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• Immigrants Arrive With Their Pasts Intact
• Discrimination Against Muslims Doesn't End at the Border—It Extends to the Workplace
• Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks
• Australia calls for restraint after Russian plane shot down
• The Latest: : Islamist jailed in France raid
• U.S., France agree to scale up fight against Islamic State
• Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12
• U.S. Air Force official sees issues with space launch priorities
• Hollande and Obama vow unity against IS, appeal to Russia
• France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande wins US backing
• Can Jeb Bush rise again? Look to Florida for clues
• Obama, Hollande urge Russia to focus Syria attacks on Islamic State
• U.N. decries Balkans border curbs on refugees; arrivals in Greece fall
• Turkey pilots warned Russian jet 10 times before shoot-down: US
• Turkey tells U.N. it shot down plane, defends right to do so
• Blast targeting Tunisia presidential guard bus kills 12
• IS frees 10 kidnapped Syrian Christians: monitors
• French jets destroy an Islamic State command center in Iraq: official
• Holiday travelers prepare for tighter security measures amid terror threats
• Downing of Russian Fighter Plane Thrusts Turkmen Into Spotlight: What We Know About Them
• How Obama's Response to ISIS Is Boosting Trump and Cruz
• Obama, Hollande pledge solidarity against ISIS
• Leading Spanish personalities call for peace protest after attacks
• Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation
• Timeline: France's shifting Syria approach
• More countries are revoking the citizenship of terrorist affiliates
• Petraeus Warns: No U.S. Ground Troops in Syria
• The Latest: Obama calls Russia 'the outlier' in IS fight
• Germany to start deporting asylum seekers to western Balkans
• France, US to scale up strikes on IS in Syria, Iraq: Hollande
• Hollande says U.S., France to step up strikes in Syria, Iraq
• British police cuts will hit counter-terrorism effort, says top officer
• Tech world takes on icon-smashing Islamic State with a virtual Palmyra
• Prince Ali Al Hussein to Speak at National Press Club on December 4
• Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up Islamic State fight
• Despair mounts for migrants trapped on Greek-Macedonian border
• Massachusetts congressman convenes meeting of Syrian refugees, police
• U.S. says Syria strikes not impacted by Turkey-Russia 'incident'
• Wounded Warrior Project Celebrates "Plaid Day" with Brawny
• Putin's 'realpolitik' aims to make Russia indispensable

Immigrants Arrive With Their Pasts Intact Posted: 24 Nov 2015 05:09 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Until the advent of Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, the word "immigration" tended to mean the controlled and more-or-less legal movement of one people to another country. Oh, there were always "border troubles" here and there, but nothing to (so to speak) write home about.Today, immigration has become a weapon of foreign policy on the part of certain states; it has become the No. ...

Discrimination Against Muslims Doesn't End at the Border—It Extends to the Workplace Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:40 PM PST From crossing the Mediterranean Sea to finding shelter while many countries seek to close their borders, the challenges faced by Syrian refugees are numerous—and sometimes deadly. If refugees do make it safely to the United States or Europe, the process of resettlement is far from easy, as one Bosnian refugee detailed on Twitter last week. Marie-Anne Valfort, an associate member at the Paris School of Economics, partnered with the independent think tank The Institut Montaigne to prepare and submit more than 6,000 résumés to employers nationwide over the course of a year ending last September.

Stories of those who died in the Paris attacks Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:36 PM PST Among the 130 victims killed in attacks in Paris were students, a filmmaker, a doctor, artists, music lovers and beloved parents and children. They had varied backgrounds and interests. Here are some of their stories:

Australia calls for restraint after Russian plane shot down Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:19 PM PST CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister on Wednesday called for Russia and Turkey to show restraint over the shooting down of as Russian jet fighter near the Syria-Turkey border, adding Australia is paying close attention to the safety of Australian pilots over Syria.

The Latest: : Islamist jailed in France raid Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:59 PM PST PARIS (AP) — The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris and the heightened security in Europe. All times local:

U.S., France agree to scale up fight against Islamic State Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:56 PM PST By John Irish and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and France agreed on Tuesday to ramp up military operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and coordinate intelligence on domestic threats following the worst attacks to hit France since World War Two. Relations between the two allies over Syrian policy have been strained since August 2013 when U.S. President Barack Obama canceled a plan to strike Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces over the use of chemical weapons. French warplanes were ready on the runway when the word came from Washington that Obama had decided against action.

Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:26 PM PST By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - A bomb exploded on a bus packed with Tunisian presidential guards in the capital Tunis on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people in an attack one source said was probably the work of a suicide bomber. Ambulances rushed wounded from the scene and security forces closed off streets around Mohamed V Avenue, one of the main streets in Tunis, before the president declared a curfew in the city and imposed a state of emergency nationwide. It was the third major attack in Tunisia this year, after an Islamist militant killed 38 foreigners at a beach hotel in the resort of Sousse in June, and gunmen killed 21 tourists at the Bardo Museum in Tunis in March.

U.S. Air Force official sees issues with space launch priorities Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:18 PM PST By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could struggle to promote competition in its space launch program while also maintaining two independent ways to launch satellites and ending U.S. reliance on Russian rocket engines, a top U.S. Air Force official said on Tuesday. ULA, the monopoly provider of such launches since its creation in 2006, said it was unable to submit a bid in compliance with the competition's rules because of how the contest was structured, and because it lacked Russian-built RD-180 engines for its Atlas 5 rocket. The Pentagon last month refused to grant ULA a waiver from a U.S. law that banned use of the Russian engines for military and spy satellite launches after 2019.

Hollande and Obama vow unity against IS, appeal to Russia Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:15 PM PST France and the United States pledged Tuesday to step up the fight against the Islamic State group, urging Russia to throw its weight behind global efforts to resolve the four-year Syrian conflict. President Francois Hollande met his US counterpart Barack Obama at the White House as Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane dealt a severe blow to efforts to coordinate the fight against IS. Speaking 11 days after jihadists killed 130 people in the French capital, Hollande urged an "implacable" joint response to crush the group in Syria and Iraq.

France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande wins US backing Posted: 24 Nov 2015 03:01 PM PST By Michel Rose and Philip Blenkinsop PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a man who provided lodging to the suspected ringleader must have known of a terrorist plot, and Belgium issued a warrant for a new suspect Painting a chilling picture of ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the Paris prosecutor said that after dropping off the gunmen and suicide bombers at the cafes and bars where the attacks were to take place he had later returned to the scene while the killing spree was in full swing. The coordinated attacks, in which 130 people were killed, prompted France to declare a national state of emergency and to step up air strikes in Syria on Islamic State, the militant group which has claimed responsibility.

Can Jeb Bush rise again? Look to Florida for clues Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:55 PM PST It was the tennis match of the century, Washington-style: Jeb Bush and brother Marvin versus two women champions, Chris Evert and Pam Shriver. Then-President George H.W. Bush set up the 1989 match, which took place on a private court in the Hart Senate Office Building. The Bush boys won in three sets.

Obama, Hollande urge Russia to focus Syria attacks on Islamic State Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:43 PM PST By Roberta Rampton and John Irish WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande pressed Russia on Tuesday to focus its attacks in Syria on Islamic State militants after Turkey heightened tensions in the region by downing a Russian plane. Obama and Hollande also urged Russia and Turkey not to let the situation escalate after Turkey, a NATO ally, said it shot down a Russian warplane near the Turkish-Syrian border after it repeatedly violated Turkish air space.

U.N. decries Balkans border curbs on refugees; arrivals in Greece fall Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:25 PM PST By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday condemned new restrictions on refugees that have left around 1,000 migrants stuck at the main border crossing into Macedonia from Greece, denied entry due to their nationalities in violation of international law. "Profiling asylum seekers on the basis of their alleged nationality infringes the human right of all people to seek asylum, irrespective of their nationality and to have their individual cases heard," U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said in a statement issued by his press office. "Talk about a sharp drop in the number of refugee arrivals to Greece may be premature.

