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Radio silence. It's never a good sign. Experts and pundits will tell you that before a terror attack, the chatter goes silent.
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Civil War chivalry at Appomattox
The "Annals of America" contains a stirring account of the momentous encounter between Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House. The author of the document was Brigadier General Horace Porter, Grant's aide-de-camp. Porter vividly describes the historic meeting
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Putin orders Russian military to begin Syria pullout
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military to withdraw most of its forces from Syria, timing his move to coincide with the launch of Syria peace talks Monday — an end game that allows the Russian leader to cash in on his gains and reduce his risks in the
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Syria cease-fire agreement reached by US, Russia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United States and Russia have agreed on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect Saturday, even as major questions over enforcing and responding to violations of the truce were left unresolved. Syria's warring government and rebels still need to accept the deal.
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US presses Russia over Syria truce plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration, frustrated by Syria's ongoing violence, told Russia on Tuesday to "put up or shut up" about implementing a ceasefire in the Arab country, even as the U.S. backpedaled from an agreement for the truce to begin by Friday. Washington and
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Deadly airstrikes hit hospitals, school in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as government troops backed by Russian warplanes pressed a major offensive north of Aleppo. The raids came
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Negotiators aim for Syria truce within a week
MUNICH (AP) — Diplomats agreed Friday to work toward a temporary "cessation of hostilities" in Syria's civil war within a week, although efforts to secure a lasting cease-fire fell short. The deal appeared to be the result of a compromise between the United States, which had wanted
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Plutonium reactor restarted in N. Korea, U.S. spymaster says
WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment plant and restarted a plutonium reactor that could begin recovering material for nuclear weapons in weeks or months, the U.S. intelligence chief said Tuesday in delivering an annual threat assessment by intelligence agencies, which lists the top dangers facing the
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