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U.S. Magnitsky list penalizes 18 Russians for alleged rights abuses
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has sanctioned 18 Russian officials for alleged violations of human rights in their country, adding new strain to the difficult U.S.-Russian relationship. U.S. officials released the names of 18 Russian officials...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Rescue workers in Iran give up search for earthquake survivors
TEHRAN -- Rescue workers on Wednesday gave up the search for more survivors of an earthquake that flattened homes and killed dozens of people in southern Iran, according to local news reports. The semiofficial Fars News Agency and other news outlets...
Tags: Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey, Nuclear Power, Tehran (Iran), International Atomic Energy Agency
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Earthquake reported to kill dozens in southern Iran
TEHRAN -- A powerful earthquake shook southern Iran on Tuesday afternoon, killing dozens of people and devastating entire towns, Iranian media reported. At least 31 people died in the quake, including three victims under a collapsed house in the small...
Tags: Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey, Nuclear Power, Iran
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'Ernest Cole: Photographer' opens at Fowler Museum
Long before Ernest Cole became one of South Africa's first black photojournalists, he had dreams of becoming a doctor, a bold aspiration for a young man coming of age during apartheid rule in the 1950s and 1960s. In an unpublished biography from late...Tags: Photography, The New York Times, Africa, Arts, South Africa
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Iran nuclear talks unproductive
WASHINGTON — The latest round of international negotiations over Iran's disputed nuclear program concluded Saturday with no sign of progress and the future of the fitful diplomatic effort uncertain. Officials from Iran and the six world powers had...Tags: Almaty (Kazakhstan), Politics, Kazakhstan, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Congress
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Al Jazeera America hires CNN reporter Ali Velshi
Al Jazeera America has made its first on-air hire and tapped CNN reporter Ali Velshi to host a business show for the start-up cable network. Velshi, born in Kenya and raised in Canada, has been with CNN for a dozen years, anchoring "Your Money" and...Tags: CNN (tv network), Current TV (tv network), MSNBC (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, Al Jazeera (tv network)
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'Illegal' is now illegal at the Associated Press
In lecturing to journalism students over the years, I have pointed out that newspaper style guides have adapted to changes in politics and society. For example, the 1976 version of the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage warned reporters not to...Tags: Mental Illness, Politics, The New York Times, Newspapers, Francis I
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Group to use 'illegal invaders' term in response to AP ban
One group that advocates against illegal immigration said it will begin using the term "illegal invaders" after the Associated Press announced it would no longer use the term "illegal" or "illegal immigrant." William Gheen, president of the Americans...
Tags: The Associated Press, Politics, Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration
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Fire engulfs skyscraper in capital of Chechnya
Firefighters were battling a massive blaze that engulfed most of a 40-story building in the capital of Chechnya, Russian news agencies reported Wednesday. The building, one of several skyscrapers in the Grozny City complex, is the tallest in Chechnya,...Tags: Television Networks, The New York Times, Gerard Depardieu, Ramzan Kadyrov, Wars and Interventions
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AP's ban on the term 'illegal immigrant' sparks fierce debate
There has long been debate about the term "illegal immigrant." Some immigrant activists believe the term unfairly demonizes undocumented immigrants, though the term is still commonly used by news organizations. On Tuesday, however, one of the world'...
Tags: The Associated Press, Politics, Migration, Jonah Goldberg, Immigration
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Shepard Smith: I'll never anchor in morning
Staff writerYou can count Shepard Smith out of any speculation about replacing Matt Lauer on "Today." "I sleep in the mornings. I would be the wrong person for any morning show. I don’t know if they know my number," Smith said Thursday. "If 'Today' were...Tags: Today (tv program), Matt Lauer, MSNBC (tv network), Rachel Maddow, CBS Corp.
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At least 35 reported killed as explosion rocks Syrian capital
BEIRUT -- A deadly blast shook Damascus early Thursday, killing more than a dozen people, shattering windows and sending a cloud of smoke above the Syrian capital as emergency vehicles raced to the scene. News reports indicated that the mid-morning...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Soccer, Bombings, Sports, Wars and Interventions
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