Turkey pilots warned Russian jet 10 times before shoot-down: US Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:24 PM PST The US military backed up Turkey's claim Tuesday that Turkish pilots warned a Russian jet 10 times -- but failed to get a response -- before shooting it down after it briefly entered Turkish airspace. "We were able to hear everything that was going on, these (communications) were on open channels," Baghdad-based military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said in a video call with reporters. Turkish Ambassador to the United Nations Halit Cevik said in a letter to the Security Council that two Russian planes had flown a little more than a mile into Turkish airspace for 17 seconds.

Turkey tells U.N. it shot down plane, defends right to do so Posted: 24 Nov 2015 01:46 PM PST By Michelle Nichols and Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkey told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday it had shot down an unidentified plane that violated Turkish airspace and defended its right to do so as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Turkey and Russia to reduce tensions. Russia has accused Turkey of shooting down one of its fighter jets nearly a mile inside Syria and Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of "serious consequences." Ban hopes "a credible and thorough review will clarify the events and help prevent future recurrences," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Blast targeting Tunisia presidential guard bus kills 12 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 01:45 PM PST The blast, described as an "attack" by presidential spokesman Moez Sinaoui, struck on the capital's Mohamed V Avenue, a ministry official told AFP. President Beji Caid Essebsi, who cancelled a trip to Switzerland for Wednesday, declared a state of emergency throughout the country and curfew in the capital. Festival director Brahim Letaief had already cancelled the night's screenings, saying he hoped the showcase for African and Arab film-makers could resume on Wednesday.

IS frees 10 kidnapped Syrian Christians: monitors Posted: 24 Nov 2015 01:07 PM PST The Islamic State group has released 10 Assyrian Christians nine months after kidnapping them in northeastern Syria, two monitoring groups said on Tuesday. The release was also reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor. Assyrians numbered about 30,000 among Syria's 1.2 million Christians before the country's conflict began.

French jets destroy an Islamic State command center in Iraq: official Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:59 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French warplanes destroyed an Islamic State command center at Tal Afar, some 45 kilometers west of Mosul in Iraq, a French official said on Tuesday. "We hit an Islamic State command center at Tal Afar," the official said during President Francois Hollande's visit to meet his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama in Washington. "The target was destroyed." The Rafale fighter jets took off from the Charles De Gaulle aircraft carrier earlier in the day, the official said (Reporting by John Irish; editing by David Clarke)

Holiday travelers prepare for tighter security measures amid terror threats Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:57 PM PST Millions of Americans are preparing to visit their family as the U.S. State Department warns to stay vigilant against potential terrorism.

Downing of Russian Fighter Plane Thrusts Turkmen Into Spotlight: What We Know About Them Posted: 24 Nov 2015 12:35 PM PST The downing of a Russian fighter plane Tuesday near the border between Syria and Turkey has thrust the Turkmen into the international spotlight.One of the Russian pilots plummeted on to land claimed by Syria's Turkmen. The plane was hit by Turkish F16s while it was conducting airstrikes on militants in northwest Syria.The Turkmen there claim to have captured the dead Russian pilot and posted video and photos to social media of their soldiers surrounding his limp body. ...

How Obama's Response to ISIS Is Boosting Trump and Cruz Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:41 AM PST President Obama's low-key response to the recent ISIS attacks in Paris has turned off many Americans, even as the bombastic, tough-guy talk of Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is resonating with Republican voters, according to new polling data. Obama, who drew sharp criticism from Republicans and some Democrats for his response to the deadly Nov. 13 terrorist attacks, met on Tuesday in Washington with French President Francois Hollande, who is seeking to bolster international cooperation and intensified attacks against ISIS forces. Obama said that the United States stands united in "total solidarity with France," but he did not announce any major shifts in his policy.

Obama, Hollande pledge solidarity against ISIS Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:40 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Pledging solidarity after the Paris attacks, President Barack Obama promised Tuesday to work with France and other allies to intensify the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State, saying America would not be cowed by the scourge of terrorism. To this point, Obama said, Russia is an "outlier" in the fight.

Leading Spanish personalities call for peace protest after attacks Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:35 AM PST Leading Spanish actors, journalists and politicians have called for a weekend peace protest in Madrid as opposition mounts against the use of force in response to recent attacks like the ones in Paris. French President Francois Hollande's response to the bloody attacks -- including intensified strikes on Syria and tough new domestic security measures -- has raised concerns that the drive for safety in Western countries is slowly eroding freedoms and causing more harm than good. "We refuse to participate in the false trade-off between rights and security," read a manifesto signed by leading personalities such as Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, actress Pilar Bardem -- mother of actor Javier Bardem-- and influential TV presenter Chechu Monzon.

