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• Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports
• Police hunt suspect after Islamic State kills 30 in Brussels suicide attacks
• Close the Borders, Monitor Muslims: GOP Candidates Respond to ISIS Attacks
• Tapping into anxieties of white America? Trump isn't the first
• US steps up security amid fears of Brussels copycat attacks
• Brussels attacks show how presidential candidates differ on security
• Brussels attacks another reminder of Belgian security's weak link
• Brussels attacks show Islamic State group able to dodge crackdown
• Kerry off to Russia for Syria talks after Brussels attacks
• Wounded Veterans March in Memory of Second World War Survivors
• Lawyer: Man accused of killing cop is mentally impaired
• UN envoy to Syria: Sides in Geneva talks exchanged documents
• Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell
• Republicans point to Muslim immigration in Brussels attacks
• Sanders’ Attacks on Clinton’s Foreign Policy Could Help Trump
• Deadly Islamist attacks in Europe since 2004
• Carter says no attack will deter US resolve to defeat IS
• Veterans are using pot to ease PTSD, despite scant research
• Finland sentences Iraqi man for war crimes
• US general: one dead, eight injured in Iraq
• Islamic State clash with Turkish troops at Iraqi base: military sources
• Dunford: Attack injured 8 in Iraq; security not compromised
• UN official: Don't target refugees over Brussels attacks
• Brussels bombings put 'the whole of Europe' under attack
• U.S.-led coalition reports 15 strikes against Islamic States
• Iraq seeks financial agreement with Kurds before pumping crude to Turkey
• Qatar says Iran invited to talks on oil output freeze
• Baghdad politics slows fight against IS in Anbar
• Obama intervened over crumbling Iraqi dam as U.S. concern grew
• IRAQ ANBAR
• Australia arrests two suspected of Islamic State financing: police
• US Marines deploy to northern Iraq to provide protection
• Sydney siege gunman fired at hostages but missed: lawyer
• Australian schoolgirl faces charge of financing IS
• Today in History
• Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming Reunite in Palm Springs for Inaugural Festival

Belgium bombings raise security alerts at U.S. airports Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:30 PM PDT By Barbara Goldberg and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. transportation hubs were placed on alert on Tuesday, with police out in force, and part of Denver International Airport's main terminal was evacuated in response to a possible security threat after suicide bombings in Brussels killed at least 30 people. Major U.S. airports and other transportation facilities were put on alert following attacks at Brussels Airport and a subway station on Tuesday for which Islamic State, the militant group that has seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility. Large numbers of uniformed police officers and National Guard members in fatigues and carrying long weapons patrolled New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Police hunt suspect after Islamic State kills 30 in Brussels suicide attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:27 PM PDT By Philip Blenkinsop and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a rush-hour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday which killed at least 30 people, with police hunting a suspect who fled the air terminal. Police issued a wanted notice for a young man in a hat who was caught on CCTV pushing a laden luggage trolley at Zaventem airport alongside two others who, investigators said, later blew themselves up in the terminal, killing at least 10 people. Officials said about 20 died on the train close to European Union institutions.

Close the Borders, Monitor Muslims: GOP Candidates Respond to ISIS Attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:25 PM PDT The terrorist bombings in Brussels Tuesday that killed at least 30 people and left dozens of others injured quickly permeated the U.S presidential campaign. Republicans renewed their criticism of President Obama's handling of the war on ISIS, with the GOP candidates proposing a number of extreme measures to protect the U.S. from similar attacks. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump called for U.S. authorities to "close up our borders" to prevent the infiltration of terrorists, while Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) proposed authorizing police surveillance of neighborhoods with large numbers of Muslim residents to try to ferret out conspiracies of future attacks.

Tapping into anxieties of white America? Trump isn't the first Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:24 PM PDT Recommended: What do you know about Donald Trump? "One plainclothes policeman, using a pair of handcuffs as brass knuckles, cut the face of a heckler who shoved him," said the Chicago Tribune in its account of the wild Wallace rally in Detroit on Oct. 29 of that year. Rabble-rousing has a long and complex history in United States politics.

