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A pilot who ordered an emergency evacuation after smoke was detected coming from one of the jet's engines is suing Allegiant Air for firing him. (bigstory.ap.org)
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US warplanes strike ISIS oil trucks in Syria: 116 trucks were destroyed in the attack... by four A-10 attack planes, and two AC-130 gunships (nytimes.com)
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Iraq warned of ISIS attack one day before Paris, report reveals: "Six senior Iraqi officials corroborated the information in the dispatch, a copy of which was obtained by the AP, and four of these intelligence officials said they also warned France specifically of a potential attack" (mashable.com)
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The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine has cut off drinking water for quarter of a million people and saturated waterways downstream with dense orange sediment that could wreck the ecosystem for years to come. (reuters.com)
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Unarmed man allegedly tased, maced, and killed after demanding warrant from police to search his home (fusion.net)
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"Buried in Congress's 56-page budget bill is a new rule making federal debt collectors exempt from a law that protects consumers from robo-calls if they haven’t consented to them."(bloomberg.com)
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The U.S. Army Reserve armory in Worcester, Massachusetts was broken into Saturday night and more than a dozen guns were stolen (thedailybeast.com)
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he is suspending efforts to bring Syrian refugees to Michigan in light of the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday (battlecreekenquirer.com)
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Aaron Rodgers denounces Green Bay fan for prejudiced comment during moment of silence - On social media there were several accounts of fans in Green Bay saying things like, “Death to Muslims” and “Muslims suck.” (profootballtalk.nbcsports.com)
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An active reserve officer on the Muncie Police Department has been arrested on rape, human trafficking and battery charges at his Fishers home. (fox59.com)
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an anti-abortion group's bid to force the federal government to reveal more information about a $1 million grant it made in 2011 to women's health provider Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire. (trust.org)
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The fearless father who threw himself on a suicide bomber, saving ‘hundreds’ of lives in Beirut (washingtonpost.com)
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Amid student protests, some see erosion of free speech. "Students increasingly seem to be arriving on campus believing that there is a generalized right not to be offended beyond the actual right to be free from harassment and threats, this amorphous right to emotional safety" (wkow.com)
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Spain issues arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over 2010 Gaza flotilla attack. (independent.co.uk)
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