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• GOP could be near Trump breaking point; frustration abounds
• IS frees hundreds of 'human shields' in Syria
• Trump backs off ISIS comments; party head appears at rallies in show of unity
• U.S. drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
• US-backed Syrian force captures key IS stronghold of Manbij
• IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader's death
• Islamic State losses mount with liberation of Syrian town
• Trump a factor in surprisingly close Missouri Senate race
• Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls final d results
• Merkel to urge chiefs of big companies to hire refugees, Bild reports
• China’s effect on the world, Israel should support Kurds, drawbacks to Olympics, wind turbines still good, different protest in Armenia
• WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election
• Suspect in Saudi police murder was IS member, says ministry
• Donald Trump Says He Was Being Sarcastic When He Claimed President Obama Founded ISIS

GOP could be near Trump breaking point; frustration abounds Posted: 13 Aug 2016 05:43 PM PDT ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The Republican Party could be nearing a breaking point with Donald Trump.

IS frees hundreds of 'human shields' in Syria Posted: 13 Aug 2016 03:27 PM PDT Islamic State group jihadists have released hundreds of civilians they used as human shields while fleeing a crumbling stronghold in northern Syria, but the fate of others remained unknown Saturday. On another front, scores of civilians were killed on Saturday in air raids by the Syrian regime and its Russian ally, and in shelling attacks by the rebels in the battleground province of Aleppo, a monitoring group said. At least 51 civilians including four children were killed in Aleppo city and the surrounding countryside, while another 22 civilians were killed in the neighbouring province of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Trump backs off ISIS comments; party head appears at rallies in show of unity Posted: 13 Aug 2016 12:57 PM PDT By Steve Holland ALTOONA, Pa. (Reuters) - Republican Donald Trump on Friday backed away from comments calling President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton the founders of the militant group Islamic State, while the Republican Party sought to project unity behind their candidate. A new poll showed Trump, whose unfiltered speaking style has repeatedly landed him in hot water, losing ground in three crucial states ahead of the Nov. 8 general election against Clinton. In a surprise appearance, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who in private expressed fury over some of Trump's actions earlier this month, introduced the candidate at a campaign event in Erie, Pennsylvania, and the two hugged onstage.

U.S. drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials Posted: 13 Aug 2016 10:38 AM PDT By Jibran Ahmad and Yeganeh Torbati PESHAWAR, Pakistan/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a U.S. drone strike on July 26, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday after the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan announced the news to Reuters. The death of Hafiz Saeed Khan is a blow to efforts by Islamic State - also known as ISIS or Daesh - to expand from its heartlands in Syria and Iraq into Afghanistan and Pakistan, already crowded with jihadist movements including the Taliban and al Qaeda.

US-backed Syrian force captures key IS stronghold of Manbij Posted: 13 Aug 2016 10:29 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — On the streets of Manbij, men chanted slogans against the Islamic State group or clipped their beards and women walked with their faces uncovered for the first time in over two-and-a-half years, hours after the militant group was pushed out of the northern Syrian city.

IS threat lingers in Afghanistan despite leader's death Posted: 13 Aug 2016 10:21 AM PDT The killing of the Islamic State group's leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has dealt a major blow to the jihadists, but despite a US-backed scorched earth offensive the regional franchise is far from over, observers said Saturday. Hafiz Saeed was killed in a US airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province last month, the Pentagon announced Friday, as Afghan forces mount an operation against the militants after they claimed the deadliest attack in Kabul for 15 years. The death of Saeed, the second prominent militant to be killed in a US regional strike in recent months, is a setback to the group's efforts to expand beyond its heartland of Syria and Iraq into Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Islamic State losses mount with liberation of Syrian town Posted: 13 Aug 2016 10:01 AM PDT The Islamic State group's loss of the northern Syrian town of Manbij to U.S.-backed fighters marks the latest in a string of defeats for the extremists across their self-styled caliphate in Syria and Iraq.

Trump a factor in surprisingly close Missouri Senate race Posted: 13 Aug 2016 07:46 AM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ask Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri about his party's presidential nominee and you'll likely get a polite but weary response.

Olympics-Rowing-Men's single sculls final d results Posted: 13 Aug 2016 05:39 AM PDT Aug 13 (Gracenote) - Olympic rowing men's single sculls final d result in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. 1. LithuaniaArmandas Kelmelis 7 minutes 0.72 seconds 2. PeruRenzo Leon Garcia 7:02.28 3. IraqMohammed Riyadh Jasim 7:03.73 4. UzbekistanShakhboz Kholmurzaev 7:04.78 5. AlgeriaSid Boudina 7:06.64 6. ParaguayArturo Rivarola Trappe 7:18.34

Merkel to urge chiefs of big companies to hire refugees, Bild reports Posted: 13 Aug 2016 04:27 AM PDT Chancellor Angela Merkel has invited executives from some of Germany's biggest listed companies to attend a summit next month where she will urge them to hire more refugees, the newspaper Bild reported on Saturday. More than one million migrants flooded into Germany last year, and the government wants to get as many as possible into the job market, which would reduce their dependence on the state and compensate for labor shortages as the workforce ages. Merkel will push reluctant German companies to offer more traineeships and position to refugees, Bild reported.

China’s effect on the world, Israel should support Kurds, drawbacks to Olympics, wind turbines still good, different protest in Armenia Posted: 13 Aug 2016 03:00 AM PDT "China sees the U.S. hand ubiquitous in the July 12 award by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Scarborough Shoal dispute in the South China Sea...," writes Jayant Prasad. "The ruling has comprehensively rejected China's territorial and sovereignty claims in the disputed area.... China's contribution to global recovery since the crisis of 2007-08 has been significant. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test?

WHY IT MATTERS: Issues at stake in election Posted: 12 Aug 2016 11:31 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A selection of issues at stake in the presidential election and their impact on Americans, in brief:

Suspect in Saudi police murder was IS member, says ministry Posted: 12 Aug 2016 05:33 PM PDT A Yemeni man accused of murdering a policeman in Saudi Arabia had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, authorities in the kingdom said. The suspect ran over and stabbed Corporal Muthhel al-Saluli on Wednesday after the officer left a mosque in Bisha, in the southwestern Asir region, the interior ministry said in a statement late on Friday. Saudi Arabia is part of the US-led coalition that is fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

Donald Trump Says He Was Being Sarcastic When He Claimed President Obama Founded ISIS Posted: 11 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT "I love watching these poor, pathetic people (pundits) on television working so hard and so seriously to try and figure me out. They can't!" tweeted the GOP presidential nominee.

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