US steps up security amid fears of Brussels copycat attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration stepped up security at major transit hubs across the country after Tuesday's airport and subway bombings in Brussels, as top U.S. intelligence officials warned of the risk for copycat attacks at home. President Barack Obama vowed to help Belgium track down those responsible for the deadly explosions.

Brussels attacks show how presidential candidates differ on security Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:44 PM PDT Many voters have already heard of Donald Trump's plan to ban all Muslims entering the country "until we can figure out what's going," as he suggested in December. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing attacks at the Belgian capital's airport and subway system. Experts have said some of Trump's antiterror prescriptions might be illegal (targeting family members) or perhaps impossible (shutting down portions of the Internet).

Brussels attacks another reminder of Belgian security's weak link Posted: 22 Mar 2016 01:55 PM PDT By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Belgian government warned at the weekend that there might be an attack after the security services captured their most wanted man. Tuesday's explosions, which killed at least 30 people at the main Brussels airport and an underground rail station, came just days after Belgium's security services caught the last surviving suspect in November's attacks on Paris. Belgium has announced 400 million euros ($450 million) of extra spending to upgrade its security capabilities since it emerged that the country of 11 million people served as the base for the Paris attackers who killed 130 people.

Brussels attacks show Islamic State group able to dodge crackdown Posted: 22 Mar 2016 01:36 PM PDT The carnage unleashed in Brussels on Tuesday shows that the Islamic State group is still capable of staging mass-casualty attacks in Belgium and Europe despite an intensifying security crackdown, experts say. A senior French counter-terrorism official said the attacks were unlikely to be a direct response to the arrest in Brussels just four days ago of Salah Abdeslam, suspected of being the last surviving member of the jihadist team that struck Paris in November. Instead, the official said Tuesday's bombings, also claimed by IS, were more likely a response to previous police raids in Belgium, such as an operation in the town of Verviers in January 2015 when two jihadists were killed and another arrested.

Kerry off to Russia for Syria talks after Brussels attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 01:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria as the terrorist attacks in Brussels underscored the urgency of fighting the Islamic State group.

Wounded Veterans March in Memory of Second World War Survivors Posted: 22 Mar 2016 01:30 PM PDT WHITE SANDS, N.M., March 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In honor of those who fell during the Bataan Death March of 1942, Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) Alumni participated in the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range. Others march in honor of a family member or veteran who was in the Bataan Death March, or who was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in the Philippines. "Some of the survivors from the actual march were there," said Marcus Cole, Army veteran and WWP Alumnus.

Lawyer: Man accused of killing cop is mentally impaired Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:57 PM PDT MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — An Army staff sergeant charged with shooting and killing a newly sworn Virginia police officer is mentally impaired as a result of his two tours in Iraq, his defense lawyer said Tuesday.

UN envoy to Syria: Sides in Geneva talks exchanged documents Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:55 PM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Syria's warring parties taking part in the Geneva talks exchanged documents on Tuesday outlining each side's basic positions, the U.N. special envoy said.

Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:37 PM PDT Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya, authorities said, part of a security crackdown on jihadists crossing the border. Tunisian security forces are on high alert after dozens of Islamist militants stormed through the border town of Ben Guerdan earlier this month attacking army and police posts and triggering street battles in which troops killed about 50 militants over three days. Twelve soldiers and seven civilians were also killed in the worst such attack in Tunisia's history.

Republicans point to Muslim immigration in Brussels attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:13 PM PDT Republican presidential candidates seized on the terror bombings in Brussels Tuesday to demand that Muslim refugees be kept out of the United States, blaming Europe's open immigration policies for the outrage. Frontrunner Donald Trump repeated his call for closing US borders "until we figure out what's going on" -- a call Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton said was unrealistic. "Belgium is a horror show right now.

Sanders’ Attacks on Clinton’s Foreign Policy Could Help Trump Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:42 AM PDT Senate Democrats and others have been encouraging Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to abandon his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination and turn his attention to helping frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton get ready to take on a formidable Donald Trump this fall. While the democratic socialist has a chance on Tuesday night to reboot his campaign with strong showings in Arizona, Utah and Idaho after a substantial loss from Clinton last week in five important states including Florida and Ohio, the delegate math is working against him and many analysts say it would be near impossible for Sanders to overtake Clinton before the Democratic convention this summer. "I am not a quitter," Sanders told CNN's Anderson Cooper in an interview from Salt Lake City, Utah last night.

