A year after the January 6 insurrection, how does America’s crisis end? Vox’s Zack Beauchamp says he has spent the past few months digging into
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How the September 11th attacks changed us
“The betrayal of America’s professed principles was the friendly fire of the war on terror,” Carlos Lozada writes.
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Jordan Klepper sees it all at the Capitol insurrection
In this almost seven minute segment, The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper gets up close and personal with the American fascist cult that worships Donald Trump.
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Far-right groups are behind most U.S. terrorist attacks, report finds
“White supremacist groups have carried out a majority of ‘terrorist plots and attacks’ this year, according to a report by a think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies,” the New York Times reports.
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Dozens dead after attacker drives into Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France with truck
Horror has come to another city: A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice Thursday, leaving at least 60 dead and
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Fed up with Donald Trump, President Obama blasts his bigotry and Republicans’ inaction
President Obama today took direct aim at Donald Trump today, denouncing the man Republican voters have picked to be their nominee for his bigotry and worthless talking points. “If there’s anyone out there who thinks we’re confused about who our enemies are, that would come as a surprise to the thousands of terrorists who we’ve taken off the battlefield,” the President said. “There’s no magic to the phrase ‘radical Islam.’ It’s a political talking point — it’s not a strategy.” Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders echoed his denunciations in their own speeches.
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These are the names of the forty-nine people lost in the Orlando massacre
The City of Orlando has finished identifying the individuals slaughtered in the massacre at the Pulse nightclub early Sunday morning. Here are their names and
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Shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub: Injuries severe, hospital official says
Many of the gun shot wounds were fairly severe… Many trunk, abdomen and extreme gun shot wounds. Our operating room has been quite busy all
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European leaders, take heed: The Islamic State group *wants* to be at war with you
There is a realization that this is not a war you can bomb or shoot your way out of, but you have to deal with
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U.S. airstrike kills more than 150 at Somalia terrorist camp, military says
The Republican presidential candidates probably won’t talk about it or give Barack Obama credit for it, but a U.S. airstrike has just resulted in the deaths of more than a hundred terrorists at a camp in lawless Somalia, the Pentagon says.
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Don’t make San Bernardino a victory for Islamic State
Now is not the time to shun our fellow citizens. America also needs its Muslim citizens to serve in the military. As with African-Americans in
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The exploitation of Paris
Before we knew all that much about what had happened, before many Americans had even caught word of it, before the ones who were aware
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President Obama: “Those who think that they can terrorize the people of France or the values that they stand for are wrong.”
Those who think that they can terrorize the people of France or the values that they stand for are wrong. The American people draw strength
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Jeb Bush’s claim that Islamic State ‘didn’t exist when my brother was president’ gets four Pinnochios
[T]he Islamic State of Iraq, declared in 2006, was intended to be a sprawling entity like the one we see today. That was its political
Launch‘We refuse to be silenced’: Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne defiant in face of Ottawa shooting
Our belief is that people who are using violence to undermine democracy want us to be silenced and we refuse to be silenced. — Ontario
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Israeli government’s policies an incredibly divisive topic among Jews As Rosh Hashanah approaches, many North American rabbis are agonizing over how to talk about Israel.
LaunchPresident Obama: “Islamic State” terrorists speak for no religion
ISIL speaks for no religion. Their victims are overwhelmingly Muslim, and no faith teaches people to massacre innocents. No just God would stand for what
LaunchKurdish morale boosted by U.S. airstrikes on IS militants
If you compare the mood here today (Sunday) to the last few days, the atmosphere has grown a lot calmer. Shopping malls and restaurants are
LaunchPreparing to strike ISIL: A Hornet readies for takeoff
“Sailors make final inspections on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Warriors of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Margaret Keith)
LaunchAnderson Cooper speaks to NSC’s Douglas Ollivant about the crisis in Iraq
ANDERSON COOPER: Douglas, have you been surprised by some of the set backs that the Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have faced just in recent days and
LaunchObama: Our new mission in Iraq will be limited; ground troops won’t be going back in
As Commander-in-Chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq. And so even as we support Iraqis
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