean near the mainland. The piece, believed to be part of the outboard wing flap of the missing Boeing 777, was transported to

Maj. Tammy Duckworth, who was recently nominated by President Barack Obama as the assistant secretary of public and intergovernmental affairs for the Department of Veterans Affairs, listens as Gen. Craig McKinley, chief, National Guard Bureau, introduces her as the keynote speaker during the National Guard Bureau's "Women Taking the Lead" event held in recognition of Women's History Month in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Duckworth, a helicopter pilot with the Illinois Army National Guard, lost both legs while deployed to Iraq in 2004 when the helicopter she was piloting came under rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire. She spoke of her experiences in Iraq and those she served with.

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Rep. Duckworth to Trump: I didn't serve my country 'so you could invite Russia to ...

There were no shortage harsh quips directed towards Donald Trump at the Democratic National convention, but Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a military veteran, had her own take down for Trump’s

FILE - This file photo posted on the Twitter page of Syria's al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front on April 1, 2016, shows fighters from al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, marching toward the northern village of al-Ais in Aleppo province, Syria.

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Syria's al-Nusra rebrands and cuts ties with al Qaeda

(CNN)Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al Nusra has announced it is severing ties with al Qaeda and changing its name to Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, according to a video statement from leader Abu Mohammad al-Golani. Though Golani, in his first video appearance, said the new group will have "no affiliation to any external entity," U.S. officials quickly dismissed the rebranding as a public

In this Friday, July 22, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in Entertainment Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.

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All eyes on Hillary Clinton as she readies landmark speech

PHILADELPHIA, United States: Hillary Clinton faces the test of a lifetime Thursday as she accepts the Democratic White House nomination in a defining speech aimed at prying voters away from Donald Trump — and convincing America to entrust her with the world’s biggest job. It is the center-stage opportunity she came so close to seizing eight years ago during her first White

BALTIMORE - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings speaks during a Coast Guard Rescue 21 communications system acceptance ceremony at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Aug. 19, 2010. The Coast Guard created Rescue 21 to better locate mariners in distress and save lives and property at sea and on navigable waters. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Kendrick. (975266) ( Coast Guard hosts Rescue 21 ceremony in Baltimore )

Minority Delegates Give Accounts of Tensions With Bernie Supporters At DNC

By Wednesday of the Democratic National Convention, most of the floor was quiet for the speakers that took the stage after the tumultuous start of the week with lingering "Bernie or Bust" supporters that were a vocal portion of the program and were causing some frustration with delegates of color according to The Associated Press. "I am so exhausted by it," said Danielle Adams,

This Wednesday, July 27, 2016, image made from a video provided by Ian Norman/Lonelyspeck.com shows a Chinese rocket re-entering the atmosphere from the view of Alabama Hills, Calif.

Chinese rocket re-entering earth's atmosphere lights up social media

The scientific community has confirmed that a mysterious light that dashed across the western sky Wednesday was a Chinese rocket re-entering earth's atmosphere. ...

This areal photo taken through a glass window of a military plane shows China's alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea Monday, May 11, 2015.

Ruling On Definition Of 'Island' Could Cost U.S. Huge Swaths Of Ocean

An arbitration panel’s ruling on China’s dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea could result in the U.S. and other coastal nations losing millions of square nautical miles of ocean that are now in their exclusive economic zones, Bloomberg News reports. Largely overlooked in the tribunal’s July 12 decision was a strict interpretation of which dry land is entitled to

In this Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, file photo, comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts, in Melbourne, Fla.

Cosby Drops Lawsuit Against Accuser In Sex Abuse Case

Comedian Bill Cosby has dropped a lawsuit that demanded the accuser in his criminal case repay the money from their confidential 2006 court settlement, The Associated Press reports. Cosby had sued Andrea Constand for breach of contract for speaking to police who reopened the criminal investigation last year. His lawyers argued that her police statements, along with two

The United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a military prison.