Turkey downs Russian warplane near Syria border, Moscow denies airspace violation Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:17 AM PST By Tulay Karadeniz and Maria Kiselyova ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space. It was the first time a NATO member's armed forces have downed a Russian or Soviet military aircraft since the 1950s and Russian and Turkish assets fell on fears of an escalation between the former Cold War enemies. Separate footage from Turkey's Anadolu Agency showed two pilots parachuting out of the jet before it crashed.

Timeline: France's shifting Syria approach Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:12 AM PST Paris (AFP) - France has been forced to modify its approach to conflict-devastated Syria in the fast-moving diplomatic events since Paris was attacked by jihadists on November 13.

More countries are revoking the citizenship of terrorist affiliates Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:08 AM PST What's at stake for Islamic State (IS) affiliates? In the wake of the deadly Paris attacks of Nov. 13, in which several perpetrators were French and Belgian nationals, governments around the world are cracking down on terrorism by threatening to revoke the citizenship of anyone directly linked to IS or other militant groups. Joining French President Francois Hollande and leaders in Belgium, Norway, Australia, and Britain, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced policy changes that would limit the mobility of potential terrorists by stripping them of their passports and dual citizenships.

Petraeus Warns: No U.S. Ground Troops in Syria Posted: 24 Nov 2015 10:52 AM PST Retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus, the man who oversaw the (temporary) restoration of order in Iraq following the Sunni awakening and the subsequent surge of American troops there, doesn't see much hope for a similar process in Syria. Related: Turkey Shoots Down a Russian Fighter Jet – What Will Putin Do? Petraeus said that introducing a large U.S. ground force to establish order in Syria is not "sustainable" and that any force on the ground there supported by the U.S. would have to be made up of moderate Sunni fighters – and there currently aren't enough of those to present an effective opponent to counter the terror group ISIS or the government of dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose forces are backed by the Russian military.

The Latest: Obama calls Russia 'the outlier' in IS fight Posted: 24 Nov 2015 10:12 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on President Barack Obama's meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the White House on the fight against the Islamic State group:

Germany to start deporting asylum seekers to western Balkans Posted: 24 Nov 2015 09:57 AM PST Germany will this week start deporting asylum seekers from the western Balkans whose applications have been unsuccessful, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel is under growing pressure from her own conservatives for allowing hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers, most of them refugees from Syria or Iraq, to enter Germany with few if any checks, overwhelming local authorities. To help ease the crisis, her government has repeatedly said it wants to speed up both the processing of asylum applications and the deportation of failed applicants.

France, US to scale up strikes on IS in Syria, Iraq: Hollande Posted: 24 Nov 2015 09:48 AM PST Washington (AFP) - The United States and France will intensify air strikes against the Islamic State group and support those fighting it on the ground in Syria and Iraq, France's President Francois Hollande said Tuesday.

Hollande says U.S., France to step up strikes in Syria, Iraq Posted: 24 Nov 2015 09:32 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday the United States and France have agreed to step up strikes in Syria and Iraq to target Islamic State after the deadly attacks in Paris. Hollande, appearing at a White House news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama, said the two leaders agreed on the importance of closing the Turkish border to limit the movement of extremists into Europe. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, Jeff Mason, Julia Edwards; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Bill Trott)

British police cuts will hit counter-terrorism effort, says top officer Posted: 24 Nov 2015 09:28 AM PST By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ability to counter militant attacks would be undermined if the government makes dramatic cuts to policing budgets as part of spending reductions to be unveiled this week, the most senior anti-terrorism officer said on Tuesday. Chancellor George Osborne is due on Wednesday to detail multi-billion pound spending cuts across government as part of his ambitious plan to turn Britain's deficit into a surplus by 2020. While Osborne has promised to boost the budget directly allocated for counter-terrorism, he has refused to rule out cuts to police forces across the country.

