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• Internet firms should brief U.N. on tackling extremists: experts
• France passes sweeping new spying law
• Obama: US government has let down hostages' families
• Boston bomber apologizes, sentenced to death
• GOP's Kasich opposes deporting millions in US illegally
• Clinton to miss convention of liberal activists, bloggers
• California Knights of Columbus Help Set New K of C Charity Record
• Illinois Knights of Columbus Help Set New K of C Charity Record
• Texas Knights of Columbus Lead as Organization Sets New Charity Record
• Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus Help Set New K of C Charity Record
• Warriors Co-Owner Peter Guber Talks Hollywood vs. Sports, Says Obama "Didn't Understand" Sony Hack
• Tajikistan changes citizenship law amid IS threat
• With Jindal, 13 Republicans seek White House in 2016 race
• Stop worrying about video game violence, and start thinking about dehumanization
• U.N. chief calls on Security Council to take action on Syria
• EU migrant quota plan 'not going to fly,' officials say
• The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
• Boston bomber back in court for death sentencing
• American Humane Association: Warner Bros. Pictures And Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Pictures' New Movie "Max" Highlights Important Need To Bring Home All Military Working Dogs
• Greeks worry about impact of refugee crisis on tourism
• US-centered Internet, Canada's strategy against IS, Ethiopian migrants, EU secrecy, US and the South China Sea
• 14 killed in Iraq suicide bombing claimed by IS
• Global publics support US and fight against IS
• Plucked from war-torn Iraq, heavy metal band gets first EP
• Islamic State group blows up 2 mausoleums in Syria's Palmyra
• U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State in nine air strikes in Syria, Iraq
• The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Honors Founder and CEO of IAVA Paul Rieckhoff for Exceptional Service
• Rebel flag controversy 1 in long line of disputes worldwide
• More German women joining IS to fight, intelligence head says
• Iraqi Shi'ite special forces take lead in Baiji fight
• Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants: TV
• Saunas and art therapy: Rehab for convicted Saudi extremists
• Woman Raped By Friend'S Fiance Must Share Her Secret Burden
• Australian government to strip extremists' children of citizenship
• Jon Stewart Threatens to Quit 'Daily Show' Early if Trump Doesn't Run for President
• Mother begs Australia to help daughter, grandchildren flee IS
• BLUNDERING INTO WAR

Internet firms should brief U.N. on tackling extremists: experts Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:57 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Key Internet and social media companies should brief a United Nations Security Council sanctions committee on their efforts to stop al Qaeda, Islamic State and other extremist militants spreading their ideology online, U.N. experts said. Alexander Evans, coordinator of the team of experts, said such a briefing could stimulate a conversation among the 15-committee members on whether U.N. sanctions could be expanded to help stem Internet use by Islamist militants, but he added that the "the answers are not easy." "Late last year a range of actions made much of the social media domain less-permissive territory for (militants)," he said in an interview. "The companies are aware and they have responded, but the political question is have they done enough, who should do what and what's the international consensus on this." Diplomats said the committee is considering the recommendations by the experts, who monitor the U.N. sanctions and assess the strength of the groups.

France passes sweeping new spying law Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:27 PM PDT France passed a controversial new spying law on Wednesday granting sweeping powers to snoop on citizens on the same day that leaked documents caused uproar over US espionage against French leaders. France remains on high alert and is struggling to monitor the hundreds of young Muslims leaving to fight with jihadists in Syria and Iraq, as well as keep tabs on potential attacks at home. The vote came at an awkward time for French lawmakers, less than 24 hours after leaked documents appeared to prove the US had spied on President Francois Hollande and his predecessors between 2006 and 2012, sparking a diplomatic spat between the two countries.

Obama: US government has let down hostages' families Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday that the U.S. government had let down the families of Americans held hostage by terrorists and promised they would not face criminal prosecution for paying ransoms to their loved ones' captors.

Boston bomber apologizes, sentenced to death Posted: 24 Jun 2015 03:36 PM PDT Boston (AFP) - Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev apologized to his victims for the first time at a highly emotional court hearing Wednesday where he was formally sentenced to death for the 2013 attacks.

GOP's Kasich opposes deporting millions in US illegally Posted: 24 Jun 2015 02:37 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich says it's not practical or humane to deport the millions of immigrants who are in the United States illegally.

Clinton to miss convention of liberal activists, bloggers Posted: 24 Jun 2015 12:07 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton isn't expected to show at an annual convention of liberal activists and bloggers often courted by Democratic presidential candidates.