ACLU: New Investigations From Army After Chelsea Manning Suicide Attempt

The American Civil Liberties union released a statement describing how Chelsea Manning has been informed that she's being investigated for "administrative offenses" including "conduct which threatens" in relation to her July 5 suicide attempt while at the military prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas according to The Seattle Times. “It is deeply troubling that Chelsea is now

A police officer walks near a backpack deemed suspicious that was left at the door of an apartment building, in the Leblon neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 18, 2016.

Brazil detains suspected ISIS sympathizer ahead of Olympic Games

A Brazilian suspected of being an Islamic State sympathizer has been taken into custody here, his lawyer

Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com, founder and CEO (dn1)

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Amazon boss becomes world's third richest man

Strong earnings from Amazon and a boost to the company's stock have made its founder, Jeff Bezos, the world's third richest man, according to Forbes. Mr Bezos's owns 18% of Amazon's shares, which rose 2% in trading on Thursday. Forbes estimated his fortune to be $65.3bn (£49.6bn). Amazon's revenue beat analysts' expectations, climbing 31% from last year to $30.4bn in the second

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Chelsea Clinton wave at a university conference sponsored by their Clinton Global Initiative at the University of Miami, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Coral Gables, Fla.

Chelsea Clinton: "Public Service Is About Service"

The daughter of Hillary Clinton took the stage on Thursday night to introduce her mother, emphasizing the compassion and servitude that has defined her career and how she knows her best according to The Associated Press. "I'm so grateful to be her daughter," says Chelsea Clinton. "She makes me proud every single day. And Mom, Grandma would be so so proud of you tonight."

Erdogan wants army under president’s control after coup: Turkish official

ANKARA/ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup. Erdogan’s comments came after a five-hour meeting of Turkey’s Supreme Military Council (YAS) – chaired by

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Gay activist Harvey Milk 'to be honoured with US Navy ship'

The US Navy is set to name a ship after gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, according to a report by the US Naval Institute News. The tanker, which is yet to be built, will be called the USNS Harvey Milk, USNI News said. It cited a notification

Clinton Focuses Her Message On Hope: "When There Are No Ceilings, The Sky Is The Limit"

Hillary Clinton took the stage on Thursday evening to formally accept the nomination for the Democratic party and to further outreach at the main task of the week to unite the Democrats in their push to defeat Donald Trump according to The Associated Press. "Every generation of Americans has come together to make our country freer, fairer, and stronger. None of us can do it

Police officers stand guard as a convoy of ambulances carrying the bodies of drug traffickers drive past by at Wijaya Pura port upon arrival from the prison island of Nusakambangan in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, July 29, 2016.

Indonesia executes 4 people convicted of drug crimes

CILACAP, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia executed four people convicted of drug crimes on Friday despite international protests and said it would decide later when as many as 10 others are put to death. One Indonesian and three Nigerians were executed by firing squad not long after midnight local time as torrential rains hit the Nusa Kambangan prison island where the death row

French Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault, right, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson address the media during their joint press conference at the ministry of foreign affairs in Paris, France, Thursday, July 28, 2016.

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France, Britain call for end to ‘disastrous’ Aleppo siege

Attached Files: ID: 1469755904756443100 Publication Date: Friday, July 29, 2016 PARIS: French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and his British counterpart Boris

Police search disused Sheffield brewery after gunman alert

Police are searching a disused brewery after a man carrying what is believed to be a gun was seen

Tunisia parliament votes to oust PM Essid

Donald Trump rebuts criticism by slain Muslim-American soldier's father at Democratic convention

Officials: No apparent survivors in Texas balloon crash

World waits with bated breath as Trump, Clinton close conventions; power in voters’ hands

Fighting between Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels kills 43

Hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people crashes in Texas

Bavaria's Premier Rejects Merkel's Policy on Refugees

Air France strike grounds 20 pct of flights