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  • Obama announces reframing of terrorism policy
    In a major address Thursday President Barack Obama sought to reframe his counterterrorism strategy saying that “America is at a crossroads.”“We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us, mindful of James Madison's warning that ‘No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.’ Neither I, nor any president, can promise the total defeat of te...
        


  • Activists rally – and pray – as Boy Scouts vote on gays
    As 1,400 Boy Scouts of America delegates gathered Thursday to vote on a proposal to end the organization’s longstanding ban on gay youth, activists on both sides of the contentious issue ramped up the pressure.A group opposed to allowing gay Scouts posted a call to prayer on its Facebook page – a sign of how large religion looms over the vote.“Would you join us in a time of solemn prayer for our c...
        


  • Two children killed in Minnesota field trip landslide
    Authorities recovered the body of a Minnesota child who went missing after a gravel slide swept several members of an elementary school class on a school fossil-hunting trip into a pit, bringing the death toll in the incident to two.Crews recovered the boy’s body on Thursday after bad weather briefly let up, St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Jim Smith said, according to NBC News affiliate KARE.The boy...
        


  • Lawmakers push new bill to crack down on military sexual assault
    The sponsor of a new bill to combat sexual assault in the military pledged Thursday that her legislation would ensure that “never again will a victim have to salute an assaulter."The effort, led by Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, would require a dismissal or a dishonorable discharge for a member of the military found guilty of rape or sexual assault.The new legislation – the second bil...
        


  • Obama announces narrower drone strike strategy
    President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he is narrowing the cases in which his administration will use remotely piloted aircraft, or drones, to kill suspected al Qaida terrorists.In a speech at the National Defense University, Obama also reiterated the pledge he made last month to renew his efforts to persuade Congress to agree to close the Guantanamo detention site in Cuba where 110 terror...
        
 
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  • Brave Mom Faced Knife-Wielding London Suspect
        


  • Rescue After Month of Alleged Torture
    A New York City businessman was rescued this week after being held for more than a month in an abandoned warehouse, where his alleged abductors tortured him for weeks in a plot to extort his family for millions in ransom, prosecutors said.
        


  • Teen's Rough Road to Top of Class
    When 17-year-old valedictorian Chelesa Fearce stands before her Georgia high school graduating class today to give her speech, she will talk about overcoming homelessness and fighting to "get the future that you want."
        


  • Amphibians Vanishing at Alarming Rate
    Study finds for first time frogs and other amphibians declining at alarming rate around US
        


  • 'Extremely Active' Hurricane Forecast
    Get ready for an “extremely active” active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said today. Between now and the end of the Atlantic hurricane season (Nov. 30) the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms, of which seven to 11 could become...
        
 
 
 
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