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• Chelsea Manning announces hunger strike over treatment in prison
• The Upside of Fewer People Asking Librarians for Help
• Clinton, Trump escalate fight in dramatic week on national security
• Violent extremist groups take special aim at women, U.N. official says
• Prosecutor: Failed Paris car bomb plotted by IS-guided women
• Trump courts core conservatives, Clinton talks security
• Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10: police
• Intelligence Community Faces a Future of Increasing Complexity
• Islamic State twin suicide bombings at Baghdad mall kill 12
• Final group of Iranian dissidents leaves Iraq camp
• Cholera blamed on U.N. peacekeepers surges in Haiti as funding vanishes
• Donald Trump, and the blurring line between feelings and facts
• Astronaut To Speak At Public Event Honoring Fallen Heroes And Female Aviators At Arlington Women's Memorial Sept. 10
• AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false claim of opposing the Iraq War
• France foils IS terror attack by female cell: prosecutor
• Homeland Security eyes expanding biometric collections at US borders
• Wounded Warrior Project Peer Mentor Guides Others Suffering in Silence
• Iraq expels Islamic State families from local communities
• Iranian opposition group in Iraq resettled to Albania
• Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria's besieged Aleppo
• Arrested French women, directed by Islamic State, planned Paris attack
• Qaeda chief threatens 'thousands' of 9/11 attacks
• For First Responders, 9/11 Struck Close to Home
• Southern EU nations call for growth, burden-sharing on migration
• IS attack kills 3 more Turkish soldiers in Syria
• Turkey to oust 28 pro-Kurdish mayors, administrators
• Syrian army secures road to Aleppo: state TV
• Turkey says Raqa operation could work with air support
• Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions in Turkey's southeast, union says
• Press Advisory: Support The Fairness For Veterans Act
• The Hajj: The Politicization of Religion Reaches the Heart of Islam
• Crowds rally in Iran against Saudi Arabia ahead of hajj
• Dutch government extends military training mission in Iraq
• When Women Lead Soldiers Into Battle
• The Latest: Romanian police find 8 migrants hidden under bus
• How to Find Low-Cost Marriage Counseling
• How to Teach 9/11 to Students With No Memory of It
• 15 Years After 9/11, the TSA is Still Falling Short
• Trump Takes a Beating for Off-Hand Comments

Chelsea Manning announces hunger strike over treatment in prison Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:33 PM PDT U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, said on Friday that she would refuse to eat until given help for her gender dysphoria and "treated with dignity, respect and humanity" by the government. The 28-year-old Army private, who was born male but revealed after being convicted of espionage that she identifies as a woman, tried to commit suicide in July over what her representatives said was the government's denial of appropriate treatment for those gender issues. The Army announced later that month that it would investigate Manning for misconduct in connection with the attempt to take her own life, a probe that could lead to indefinite solitary confinement, reclassification into maximum security or additional prison time.

The Upside of Fewer People Asking Librarians for Help Posted: 09 Sep 2016 04:20 PM PDT Since the advent of the internet and e-readers, there have been plenty of predictions about the end of public libraries. According to the results, released Friday, of a Pew Research Center survey on Americans' attitudes toward libraries, use of libraries is up, people find them useful, and they still want to check out printed books. A full 77 percent of folks also said that "public libraries provide them with the resources they need," and 66 percent said that shutting down a facility "would have a major impact on their community." Roughly two-thirds of people who had visited a library or a bookmobile said they'd done so to check out a book.

Clinton, Trump escalate fight in dramatic week on national security Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:58 PM PDT By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton clashed over national security again on Friday, with Trump calling his Democratic rival "trigger-happy" and Clinton arguing his proposals would make the world a more dangerous place. The two White House hopefuls have waged a running battle this week over who is best placed to command the world's most powerful military, with both touting their support from retired military leaders and attacking their opponent's temperament and judgment. Trump also injected drama into the national security debate this week by wholeheartedly endorsing Russian President Vladimir Putin as a strong leader who has fared better than U.S. President Barack Obama.

Violent extremist groups take special aim at women, U.N. official says Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:55 PM PDT By Anastasia Moloney SALVADOR, BRAZIL (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Armed extremist and fundamentalist groups worldwide are increasingly eroding women's rights and undermining gains made in gender equality in recent years, the head of U.N. Women said on Friday.   Militant groups from Boko Haram in Nigeria to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria target women in their attacks on human rights, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the head of the United Nations' women's advocacy agency, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview. "Fundamentalists have an issue with women.

Prosecutor: Failed Paris car bomb plotted by IS-guided women Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:27 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — A failed car bombing in the heart of Paris was hatched by a group of French women, including one once engaged to men who had already killed in the name of the Islamic State group, France's top anti-terrorism prosecutor said Friday.

Trump courts core conservatives, Clinton talks security Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:23 PM PDT Donald Trump delivered a call to arms for America's conservative right Friday, urging them to vote en masse on Election Day to defeat White House rival Hillary Clinton, who urged more robust national security efforts. Trump also took Clinton to task over her diplomatic record, blasting her for a second straight day as a "trigger-happy" secretary of state who emboldened North Korea into conducting yet another nuclear test and put Iran on the path to atomic weapons. "Her tenure has brought us only war and destruction and death," Trump said.

Car bomb attacks near Baghdad mall kill 10: police Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:20 PM PDT Two car bomb blasts outside a shopping mall in central Baghdad late Friday killed at least 10 people and wounded another 28, police and medical sources said. One explosion came from a parked car and the other was caused by an explosives-laden vehicle driven by a suicide bomber outside the Nakheel mall, a police colonel said. An official in Baghdad's health department confirmed the figures.

