MIAMI – A bail hearing has been postponed for a Florida man described by the FBI as an Islamic State sympathizer plotting to detonate a backpack bomb at a beach. Defense attorney Richard Della Fera said he wanted the delay Monday so he could review U.S. government surveillance of his …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish prosecutors are seeking sentences of up to seven and a half years in prison for 18 journalists they accuse of engaging in terror propaganda for publishing photos showing a militant pointing a gun at a prosecutor who was killed in a failed hostage rescue operation in …
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HILO, Hawaii – Hawaii County has called for restoration of a lava-covered road in Pahoa, despite the site having become a popular attraction for tourists. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1K5uiW1 ) that work on Cemetery Road has been put out to bid and is expected to start in coming months. …
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CAIRO – Egypt’s state-run media says ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is refusing to eat prison food because he doesn’t think it is safe. The state-run MENA news agency reported Morsi made the comments at a court hearing Saturday. He requested permission to receive outside food and described the prison …
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DHAKA, Bangladesh – A war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced one man to death and another to life in prison for collaborating with Pakistan to commit mass killings and other crimes during the 1971 war for independence. The decision was announced Tuesday, with the defendants — Sheikh Sirajul Islam …
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With controversy swirling over gun control and public safety, that fact that it’s possible for regular people to design and 3D print gun parts at home has become a matter of great public concern. Recent years have seen a proliferation of personal-scale manufacturing systems, such as homemade 3D printers, desktop …
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MANAMA, Bahrain – Bahrain’s chief of police says five suspects with links to Iran have been arrested in connection with a bombing last month that killed two police and wounded six others. Maj. Gen. Tariq al-Hassan says investigators have connected the suspects to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, as well as the …
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CORUNNA, Mich. – A Michigan woman kept her disabled adult sister locked in a closet for six or seven years with little food, water or clothing and only a bucket for urination, authorities said Friday. Candy Lawson, 44, of Corunna is charged with unlawful imprisonment, vulnerable adult abuse and embezzlement …
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia says its computer network is back online after being shut down for two days due to a cyberattack. The university says the network was restored Sunday after a system security upgrade. Administrators say no personally identifiable information was accessed and no sensitive research …
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ATHENS, Greece – Greek authorities say they are planning to use a ferry currently docked at the island of Kos to transport up to 2,500 migrants to a northern port. The Greek Merchant Marine Ministry said Tuesday the Eleftherios Venizelos is expected to leave Kos by Wednesday morning to travel …
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