California Knights of Columbus Help Set New K of C Charity Record Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:55 AM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Catholics throughout the United States prepare for Pope Francis' visit this summer, the Knights of Columbus has been preparing in a special way, with record-setting charity. With California helping to lead the way, the Knights of Columbus set a new all-time record in 2014 for charitable donations and service hours with $173,550,680 in donations and more than 71.5 million hours of service. California Knights raised more than $7.6 million and notched over 3 million hours of service.

Illinois Knights of Columbus Help Set New K of C Charity Record Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:39 AM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Catholics throughout the United States prepare for Pope Francis' visit this summer, the Knights of Columbus has been preparing in a special way, with record-setting charity. With Illinois helping to lead the way, the Knights of Columbus set a new all-time record in 2014 for charitable donations and service hours with $173,550,680 in donations and more than 71.5 million hours of service. Illinois Knights raised more than $7.8 million and notched over 3 million hours of service.

Texas Knights of Columbus Lead as Organization Sets New Charity Record Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:39 AM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Catholics throughout the United States prepare for Pope Francis' visit this summer, the Knights of Columbus has been preparing in a special way, with record-setting charity. With Texas leading the way, the Knights of Columbus set a new all-time record in 2014 for charitable donations and service hours with $173,550,680 in donations and more than 71.5 million hours of service. Texas Knights raised more than $9 million and notched 4.5 million hours of service.

Pennsylvania Knights of Columbus Help Set New K of C Charity Record Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:32 AM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn., June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Catholics throughout the United States prepare for Pope Francis' visit this summer, the Knights of Columbus has been preparing in a special way, with record-setting charity. With Pennsylvania helping to lead the way, the Knights of Columbus set a new all-time record in 2014 for charitable donations and service hours with $173,550,680 in donations and more than 71.5 million hours of service. Pennsylvania Knights raised more than $3.5 million and notched over 2 million hours of service.

Warriors Co-Owner Peter Guber Talks Hollywood vs. Sports, Says Obama "Didn't Understand" Sony Hack Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:06 AM PDT The Mandalay Entertainment CEO and former Sony Pictures chief on interest in an NFL team, the future of virtual reality and how Michael Lynton handled the hack.

Tajikistan changes citizenship law amid IS threat Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:05 AM PDT The parliament of ex-Soviet Tajikistan passed a law Wednesday annulling the citizenship of nationals fighting abroad with militant organisations including the radical Islamic State group active in Iraq and Syria. "People will automatically be stripped of their citizenship of the republic of Tajikistan if they fight in the ranks of terrorist groups and organisations abroad," Zarif Alizoda, the central Asian country's human rights ombudsman said in parliament.

With Jindal, 13 Republicans seek White House in 2016 race Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:56 AM PDT (Reuters) - The race for the Republican Party's 2016 presidential nomination now includes 13 official candidates for the White House with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's announcement on Wednesday. For the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll results for all the potential Republican presidential candidates, see http://bit.ly/1BKCdVi. Here is a list of the Republicans seeking the nomination or considering jumping into the race for the November 2016 election: OFFICIALLY RUNNING JEB BUSH The former Florida governor, brother of one president and son of another, formally announced his White House bid after long testing the waters.

Stop worrying about video game violence, and start thinking about dehumanization Posted: 24 Jun 2015 10:30 AM PDT It wasn't like he had some "expertise" on the subject, or that he was responding to scientific, peer-reviewed studies of video game violence on people. The Vietnam narrative has the "truth advantage", as anyone who knows a veteran will tell you.

U.N. chief calls on Security Council to take action on Syria Posted: 24 Jun 2015 09:28 AM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the U.N. Security Council to take "urgent action" on Syria amid daily atrocities and rights abuses, warning the war-torn country would otherwise slip deeper into chaos. In his monthly report to the council on Syria aid access, seen by Reuters on Wednesday, Ban did not specify action, but his former aid chief Valerie Amos appealed in April for an arms embargo and sanctions for violations of humanitarian law. "I also ask the council to take urgent action in the face of the continuing atrocities and human rights abuses taking place in Syria on a daily basis," Ban wrote in the June 23 report.

EU migrant quota plan 'not going to fly,' officials say Posted: 24 Jun 2015 09:20 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries will reject a plan obliging them to share thousands of refugees arriving in Greece and Italy, diplomats said on the eve of Thursday's summit where Europe's battle to manage a major migrant influx is high on the agenda.

