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Democrats

On terrorism, look at the facts — not preconceived narratives

Much of the media and Democratic Party obsess about narratives. It is not enough for reporters to report facts, data, and events. They must all be shaped into story-telling elements to tell a larger story or narrative. This approach has become common among both the press and politicians. The Obama

Russia

Putin disputes Russian jet over Turkey when shot down

MOSCOW (AP) — Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday that it said ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria, killing at least one of the two pilots in a long-feared escalation in tensions between Russia and NATO. Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced what he called a

canada

US to cancel lease on land sacred to Blackfoot Indian tribes

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department plans to cancel a long-suspended oil and gas drilling lease near Glacier National Park that's on land considered sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of the U.S. and Canada, according to court documents filed Monday. Tribal leaders said such a move would

terrorism

No threat found on both diverted flights from US to Paris

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities cleared both Air France flights bound for Paris from the U.S. that had to be diverted Tuesday night because of anonymous threats received after they had taken off. Air France Flight 65 from Los Angeles International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris

ISIS

Risk is lower, but Paris attacks could hit United States

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Fran Townsend was counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, she says, her worst nightmare was that the al Qaida network would send men with assault rifles into malls across the American heartland on a crowded shopping day. Al Qaida was more focused on airplanes and spectacular

migrants

US refugee quandary: Immigrant legacy vs 9/11-era fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Paris attacks are rapidly weakening U.S. support for bringing in thousands more Syrian refugees, as pressure grows in Congress and the Republican presidential campaign to reverse course and governors once open to resettlement try to shut their states' doors. President Barack Obama held firm to

terrorism

Solidarité

PARIS (AP) — World leaders are reacting to the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Some of their comments: OECD SECRETARY-GENERAL

Immigration

Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Barack Obama's plan to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally suffered another setback Monday in a ruling from a New Orleans-based federal appeals court. In a 2-1 decision, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals