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10 things to know, Friday, Aug. 17

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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Vatican in 'shame and sorrow' over abuses in Pennsylvania

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” Thursday over a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children in six dioceses in that state, calling the abuse “criminally and →

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After stumbles, Trump and McConnell forge bond for midterms

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

WASHINGTON — As the Senate convened for a rare August work period, the late-summer session serves as a reminder of how much has changed in the partnership between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump. This time →

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Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

BOGOTA, Colombia — The Taliban is likely to keep up its recent surge of violence in advance of scheduled parliamentary elections in October but Western-backed Afghan defenses will not break, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday. In →

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Trump nixes $92 million military parade, blames DC for high cost

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he had canceled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the “ridiculously high” price tag — a day after U.S. officials said the November event could cost $92 million, →

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IS deadly new front in Pakistan’s decades-old terror war

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

DHABEJI, Pakistan — Hafeez Nawaz was 20 years old when he left his religious school in southern Karachi to join the Islamic State group in Afghanistan. Three years later he was back in Pakistan to carry out a deadly mission: with explosives →

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Former US security leaders blast Trump for yanking clearance

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. security officials issued scathing rebukes to President Donald Trump on Thursday, admonishing him for yanking a top former spy chief's security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance. Trump said →

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Men charged in warehouse fire deaths to appear in court

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — The grieving families of 36 people killed in a Northern California 2016 warehouse fire who helped scuttle a plea bargain may now see their demand for a jury trial granted. After hearing two days of emotional testimony last →

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In Aretha Franklin's anthems, women heard an empowering message

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin never saw herself as a feminist heroine. That, she quipped, was Gloria Steinem's role. But she leaves a legacy of indelible anthems that resonated deeply with women by celebrating their strength and individuality →

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Next mission for women with military service: Run for office

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

WASHINGTON — A dragon winds around a cherry tree in the tattoo across MJ Hegar's arm and back, over the shrapnel wounds she had, at one point, not wanted to see with her young children around. But nine years after being shot down in →

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Slain Colorado mother painted rosy picture of married life

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

FREDERICK, Colo. — Shanann Watts’ Facebook page painted a portrait of a happy married life — of a woman dedicated to her husband and their two young children. She called her husband “my ROCK!” and said he was “the →

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Afghan rock band struggles to hit right note in Iran

Published on Aug. 17, 2018

TEHRAN, Iran — The band gathers in a small carpentry shop on the outskirts of Iran's capital, with sawdust still in the air but the buzzing of the jigsaws now exchanged for the soft feedback of an amplifier. A drummer strikes his snare four →

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John Brennan: Trump worked with Russians and now he's desperate

Published on Aug. 16, 2018

In revoking Brennan’s security clearance, President Trump denounced Brennan's criticism of him and spoke anxiously of “the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior.” →

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10 things to know, Thursday, Aug. 16

Published on Aug. 16, 2018

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. →

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10 things to know, Friday, Aug. 17

Vatican in 'shame and sorrow' over abuses in Pennsylvania

After stumbles, Trump and McConnell forge bond for midterms

Mattis says further Taliban assaults likely in weeks ahead

Trump nixes $92 million military parade, blames DC for high cost

IS deadly new front in Pakistan’s decades-old terror war

Former US security leaders blast Trump for yanking clearance

Men charged in warehouse fire deaths to appear in court

In Aretha Franklin's anthems, women heard an empowering message

Next mission for women with military service: Run for office

Slain Colorado mother painted rosy picture of married life

Afghan rock band struggles to hit right note in Iran

John Brennan: Trump worked with Russians and now he's desperate

10 things to know, Thursday, Aug. 16

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