The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet Posted: 24 Jun 2015 08:48 AM PDT With Bobby Jindal, it's just the opposite: Reporters have greeted his entry into the Republican contest with elegies to his political potential. Maybe that's not so bad—he's got nowhere to go but up, and longtime Jindal observers say his political skills shouldn't be underestimated. Be skeptical of anyone who tells you a single moment was a turning point in anyone's political career, but Jindal's widely panned rebuttal to President Obama's first State of the Union address does seem to have been his high-water mark.

Boston bomber back in court for death sentencing Posted: 24 Jun 2015 08:24 AM PDT Boston (AFP) - Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was back in court Wednesday to be sentenced to death by a US federal judge at an emotionally charged hearing where he will be offered a chance to speak.

American Humane Association: Warner Bros. Pictures And Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Pictures' New Movie "Max" Highlights Important Need To Bring Home All Military Working Dogs Posted: 24 Jun 2015 07:31 AM PDT WASHINGTON, June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Humane Association, which has worked to help veterans, military families and military animals for 100 years, is encouraging the American public to see a new film that beautifully illustrates the unbreakable bond between two- and four-footed members of the military. Opening on June 26, Warner Bros. Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' family action adventure "Max," co-written and directed by Boaz Yakin, stars Josh Wiggins, Lauren Graham, Thomas Haden Church. "Max" is the touching story of a heroic military working dog who, after returning from service in Afghanistan, traumatized by his handler's death, is adopted by the fallen Marine's family.

Greeks worry about impact of refugee crisis on tourism Posted: 24 Jun 2015 07:22 AM PDT MOLYVOS, Greece (AP) — On the waterfront beneath this village of stone houses cascading down a castle-topped hill, two worlds collide. Tourists saunter along the pier, gazing at the fishing boats bobbing in the harbor. A group of Afghan children who risked their lives to get here on an overloaded dinghy play in the shallow water.

US-centered Internet, Canada's strategy against IS, Ethiopian migrants, EU secrecy, US and the South China Sea Posted: 24 Jun 2015 07:06 AM PDT "Policymaking and governance are becoming dangerously dependent on Big Data...," writes Parminder Jeet Singh, former adviser to the chair of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum. "With this contribution, Canada is supporting an Iraqi army that either will not fight or fights badly.... Only effective and motivated ground forces can regain territory.

14 killed in Iraq suicide bombing claimed by IS Posted: 24 Jun 2015 06:27 AM PDT A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb at a gathering of Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders, killing 14 people in an attack claimed Wednesday by the Islamic State group, police said. "Fourteen people were killed and at least 24 wounded," a police captain said of the Tuesday night bombing in the Baladruz area of Diyala province, north of Baghdad. An army colonel said that the Al-Nida -- a major Sunni tribe in Diyala province -- had supported the government against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.

Global publics support US and fight against IS Posted: 24 Jun 2015 06:14 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Countries across the world have a favorable view of the US and its fight against the Islamic State radical group, according to a Pew Research Center report.

Plucked from war-torn Iraq, heavy metal band gets first EP Posted: 24 Jun 2015 06:07 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The name of the album is "Gilgamesh," the ancient Mesopotamian king with superhuman strength and courage who undertakes a perilous quest to discover the secret of eternal life.

Islamic State group blows up 2 mausoleums in Syria's Palmyra Posted: 24 Jun 2015 06:07 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants have destroyed two historic mausoleums in Palmyra, Syria's top antiquities official said Wednesday, raising fears that the extremists could next target the town's famed Roman ruins.

U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State in nine air strikes in Syria, Iraq Posted: 24 Jun 2015 05:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its coalition allies staged nine air strikes in Iraq and Syria in the latest round of daily attacks on Islamic State on Tuesday, a Command Joint Task Force statement said. Eight of the strikes were near the Iraqi cities of Bayji, Haditha, Sinjar and Tel Afar, striking tactical units, vehicles, buildings and a mortar position, the statement released on Wednesday said. An Islamic State tactical unit also was hit near Tel Abyad in Syria. (Writing by Bill Trott; Editing by Susan Heavey)

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Honors Founder and CEO of IAVA Paul Rieckhoff for Exceptional Service Posted: 24 Jun 2015 05:06 AM PDT More than 240 AFSP volunteer field advocates from all 50 states were in attendance as part of the organization's Advocacy Forum. "For six years we have been honoring elected officials and  non-government organizations who have helped us push suicide prevention to the forefront of our legislative process and national conversation.

Rebel flag controversy 1 in long line of disputes worldwide Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:54 AM PDT BERLIN (AP) — Around the world, countries have long struggled with questions about flags similar to those faced by South Carolina, which is under pressure to remove a Confederate flag from its statehouse in the wake of the shootings that killed nine people at a historic black church.

