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If they are in Raqqa, theyre gonna die in Raqqa. Those are the words of Brett McGurk, the United States top representative to the coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group. Last month, McGurk spoke about IS forces in the northern Syrian city of

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Unclean water, crowded shelters and dirty conditions create a perfect environment at the Balukhali refugee camp for spread of preventable diseases. The camp is in Coxs Bazaar, a town in southeastern Bangladesh. It is home to some of the estimated 650

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CNN 2009-01-08

Good morning from the CNN center in Atlanta. I am Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. This is your NOW IN THE NEWS update. A humanitarian truce in Gaza for 3 hours every other day. Israel has offered to suspend its military actions, so residents ca

CNN 2011-07-14

We begin with more stunning allegations against British T/ boy News of the World.The daily mirror is reported that Staffer's with now defunct paper try to hacking to the phones of 911 victims.Mur/ arrived in London to personally deal with the scandal

NPR 2008-03-03

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. A suicide bomber struck in northwestern Pakistan today, during a meeting called by tribal elders to discuss peace. At least 30 people were killed. It was the third such attack in as many days. NPR's Philip

NPR 2009-08-12

President Obama today took his health care proposal to a town hall style meeting in New Hampshire where the President told a mostly supportive crowd he will not sign any health care initiative that adds to the deficit. The President also said the pr

NPR 2009-05-10

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Cooler, moist weather conditions have been helping hundreds of firefighters working to contain a stubborn wildfire in the hills above Santa Barbara, California. The blaze is now about 30% contained. An

NPR 2010-02-06

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The US economy shed 20,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7%. One reason: more people have stopped looking for work, so theyre no longer figured into the Labor Departments unempl

NPR 2010-02-02

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama says the new federal budget proposal he has sent Congress today would bring down the massive budget deficit steadily over the next decade. But Mr. Obama says the budget includes measures

NPR 2010-04-03

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama says jobs market is beginning to turn the corner, encouraged by the Labor Departments March report out today showing 162,000 jobs added to the economy. Thats biggest gain in three years.

NPR 2011-08-11

President Obama is meeting with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in the aftermath of the central bank's decision to offer extremely low interest rates for two more years, though the announcement caused the market to rally yesterday. By the day, all that wen

NPR 2011-08-12

Optimism appears to be the order of the day in the US market with stocks higher in part on news that we may not be headed into a double-dip recession after all. At last check, the Dow was up 440 points, more than 4%, at 11,161, and the NASDAQ was up

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AP 2010-02-15

1. Washington is buried under a heavy blanket of snow. Roads are mostly impassable. President Obama has called the storm Snowmageddon. 2. Despite the blizzard, some people in D.C. did venture outside for a chance to play. Snowballs were flying in nor

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