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U.S. Offers Bounty on U.S. Trained Islamic State Commander
The United States is offering a reward of $3 million for information about fugitive Tajik Colonel Gulmurod Halimov, who joined the Islamic State (IS) group last year.
US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
The United States and Russia working in lockstep against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. A rejuvenated truce that will compel President Bashar Assad’s air and ground forces to pull back. New flows of badly needed humanitarian aid.
18,000 MPH Asteroid Almost Causes Mass Extinction and Nobody Saw it Coming
For the second time in a month, a giant asteroid just missed colliding with Earth and space science programs around the world were completely oblivious to the threat raising concern that our ability to detect such a cataclysmic threat is sorely lacking.
China and Russia did what came naturally: Fill the vacuum of power created by Obama administration
Revelations that the People's Republic of China was developing a next-generation, long- range strategic bomber and a so-called sixth- generation fighter aircraft should have come as no surprise to Western defense leaders.
NSA leaker Edward Snowden blasts Russian govt. for human rights violations
Three years after his NSA revelations spurred a sea change in the United States with respect to surveillance, former contractor Edward Snowden admitted in a recent interview that conditions in other nations -- and particularly his current home, Russia -- have only worsened.
Obama administration's $1 billion arms deal aids Saudi brutality in Yemen, lawmakers say
Congressional Republicans are squaring off against the Obama administration's proposed $1 billion weapons deal with Saudi Arabia, which lawmakers say will embolden Riyadh with enough firepower to continue its brutal intervention in the ongoing civil war in Yemen.
Iran, Russia start construction of new Iranian nuclear plant
Iran began building a second nuclear plant with Russian help on Saturday, in a $10 billion project which follows Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers last year, state media reported.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Abbas hits back at Netanyahu over 'ethnic cleansing' remark
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday took aim at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remark regarding 'ethnic cleansing' of Jews as a precondition for a Palestinian state, accusing the Jewish State of perpetrating an ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
PA seeks ethnic cleansing of Jews in Judea and Samaria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uploaded a video to his Facebook page over the weekend in which he countered international assertions that Israel's settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria is hindering peace efforts. Netanyahu said the main obstacle was actually the Palestinian leadership's plan to pursue the 'ethnic cleansing' of Jews in the area following any peace deal.

Inside the United States
Marking 15 Years Since 9/11, Families Arrive At Ground Zero
The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, with victims' relatives reading their names and reflecting on a loss that still felt as immediate to them as it was indelible for the nation.

U.S. Politics
Hillary Clinton Cancels West Coast Swing, Undergoing Treatment for Pneumonia
Hillary Clinton has been suffering from pneumonia, her doctor said Sunday, hours after the Democratic nominee abruptly left a 9/11 memorial service because she "felt overheated."
Hillary Clinton: Half of Trump Supporters Belong in 'Basket of Deplorables'
Hillary Clinton urged supporters late Friday not to be complacent about Donald Trump's chances of winning the election, saying half of his backers were 'desperate for change' but the other half belonged in a 'basket of deplorables.'
Hillary Clinton's health just became a real issue in the presidential campaign
Hillary Clinton falling ill Sunday morning at a memorial service on the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks will catapult questions about her health from the ranks of conservative conspiracy theory to perhaps the central debate in the presidential race over the coming days.
UPI/CVoter poll: Donald Trump widens lead over Hillary Clinton to 2 points
The UPI/CVoter daily presidential tracking poll released Sunday shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton by 2 percentage points.

Christian News
Poll: Pastors Should Not Preach Politics
Americans overwhelmingly think it's inappropriate for pastors to mix politics and preaching from the pulpit, a new report shows.
'Homeland' for Christians in Middle East pushed to protect them from ISIS genocide campaign
'Christians in the Middle East will only be safe when they have a protected homeland, a foundation on which to build their shattered society,' he said.
World Vision halts Gaza projects and cuts jobs amid claims funds sent to Hamas
World Vision has cancelled the contracts of 120 Palestinian employees in Gaza, staff said on Friday, amid Israeli allegations that the NGO's Gaza director had diverted millions to Hamas. A senior World Vision source confirmed the redundancies.