More German women joining IS to fight, intelligence head says Posted: 24 Jun 2015 04:48 AM PDT Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) fears a growing number of women have gone to Iraq and Syria to fight alongside Islamic State militants, its chief said on Wednesday. Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of the agency, told reporters in Berlin there had been a sharp increase in the number of young women under 25 leaving Germany to join the insurgents. Similar trends showing more Western women joining Islamic State than earlier radical Islamist movements have been reported from other European countries with large Muslim minorities such as France and Britain.

Iraqi Shi'ite special forces take lead in Baiji fight Posted: 24 Jun 2015 02:39 AM PDT By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite force said it is relying more heavily on elite units who fought in Syria in the battle against Islamic State for control of a critical Iraqi refinery and is now well placed to counter the militants' guerrilla warfare. Iraq's biggest refinery complex near the town of Baiji north of Baghdad has changed hands several times over many months of fighting and is one of the main fronts in Iraq's bid to retake the third of its territory held by the Sunni insurgents. Haji Jawad al-Talabawi, a military commander and spokesman for the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, said it is now more effective in street combat and he is hopeful that the tide will turn in favor of government troops and their Shi'ite militia allies.

Syrian army secures oil field perimeter, kills militants: TV Posted: 24 Jun 2015 01:57 AM PDT Syrian state television said on Wednesday the army and allied militia had secured the perimeter of an oil field near the central city of Palmyra which had been the focus of recent heavy fighting with Islamic State militants. The report said the army took control of the area surrounding Jazal field, territory that contains important sites for energy production in Homs province, and killed a number of Islamic State fighters. The advance appeared to be an attempt to shore up defense lines near Palmyra, an Islamic State-held city home to Roman ruins that are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Saunas and art therapy: Rehab for convicted Saudi extremists Posted: 24 Jun 2015 12:44 AM PDT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — For most of his 20s, all Badr al-Enezi could think about was becoming a jihadi fighter. After getting in touch with former Guantanamo Bay prisoners who had returned to militancy, he began plotting how to take up arms.

Woman Raped By Friend'S Fiance Must Share Her Secret Burden Posted: 23 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDT DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, my best friend's fiance raped me. He is a man I've known for many years, and I didn't see it coming. I became pregnant but had a miscarriage two months later. I recently had to have a hysterectomy from damage incurred from the rape and the miscarriage.I never went to the police or pressed charges, and very few people are aware of the whole horrific experience. I have been beyond traumatized by what happened.My best friend knows nothing about it, and I have been unable to face her since that awful night. ...

Australian government to strip extremists' children of citizenship Posted: 23 Jun 2015 09:02 PM PDT By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government will be able to strip the children of extremists fighting overseas of Australian citizenship under controversial legislation introduced into parliament on Wednesday. Details of the so-called Allegiance to Australia bill were unveiled as the mother-in-law of one man believed killed in Iraq while fighting for Islamic state pleaded for his wife and children to be allowed to return home. Karen Nettleton, the mother of Khaled Sharrouf's wife Tara, said her daughter had made the "mistake of a lifetime." "Today she is a parent alone in a foreign and vicious land looking after a widowed 14-year-old and four other young children," Nettleton said in a statement released by her lawyer.

Jon Stewart Threatens to Quit 'Daily Show' Early if Trump Doesn't Run for President Posted: 23 Jun 2015 09:00 PM PDT Luckily for fans of the Comedy Central late night show, the candidate is still providing plenty of fodder.

Mother begs Australia to help daughter, grandchildren flee IS Posted: 23 Jun 2015 07:09 PM PDT The mother-in-law of one of Australia's most notorious Islamic State fighters has pleaded for the government to help her "desperate" daughter and five grandchildren flee the Middle East, saying she made "the mistake of a lifetime". Karen Nettleton's emotional appeal for help came after reports that her son-in-law Khaled Sharrouf and his friend Mohamed Elomar were killed in fighting in the Iraqi city of Mosul in the past week, although officials Wednesday suggested they may have died in Syria. Sharrouf gained global infamy last year when he posted pictures on his Twitter account showing himself and his seven-year-old, Sydney-raised son holding up the severed heads of slain soldiers in Syria.

BLUNDERING INTO WAR Posted: 23 Jun 2015 05:30 PM PDT When another dramatic story sprang out of Iraq recently -- that ISIS reduced the flow of water through a dam on the Euphrates to shrink the river and give them easier access to the government forces on the other side -- no one here paid much attention. For water-as-war is as old in Iraq as the gates of Babylon or the fear of the Persians. The Pentagon has five sides, but doesn't seem to be capable of understanding that history has at least as many.

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