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January 19, 2020 at 4:38 pm

As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, U.S. Finds VIEW

WASHINGTON — Watching political unrest explode across South America this fall, officials at the State Department noticed an eerily similar pattern in anti-government protests that...

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January 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm

As Protests in South America Surged, So Did Russian Trolls on Twitter, U.S. Finds VIEW

WASHINGTON — Watching political unrest explode across South America this fall, officials at the State Department noticed an eerily similar pattern in anti-government protests that...

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October 17, 2019 at 4:48 pm

Turkey Agrees to Pause Fighting, but Not to Withdraw Forces From Northern Syria

ANKARA, Turkey — Vice President Mike Pence agreed Thursday to a deal with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that accepted a Turkish military presence in a...

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October 2, 2019 at 3:37 pm

Echoes of Benghazi Criticism and Anger Confront Pompeo in Ukraine Inquiry

WASHINGTON — As a member of Congress, Mike Pompeo drove the Republican inquiry into the killing of a U.S. ambassador in Benghazi, Libya, and made...

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December 3, 2014 at 10:47 pm

Global coalition stepping up against Islamic State

Islamic State militants invaded Iraq's west almost a year ago and overran the nation's second-largest city in June, threatening death and torture to opponents in...

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November 18, 2014 at 3:06 am

Dems demand answers in State Dept. cyber-attack

A House oversight committee demanded answers Monday about a suspected cyber-attack that has shut down the State Department's unclassified email system.

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November 12, 2014 at 3:13 am

First Chinese travelers get long-term visas for U.S.

For his job with IBM, Yang Bo has so far traveled to the United States at least 10 times -- and is heading to North...

November 11, 2014 at 12:55 pm

US officials: More work needed on Iran nuke deal

Two days of tough talks to limit Iran's nuclear program failed Monday to make major headway toward a final deal --a foreboding sign for years...

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October 22, 2014 at 8:39 pm

North Korean detainee reunites with family in Ohio

An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub returned home to Ohio on Wednesday...

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October 22, 2014 at 3:25 am

North Korea detainee due back in Ohio

News that an Ohio man had been freed from North Korea after being detained there for nearly six months triggered the same response in his...

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