In Secret, Obama Extends U.S. Role in Afghan Combat In Secret, Obama Extends U.S. Role in Afghan Combat The president’s order would allow American forces to carry out missions against the Taliban and other militant groups threatening American troops or the Afghan government, sources said. http://ift.tt/1xXOju6 U.S. United States Defense and Military Forces, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Executive Orders and Memorandums
This Time, the Protesters in Ferguson May Decide to Pass This Time, the Protesters in Ferguson May Decide to Pass Some former protesters said they were unsure if they would again join the demonstrations that are expected after the grand jury decides whether to indict Darren Wilson, a white police officer, for killing Michael Brown, 18. http://ift.tt/14ZTFLL http://ift.tt/1ulBoNF U.S. Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings
A Push for Legal Aid in Civil Cases Finds Its Advocates A Push for Legal Aid in Civil Cases Finds Its Advocates An experiment in California is providing legal help to low-income renters who otherwise would have faced their landlords, and the landlords’ lawyers, alone in court. http://ift.tt/1uN3epD http://ift.tt/1z5SzH2 U.S. Evictions, Legal Aid for the Poor (Civil), Landlords, Renting and Leasing (Real Estate)
In Zimbabwe’s Succession Battle, Mugabe Pulls the Strings In Zimbabwe’s Succession Battle, Mugabe Pulls the Strings President Robert Mugabe is presiding over — and possibly choreographing — an increasingly fierce internal scramble for the rewards of high office. http://ift.tt/1r6GFbS http://ift.tt/1r6GFbQ Appointments and Executive Changes Appointments and Executive Changes
New Benghazi Investigation Finds No Fault in Response New Benghazi Investigation Finds No Fault in Response A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the C.I.A. and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi. http://ift.tt/1z5DbKO U.S. Benghazi Attack (2012), United States International Relations
Recovered Data May Show if I.R.S. Targeted Conservatives Recovered Data May Show if I.R.S. Targeted Conservatives The Treasury Department has recovered missing data from Internal Revenue Service systems that may include emails and other documents relevant to inquiries into whether the agency had singled out conservative groups. http://ift.tt/14ZHvCJ U.S. Internal Revenue Service Political Profiling, United States Politics and Government
California: School District to Pay Settlement in Sex Abuse Case California: School District to Pay Settlement in Sex Abuse Case The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay $139 million to end all remaining litigation involving an elementary school teacher convicted of committing numerous counts of lewd conduct against his students. http://ift.tt/1ulq58e U.S. Education (K-12), Suits and Litigation (Civil)
V.F.W. Goes Gender-Neutral, Recognizing Female Veterans V.F.W. Goes Gender-Neutral, Recognizing Female Veterans The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States has won congressional approval to alter the wording of its charter to recognize female veterans. http://ift.tt/1ulqRSA U.S. Veterans, Gender, United States Defense and Military Forces
Inquiry Focuses on Leaked Documents at Starr King School for the Ministry Inquiry Focuses on Leaked Documents at Starr King School for the Ministry Two students at the Unitarian Universalist seminary in Berkeley, Calif., have been given conditional graduation after they were ensnared in a flubbed presidential search. http://ift.tt/1z5w3OJ http://ift.tt/14ZC2Mc U.S. Appointments and Executive Changes, E-Mail, Computers and the Internet
Woman Is Arrested With Firearm and Ammunition Outside White House Woman Is Arrested With Firearm and Ammunition Outside White House For the second consecutive day, the Secret Service on Thursday arrested someone outside the White House for possessing a firearm and ammunition. http://ift.tt/1HwOKkp U.S. White House Building (Washington, DC), Firearms
Student Crossword | Thanksgiving Student Crossword | Thanksgiving Test your knowledge of Thansgiving by playing our crossword. http://ift.tt/1z2aBtV http://ift.tt/1z2aCxR U.S.

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Q. and A.: Kevin Niu on Movies and the Hunger for Horror in China Q. and A.: Kevin Niu on Movies and the Hunger for Horror in China Despite being about to receive his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard, Kevin Niu plans to eschew the academic life to follow his calling in the entertainment industry. http://ift.tt/1xaiqvs http://ift.tt/1As1XZX Movies, Nanotechnology Movies, Nanotechnology

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Police Question Indian Guru and Find Arsenal in His Compound Police Question Indian Guru and Find Arsenal in His Compound Baba Rampal Maharaj, who this week was barricaded inside his ashram, has repeatedly resisted summons to respond to charges from 2006 of murder and incitement to violence. http://ift.tt/1F7Nbp9 Search and Seizure, Kidnapping and Hostages Search and Seizure, Kidnapping and Hostages
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Should Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Be Allowed to Live in the U.S. Without Fear of Getting Deported? Should Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Be Allowed to Live in the U.S. Without Fear of Getting Deported? Should unauthorized immigrants in the United States be allowed to apply for citizenship eventually? Or, do you believe that undocumented immigrants should be required to leave? http://ift.tt/1uI4Z7n U.S.
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