Deadly Islamist attacks in Europe since 2004 Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:16 AM PDT Around 35 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in a series of attacks in Brussels on Tuesday claimed by the Islamic State group and described as a strike at the very heart of Europe. The bombings at Brussels airport and a metro station in the city that is home to the European Union and NATO are the latest in a string of attacks on the continent since the Madrid train bombings in 2004. Europe has been on high alert for Islamist violence since a jihadist rampage in Paris in January 2015 that targeted a satirical weekly and a Jewish supermarket.

Carter says no attack will deter US resolve to defeat IS Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter told lawmakers Tuesday that the attacks in Brussels will not deter the United States from its plan to defeat the Islamic State group as soon as possible.

Veterans are using pot to ease PTSD, despite scant research Posted: 22 Mar 2016 11:06 AM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A growing number of states are weighing whether to legalize marijuana to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. But for many veterans, the debate is already over.

Finland sentences Iraqi man for war crimes Posted: 22 Mar 2016 09:26 AM PDT HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court has given an Iraqi man a 13-month suspended sentence for war crimes committed in his home country last year, finding him guilty of degrading the body of a dead enemy soldier.

US general: one dead, eight injured in Iraq Posted: 22 Mar 2016 09:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The top-ranking U.S. military officer says eight Marines were injured in the Islamic State attack at a fire base in Iraq Saturday that killed one U.S. service member.

Islamic State clash with Turkish troops at Iraqi base: military sources Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:32 AM PDT Islamic State militants attacked the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq on Tuesday and Turkish troops stationed there retaliated, military sources said. Turkey deployed soldiers to northern Iraq in December, citing heightened security risks near Bashiqa, where its soldiers have been training an Iraqi militia to fight Islamic State militants. The military sources said the Turkish army hit Islamic State targets from north of the camp after the attack.

Dunford: Attack injured 8 in Iraq; security not compromised Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:19 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Joseph Dunford says eight Marines were injured in the Islamic State attack at a fire base in Iraq Saturday that killed one U.S. service member.

UN official: Don't target refugees over Brussels attacks Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:07 AM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. official in charge of aiding Mideast refugees said on Tuesday that anger over the attacks in Brussels shouldn't be directed at those fleeing Syria's bloody civil war or violence elsewhere in the region.

Brussels bombings put 'the whole of Europe' under attack Posted: 22 Mar 2016 08:04 AM PDT The outpouring of support for Belgium across Europe in the wake of the deadly terrorist attack in Brussels during rush hour this morning is more than just the solidarity expressed after a tragedy. As the de facto hub of the European Union and base of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the bombings at the city's international airport and underground subway system, killing at least 30 people, have struck at the heart of the European Union. Already under stress from the migration crisis that has spurred infighting and border closures across the bloc, today's attacks in the European capital further challenge the EU's solidarity against extremism.

U.S.-led coalition reports 15 strikes against Islamic States Posted: 22 Mar 2016 05:04 AM PDT The United States and its allies conducted 15 strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Monday, a military statement said. In Iraq, 13 strikes hit targets including Islamic State units, a bridge and a tunnel, said the statement on Tuesday. Two strikes were carried out in Syria, it added.

Iraq seeks financial agreement with Kurds before pumping crude to Turkey Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:52 AM PDT Iraq will not resume pumping crude through a Kurdish pipeline to Turkey unless it reaches a financial agreement with the Kurdish regional government, the Iraqi oil minister said on Tuesday. Adel Abdul Mahdi confirmed on his Facebook page that the central Iraqi government had decided to stop pumping crude from fields under the management of its state-run company in northern Iraq through the pipeline.He said state-run North Oil Company previously fed 150,000 barrels a day into the pipeline that carries crude from the Kirkuk fields and other reservoirs managed by the Kurdish authorities to the Turkish Mediterranean terminal of Ceyhan. "We have two options" in order to resume pumping, the minister said, demanding either a return to a previous oil agreement between Baghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), or making a new agreement.

