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Bahrain executes 3 convicted in deadly police bombing

  DUBAI / AP Bahraini authorities on Sunday put to death three men found guilty of a deadly bomb attack on police, the kingdom’s first executions since an Arab Spring-inspired uprising rocked the country in 2011. The executions of the men drew swift criticism from human rights groups and sparked outrage among opponents of the Sunni-ruled government, who see the charges ...

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Military: Mosul University fully liberated by Iraqi troops

  BAGHDAD / AP US -backed Iraqi government troops on Sunday fully liberated the sprawling complex of Mosul University, an Iraqi military spokesman said, a major step in the massive operation to retake the IS group-held city of Mosul. The spokesman for the Joint Military Command, Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, declared the campus was under the full control of Iraqi special ...

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Trump clashes with civil rights leader as inauguration looms

  NEW YORK / AP Donald Trump’s feud with civil rights icon John Lewis is highlighting the president-elect’s willingness to attack any and all political rivals even with his inauguration less than a week away. The Republican billionaire slammed the Democratic congressman — and his Atlanta-area district — on Saturday, a day after Lewis described Trump as an illegitimate president. Lewis, ...

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