Thursday, June 9, 2016

Thursday's Headlines: American ISIS fighter who ‘found it hard’ returns to face criminal charges

Former Guantanamo detainees tied to attacks on Americans after release; Israel revokes 83,000 Palestinian entry permits, seals off village after deadly attack; The race is on to excavate Israel's Cave of Skulls before looters take everything; ; Warren to call Trump a 'nasty, loud, thin-skinned fraud'; Obama: Hopes Democrats will be 'able to pull things together' ;
 
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American ISIS fighter who 'found it hard' returns to face criminal charges
Mohamad Khweis will be charged in federal district court in Alexandria with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, according to U.S. officials familiar with the case.
Former Guantanamo detainees tied to attacks on Americans after release
U.S. officials said about a dozen former prisoners were involved in attacks in Afghanistan that killed about a half-dozen Americans.
 
Israel revokes 83,000 Palestinian entry permits, seals off village after deadly attack
The permits had been issued as a goodwill gesture to allow greater freedom of movement for Palestinians over Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting.
 
The race is on to excavate Israel's Cave of Skulls before looters take everything
After a crew of tomb robbers was busted at the site two years ago, a team of archaeologists launched an "emergency" dig in the desert to search for artifacts --- from the Neolithic Period to the Copper Age --- that may include more Dead Sea scrolls.
 
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Warren to call Trump a 'nasty, loud, thin-skinned fraud'
In a speech to the American Constitution Society, Warren also will seek to saddle Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan with Trump's racially divisive rhetoric.
 
Obama: Hopes Democrats will be 'able to pull things together'
The president, who will be meeting with Bernie Sanders today, said that the contested primary between the senator from Vermont and Hillary Clinton was a "healthy thing" during an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
 
 
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Britain's new visa restrictions could hit Americans
The new rules require immigrants on skilled-worker visas from non-European countries — including Americans — to earn at least 35,000 pounds, or about $50,000, if they want to settle in Britain.
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There are chicken wings so small they should be called chick wings and gummy cheesy pasta with listless lobster. But thank goodness for the bar because it's this restaurant's only saving grace.
GOP leaders rush to get Trump back on track after his attack on judge
The uproar over Donald Trump's 11-minute racial rant against a Latino judge — and his refusal to back down — prompted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to lobby for damage control.
Paul Ryan lays out GOP’s national security agenda, softening Trump’s edges
The proposal softens some of Donald Trump's more controversial proposals on immigration, NATO and nuclear weapons.
Graphic: Clinton vs. Trump on the biggest issues
Where do the two major parties' presumptive nominees stand on the minimum wage and increased gun-control measures? How about offshore drilling or whether to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad? Compare and share their positions on the biggest issues, in one convenient checklist.
What the loved ones of the Stanford sex offender said to keep him out of prison
"I need you to know that my younger brother is not the predatory and unremorseful assailant that he was made out to be," his sister, Caroline Turner, wrote to the judge.
LeBron James dominates in 'do-or-die game' as Cavaliers rout Warriors
Cleveland never trailed in the 120-90 victory that included 32 points from James. But Golden State still leads 2-1 in the NBA Finals.
 
     
 
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