Qatar says Iran invited to talks on oil output freeze Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:44 AM PDT Qatar said on Tuesday that it has invited Iran to join talks among the world's top oil producers next month on implementing a proposed output freeze to stabilise plummeting prices. The Qatari energy ministry said all 13 OPEC members including Iran had been invited to the April 17 talks in Doha with key non-cartel producers including Russia. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said last week that Iran had indicated it was "ready to participate" despite its demand for an exemption from the freeze to allow it to boost its exports after its return to international markets following the lifting of Western sanctions.

Baghdad politics slows fight against IS in Anbar Posted: 22 Mar 2016 04:22 AM PDT AL-TASH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi security forces, supported by coalition airstrikes, are clearing territory northwest of Baghdad along the Euphrates River valley as they continue to prepare a push to retake the Islamic State group-held city of Mosul. But progress on the ground has been slowed by skirmishes elsewhere and by a political crisis that has prompted the government to pull some forces back from the front to secure the capital.

Obama intervened over crumbling Iraqi dam as U.S. concern grew Posted: 22 Mar 2016 03:23 AM PDT By Warren Strobel, Jonathan Landay and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On Jan. 21, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraq's prime minister in Davos, Switzerland, and handed him a personal note from President Barack Obama pleading for urgent action. Obama's confidential message to Haider al-Abadi, which was confirmed to Reuters by two U.S. officials and has not been previously reported, was not about Islamic State or Iraq's sectarian divide. The president's personal intervention indicates how the fragile Mosul Dam has moved to the forefront of U.S. concerns over Iraq, reflecting fears its failure would also undermine U.S. efforts to stabilize Abadi's government and complicate the war against Islamic State.

IRAQ ANBAR Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:48 AM PDT Map locates cities that Iraqi troops are attempting to retake from Islamic State militants; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76 mm;

Australia arrests two suspected of Islamic State financing: police Posted: 22 Mar 2016 02:10 AM PDT By Matt Siegel SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Tuesday they had arrested two people, including a 16-year-old girl, on suspicion of raising funds to support operations of the Islamic State militant group. The arrests in a Sydney suburb on Monday of the schoolgirl and a man, aged 20, were part of counter-terrorism operations aimed at thwarting attacks by domestic radicals at home and disrupting the flow of funds to foreign fighters overseas. "We anticipate that both these people will be charged later today and attend court and the charge that we anticipate they will have is one of financing terrorism," New South Wales state police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn told reporters.

US Marines deploy to northern Iraq to provide protection Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:25 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has set up a small Marine artillery outpost in northern Iraq to protect a nearby Iraqi military base, expanding the number and the combat exposure of American troops in the country as Iraqi security forces plan and prepare for a counteroffensive against the Islamic State in Mosul.

Sydney siege gunman fired at hostages but missed: lawyer Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:14 AM PDT The man behind a deadly siege at a Sydney cafe fired at some of the hostages as they escaped but missed, possibly because of his limited experience with guns, an inquest heard Tuesday. Self-declared Muslim cleric Man Haron Monis took customers and staff at the upmarket Lindt cafe hostage on December 15, 2014, bringing the Martin Place financial district in Australia's largest city to a standstill. When six hostages ran for a door he fired his shotgun, an act which was seen as a warning shot at the time.

Australian schoolgirl faces charge of financing IS Posted: 22 Mar 2016 12:02 AM PDT A 16-year-old schoolgirl was set to be charged Tuesday with raising money to support the Islamic State group, Australian police said, warning of a "trend of teenage children" involved in such activities. The girl and a 20-year-old man were arrested in the western Sydney suburb of Guildford in the morning, New South Wales state police Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said. "We will be alleging that they were involved in obtaining money to send offshore to assist the Islamic State in its activities," Burn told reporters in Sydney.

Today in History Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:01 PM PDT Today is Tuesday, March 22, the 82nd day of 2016. There are 284 days left in the year.

Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming Reunite in Palm Springs for Inaugural Festival Posted: 21 Mar 2016 09:00 PM PDT The Palm Springs Life Festival kicked off with two legends in the desert on Sunday night.

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