Sasha Ingber

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Parents Were 'Coerced' To Waive Reunification Rights With Children, Complaint Says

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Lawyers for immigrants filed a complaint on Thursday with Homeland Security. They contend that parents, amid cruel treatment, did not understand the forms they were being forced to sign.

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ISIS Releases Purported Audio Recording Of Leader Al-Baghdadi

Thursday, August 23, 2018

In the message, which is nearly an hour long, the speaker says he knows followers are suffering from "hunger and fear" and urges patience. He also calls on them to engage in small-scale attacks.

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Mexican City Decriminalizes Public Sex — To Stop Police Extortion

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

"Expressions of affection, kissing, hugging in a public place are neither crimes nor offenses," said the Guadalajara council member who proposed the successful measure.

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Once Held Captive By ISIS, Nadia Murad Is Now Engaged

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

She escaped from forced sexual slavery and became a voice for captive women and girls. Now a United Nations goodwill ambassador, Murad has announced that she is marrying a human rights activist.

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Taiwan Grows Isolated As El Salvador Recognizes Beijing

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

The Central American country chose to establish diplomatic ties with China, which regards the self-governed island of Taiwan as its territory. That leaves Taipei with 17 remaining allies in the world.

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Microsoft Says Russian Operation Targeted U.S. Conservative Groups As Midterms Loom

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Six phony websites were created by hackers linked with Russian intelligence and blamed for 2016 election interference, the company says. They allegedly targeted the Senate and two think tanks.

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San Diego Researchers Measure The Highest Ocean Surface Temperature In A Century

Friday, August 03, 2018

The water, collected by scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, measured 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit. "It really is weird," a research scientist said. It all started with the blob.

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Russian Bank Hit With Sanctions For Helping North Korea

Friday, August 03, 2018

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that it has put Agrosoyuz Commercial Bank on a blacklist, after it engaged in transactions that supported North Korea's arms program.

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3 Russian Journalists Killed While Probing Reports Of Mercenaries In Africa

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Their vehicle was ambushed in the Central African Republic on Monday. They were hoping to shed light on reports of a private Russian military company fighting in the country.

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Prestigious Mathematics Medal Stolen Minutes After It Was Awarded

Thursday, August 02, 2018

University of Cambridge professor Caucher Birkar, who fled Iran for the U.K., was among four people who received a Fields Medal in Brazil. Shortly after, his golden prize was gone.

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Former NY Assembly Speaker Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Corruption

Friday, July 27, 2018

Sheldon Silver was twice found guilty of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks. "I pray I will not die in prison," he wrote to the judge.

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Colombian Drug Traffickers Put A $70,000 Bounty On A Police Dog

Friday, July 27, 2018

Sombra, a 6-year-old German shepherd, sniffed out large amounts of cocaine, angering the criminal organization that hid them. She has been moved away from the group's territory for her safety.

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Facial Recognition Software Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers As Crime Suspects

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union tested Amazon Rekognition, and found erroneous matches on images of politicians, especially among people of color.

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Sept. 11 Victim Identified, Nearly 17 Years Later

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Scott Michael Johnson, identified by the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, was a securities analyst at an investment banking firm. More than 1,100 victims have yet to be identified.

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Heiress Charged With Supporting Sex-Trafficking Operation

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Clare Bronfman spent millions on NXIVM, a group which prosecutors say enslaved women. She pleaded not guilty in federal court on Tuesday and was released on a $100 million bond.

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Pakistan Election Begins Amid Allegations Of Intimidation And Rigging

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Pakistani voters go to the polls Wednesday. Human rights activists, journalists and candidates say the campaign has been tainted. A spate of terrorist attacks has killed civilians and politicians.

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Diamond Company Plans To Move 200 Elephants From South Africa To Mozambique

Monday, July 23, 2018

De Beers Group said Monday that it is transporting them from an overcrowded reserve to "help secure their future."

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Coast Guard Raises Duck Boat That Capsized In Missouri

Monday, July 23, 2018

The sunken vessel was photographed and then rigged to a crane that lifted it out of Table Rock Lake. Investigators are still trying to determine exactly what led to the deaths of 17 people last week.

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The Taliban Couldn't Quash This Pakistani Squash Champ

Sunday, July 22, 2018

For much of her life, Maria Toorpakai has been threatened by extremist groups like the Taliban. Now the subject of a PBS documentary, she tells how she found the courage to keep playing sports.

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Attorney For Maria Butina Says 'Whole Story' Is Still Not Known About His Client

Saturday, July 21, 2018

Robert Driscoll told NPR that Butina, who is facing charges of conspiring to act as a Russian agent, will "be proven innocent in this case."

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