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US Homeland Security Chief Tours Flooding Damage, Vows Recovery Aid

VOA News U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson toured recovery efforts Thursday in the Southern state of Louisiana, where unprecedented flooding has left at least 13 people dead and thousands displaced. The flooding around Baton Rouge came from record-breaking rains of more than 75 centimeters that began last week. An estimated 40,000 homes have been […]Load more...

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American Volunteer Killed While Battling IS in Syria

Reginald Savage had an uneasy feeling when he last contacted his American son fighting alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State in Syria. «I then knew that I wasn’t going to see him again,» the father said of his last email exchange in late July with William Savage, who was on the frontlines in northern […]Load more...

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Russia Boots 2 More US-based NGOs

VOA News The Russian prosecutor general’s office has added two U.S.-based non-governmental organizations to its list of foreign NGOs whose activities are deemed «undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation.» The office said Thursday that the work of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) «poses a threat to […]Load more...

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Kerry to Visit Nigeria, Saudi Arabia

Esha Sarai U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Nigeria and Saudi Arabia next week to discuss regional issues, the State Department announced Thursday. Kerry will first go to Nigeria and meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the threat of terror group Boko Haram, spokesman John Kirby said. Boko Haram, the group […]Load more...

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US Commander to Afghan Leaders: Don’t Let Political Process Undermine

ISLAMABAD — The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan urged Afghan leaders Thursday not to allow political differences to undermine recent security gains in the war-torn country. U.S. General John Nicholson made the remarks as President Ashraf Ghani and his governing partner, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, are locked in a political confrontation, raising questions […]Load more...

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US Justice Department to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons

VOA News The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to phase out its use of private prisons, concluding they are not as safe and effective as federal facilities. In a memo released Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates wrote that private prisons do not «provide the same level of correctional services, programs and resources,» do […]Load more...

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Police Sources: US Swimmers Could Be Charged With Vandalism

VOA News Brazilian police say they might charge U.S. Olympic swimmers with vandalism and giving false testimony after the swimmers admitted they fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint. Swimmers Ryan Lochte, Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz and James Feigen initially told police they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning on their way back […]Load more...