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World
Canada 'Shocked And Saddened' After Jet Crash Kills 63 Canadians
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the plane crash in Tehran that killed 176 people "heartbreaking." One newspaper reported that nearly half of the Canadians who died are from the Edmonton area.
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Politics
Mike Pompeo On Drone Strike That Killed Iran's Top Military Leader: 'We Got It Right'
"Every target that's being reviewed, every effort that's being made, will always be conducted inside the international laws of war," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said of potential strikes on Iran.
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National
Ex-Kentucky Gov. Defends Controversial Pardons For Child Rapist, Murderer
Matt Bevin told Kentucky station WHAS Thursday: "If you had been repeatedly sexually violated, as a small child, by an adult, there are going to be repercussions of that physically and medically."
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National
Southwest Airlines Nixes Boeing 737 Max Planes From Its Fleet Until April
Southwest said its decision is "based on continued uncertainty" about when the FAA will allow the Max planes return to service. Boeing's 737 Max fleet has been grounded worldwide since March.
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National
On His Way Out, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Pardons Murderers, Rapists, Hundreds More
In one case that has drawn particular attention, Bevin pardoned a convicted murderer whose family raised big money to pay off the former governor's campaign debt.
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Politics
Senate Passes Armenia Genocide Measure, Ignoring White House Objections
The Senate resolution recognizes the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923. Turkey condemned the move, saying it has put the U.S.-Turkey relationship at risk.
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World
UW graduate Xiyue Wang Freed In U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap
The Princeton graduate student held by Iran for three years, was released Saturday in exchange for Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani, who had been held in the United States.
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National
Virginia Governor Suspends Policy Allowing Strip Searches Of Children At Prisons
An 8-year-old girl was strip searched at Buckingham Correctional Center last month. A prison spokesperson says the prison staffer who approved the search didn't have the authority to do so.
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Politics
Rep. Adam Schiff: 'The Uncontested Facts Show This President Solicited A Bribe'
The House intelligence chairman told NPR that President Trump should also be charged with obstruction: "It is difficult to imagine a more ironclad case of obstruction of Congress than this one."
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National
Confederate Monument Law Upheld By Alabama Supreme Court
The Alabama Supreme Court said the lower court erred earlier this year when it ruled the city of Birmingham had constitutional rights to free speech. The city must now pay a $25,00 fine.