Colin Dwyer

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'Acts Of Hate': Officials Say Jersey City Shooters Held Animus Toward Jews And Cops

Thursday, December 12, 2019

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said investigators believe the deadly attacks were "potential acts of terrorism." Meanwhile, members of the Jewish community mourned their lost neighbors.

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Russia Expels 2 German Diplomats In Deepening Quarrel Over Murder Probe

Thursday, December 12, 2019

The retaliation, "guided by the reciprocity principle," comes after Germany expelled two Russian diplomats last week. The tussle stems from a killing in Berlin that Germany has linked to the Kremlin.

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Jersey City Shooting Was 'A Targeted Attack On The Jewish Kosher Deli'

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Authorities on Wednesday identified the shooters as David Anderson and Francine Graham — both of whom died in the attacks that left four others dead Tuesday, including a police officer.

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Merriam-Webster Singles Out Nonbinary 'They' For Word Of The Year Honors

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

The dictionary publisher lauded the singular they Tuesday, noting that the tiny word has enjoyed important new uses in an English language that otherwise lacks a good gender-neutral alternative.

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Police Officer, 5 Others Killed In Jersey City Shootings

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Detective Joseph Seals, 40, a father of five, had served with the Jersey City Police Department for 15 years. The dead included the two suspected gunmen.

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Tough Questions 'Must Be Answered' After New Zealand's Deadly Volcano Eruption

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

At least six people are dead and others badly injured or missing, after an event Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called "devastating." Now, some are wondering why tourists were there in the first place.

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Merkel Tours Auschwitz With 'Sense Of Shame' And Warns Of Resurgent Anti-Semitism

Friday, December 06, 2019

It was the German leader's first official trip to the Nazi concentration camp. "These crimes are and will remain part of German history," she said, "and this history must be told over and over again."

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France Suffers Travel Woes As General Strike Enters 2nd Day

Friday, December 06, 2019

The strike took a quieter turn Friday, as protests ebbed but workers still stayed home in anger at a pension reform proposal. Stations and schools across the country remained shuttered.

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Port Neches Residents Asked To Leave Their Homes Near Site Of Plant Explosion

Thursday, December 05, 2019

Officials in the Southeast Texas city have issued a voluntary evacuation order, citing potentially unhealthy levels of a chemical detected more than a week after the blast at the local facility.

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All For One And One For Four: Turner Prize Finalists Decide To Split Honor

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

The award is typically given to just one visual artist born or based in the U.K. But this year, its four politically committed finalists asked to make a "collective statement" — and got their wish.

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Buffalo, N.Y., Bishop Resigns Amid Controversy Over Clergy Abuse

Wednesday, December 04, 2019

Richard Malone had faced scrutiny for allegedly mishandling sexual abuse claims against the priests in his diocese. He announced Wednesday that the pope had accepted his request to "retire early."

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Maltese Premier Promises Resignation Amid Firestorm Over Journalist's Killing

Monday, December 02, 2019

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's announcement comes after the departure of several major allies. His government has run aground on questions about the 2017 death of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia.

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Trump Announces Resumption Of Talks With Taliban During Surprise Visit To Afghanistan

Thursday, November 28, 2019

"The Taliban wants to make a deal," President Trump said during his trip to Bagram Airfield, where he met with U.S. troops. "If they do, they do, and if they don't, they don't. That's fine."

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'It Was Unmistakably A Directed Attack': 4 Ebola Workers Killed In Congo

Thursday, November 28, 2019

The two overnight assaults on Ebola response teams also injured at least six people, according to the World Health Organization. The attacks come at a pivotal time for the fight against the disease.

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'Everything We Have Is Destroyed': Albania Mourns After Deadly Earthquake

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

The 6.4 magnitude temblor killed more than two dozen people and injured hundreds. Rescuers are racing to find survivors — and those who lived must now pick up the pieces of their former lives.

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'Bomb Cyclone' Whips Through The West As Winter Storms Snarl Thanksgiving Travel

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Inclement weather sure has a knack for bad timing. On the eve of Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel periods of the year, high winds and heavy snow are buffeting places from Oregon to New England.

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Rising Pressure Over Journalist's Killing Threatens To Topple Maltese Leadership

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Daphne Caruana Galizia died in a car bombing two years ago. Now, the probe into her slaying has prompted some ministers to leave their posts. And protesters are calling for the prime minister's exit.

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2 Months After Failed Moon Landing, India Acknowledges Its Craft Crashed

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

The robotic Vikram craft would have made India the fourth country to successfully land on the moon. Instead, contact was lost — and now, authorities have formally acknowledged it crashed.

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Warnings, Wariness Mingle With Joy After Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Landslide

Monday, November 25, 2019

While Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to listen "humbly" to voters, her backers in Beijing broadcast defiance. The election gave protesters a symbolic win, but its tangible impact remains in doubt.

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U.K. Truck Driver Admits Illegal Immigration Plot After 39 Migrant Deaths

Monday, November 25, 2019

Maurice Robinson, 25, pleaded guilty to two charges related to the deaths of dozens of Vietnamese nationals in his truck trailer. He still faces 41 more charges — including 39 counts of manslaughter.

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