Tech world takes on icon-smashing Islamic State with a virtual Palmyra Posted: 24 Nov 2015 08:53 AM PST Islamic State jihadists may have destroyed some of ancient Palmyra's most stunning monuments, but tech gurus and digital archaeologists around the world are determined to bring Syria's cultural treasure back to life in the virtual world. By drawing on architectural plans, data, and photographs collected from contributors across the world, the project hopes to reconstruct what has been destroyed in Palmyra. Recommended: How much do you know about the Islamic State?

Prince Ali Al Hussein to Speak at National Press Club on December 4 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 08:36 AM PST WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Prince Ali Al Hussein, a candidate for the next president of FIFA and son of King Hussein of Jordan, will speak at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, December 4. Prince Ali will address how FIFA can create a governing body worthy of the "World's Game" of soccer in the wake of the organization's recent corruption scandal. Prince Ali has been a consistent voice for reform at FIFA.

Hollande meets Obama seeking to ramp up Islamic State fight Posted: 24 Nov 2015 08:13 AM PST President Francois Hollande arrived at the White House on Tuesday seeking support for his newly declared war on the Islamic State group, as the US warned its citizens worldwide of heightened terror risks following the Paris attacks. The French leader headed into hour-long talks with President Barack Obama on the campaign against IS in Syria and Iraq, as relations between Russia and Turkey -- both key to resolving the Syria conflict -- were plunged into crisis by Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane.

Despair mounts for migrants trapped on Greek-Macedonian border Posted: 24 Nov 2015 07:52 AM PST Cradling his little daughter in his arms, 31-year-old Amir from Iran feels trapped as he watches other nationalities allowed by Macedonian police to cross the border with Greece. Why won't they let us cross?" he asks after once again failing to sway the police on the border crossing of Idomeni. Since last week, Macedonia has restricted passage to northern Europe to only Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans who are considered war refugees.

Massachusetts congressman convenes meeting of Syrian refugees, police Posted: 24 Nov 2015 07:36 AM PST A Massachusetts congressman, who took in a translator he worked with while fighting in the Iraq War, is hosting a meeting on Tuesday with Syrian refugees and law enforcement officials in an effort to cool tensions over refugees. U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, a first-term Democrat, called the meeting in response to statements by more than 25 governors including Massachusetts' Charlie Baker, a Republican, that the United States should halt or slow its acceptance of refugees fleeing Syria's civil war following this month's deadly Paris attacks.

U.S. says Syria strikes not impacted by Turkey-Russia 'incident' Posted: 24 Nov 2015 07:21 AM PST U.S.-led coalition operations in Syria and Iraq are continuing "as planned," despite Turkey's shoot-down of a Russian warplane on Tuesday, said U.S. Army Colonel Steve Warren, a spokesman for the U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State. It is not an issue that involves the (U.S.-led coalition operations)," Warren told a Pentagon briefing, speaking via video-conference from Baghdad. "Our combat operations against ISIL continue as planned and we are striking in both Iraq and Syria," Warren said, using an acronym to refer to Islamic State.

Wounded Warrior Project Celebrates "Plaid Day" with Brawny Posted: 24 Nov 2015 06:30 AM PST JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 22, the Brawny® brand succeeded in setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ for the "Largest Gathering of People Wearing Plaid." Over 1,100 people were on the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, when the results were announced, including Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Alumnus Bobby Woods. "It was extremely kind of Brawny to give this support to Wounded Warrior Project, and it was a great opportunity to help Brawny break a world record too," said Woods. Woods was presented with a check for $50,000 by the Brawny® team, which he received on WWP's behalf.

Putin's 'realpolitik' aims to make Russia indispensable Posted: 24 Nov 2015 06:23 AM PST By Paul Taylor BRUSSELS (Reuters) - By intervening in Syria, President Vladimir Putin has broken Russia's relative isolation and is making it the "indispensable nation" in conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and with Islamic State while the United States balks at deeper involvement. Russia's air strikes, cruise missiles and trainers on the ground have tilted the balance of forces in Syria back toward President Bashar al-Assad's army, forcing a U.S.-backed coalition waging an air war against Islamic State onto the back foot.

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