Intelligence Community Faces a Future of Increasing Complexity Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cybersecurity will remain as much of a challenge for the next administration as it has been for the current White House, especially in light of the constant barrage of cyber attacks from nation states, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said. Clapper made the remarks at the opening at the Intelligence & National Security Summit held in Washington, D.C. this week. AFCEA International and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) sponsored the two-day conference.

Islamic State twin suicide bombings at Baghdad mall kill 12 Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:11 PM PDT Twelve people were killed late on Friday in two suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State at a shopping mall in eastern Baghdad, police and hospital sources said. Unconfirmed amateur video published on Facebook showed what appeared to be four separate fires, including two cars engulfed in flames, under a highway overpass near the mall amid the wailing sirens of first responders. Amaq news agency, which supports Islamic State, said in an online statement that two suicide bombers, one wearing a vest and the other in a car, had targeted "a gathering of Shi'ites" on Palestine Street.

Final group of Iranian dissidents leaves Iraq camp Posted: 09 Sep 2016 03:02 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A camp housing members of an Iranian opposition group in Iraq was officially closed after the last 280 residents were flown to Albania on Friday, the group said.

Cholera blamed on U.N. peacekeepers surges in Haiti as funding vanishes Posted: 09 Sep 2016 02:15 PM PDT By Makini Brice PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.N.-led foreign funding has dried up for Haiti's fight against cholera, thought to have been introduced by Nepali peacekeepers, triggering a surge of deaths this year even as the global body vowed to help overcome the epidemic. The lack of support is notable because Haiti was free of cholera until 2010, when U.N. peacekeepers dumped infected sewage into a river, according to investigators. The United Nations has not legally accepted responsibility for the outbreak.

Donald Trump, and the blurring line between feelings and facts Posted: 09 Sep 2016 01:05 PM PDT How does Donald Trump do it? How does he keep gaining on Hillary Clinton while saying things that are controversial, ill-informed, or demonstrably wrong? Take Wednesday's commander-in-chief forum with the presidential candidates on NBC. Mr. Trump said again, contrary to hard evidence, that he opposed the invasion of Iraq from the beginning.

Astronaut To Speak At Public Event Honoring Fallen Heroes And Female Aviators At Arlington Women's Memorial Sept. 10 Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. and NASA Astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will deliver the keynote speech at an event hosted by the Wings for Val Foundation at Arlington National Cemetery's Women's Memorial on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 3-6 p.m. EDT. The public event is intended to honor fallen heroes and inspire the next generation of female aviators. At the event, she also will present the founders of the Wings for Val Foundation with her official naval aviator insignia pin, referred to as wings of gold.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false claim of opposing the Iraq War Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:28 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Over and over again, Donald Trump says he opposed the Iraq War before it started. But no matter how many times the Republican candidate for president says it, the facts are clear: He did not.

France foils IS terror attack by female cell: prosecutor Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:16 PM PDT French authorities have foiled an attack by three heavily radicalised women who were being guided by the Islamic State jihadist group from Syria, France's anti-terrorism prosecutor said Friday. "A terrorist cell made up of young women totally receptive to the deadly ideology of Daesh has been dismantled," Francois Molins said in a press conference, using the Arabic name for IS. The three women, led by 19-year-old Ines Madani, were arrested south of Paris on Thursday.

Homeland Security eyes expanding biometric collections at US borders Posted: 09 Sep 2016 12:00 PM PDT Homeland Security officials are working on a plan to vastly expand the collection of biometric information at US borders in an effort to more closely track foreign visitors. The program aims to put in place more biometric scanners, which may include iris, face, and fingerprints, at border crossings beginning in 2018 in an effort to ensure visitors do not leave the US under another person's passport. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told Passcode that by verifying the travelers' biometric information at border checkpoints, foreign visitors trying to overstay their visas in the US will not be able to send imposters out of the country in their place.

Wounded Warrior Project Peer Mentor Guides Others Suffering in Silence Posted: 09 Sep 2016 11:43 AM PDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Deep within the warrior is the spirit of a survivor," said Jim Mylott, a U.S. Army wounded warrior who now uses his struggle with depression and suicide as a platform to help others. The selfless, quick thinking by his comrade saved Jim's life, but Jim fully absorbed the impact of the truck's collision, which crushed him helplessly inside the vehicle. The gunner of that vehicle was thrown from the turret of the vehicle, breaking his bones and ripping his face open up to his ear when his lip snagged an antenna.

Iraq expels Islamic State families from local communities Posted: 09 Sep 2016 11:33 AM PDT By Ghazwan Hassan and Saif Hameed TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are expelling the families of suspected Islamic State members from their homes as the jihadist group loses ground, raising fears of communal violence if people seek to settle old scores. Relatives of more than 200 militants are being forced to leave Dhuluiya, 70 km (40 miles) north of Baghdad, and Hit, 130 km to the west, government and security officials said. Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led coalition have recaptured more than half the territory seized in 2014 by Islamic State, also known as ISIL and Daesh, and are gearing up for an offensive on the jihadists' de facto capital of Mosul later this year.

Iranian opposition group in Iraq resettled to Albania Posted: 09 Sep 2016 11:23 AM PDT The remaining members of an exiled Iranian opposition group based in Iraq for decades left on Friday for resettlement in Albania following several attacks on their camps in recent years. Under a deal brokered by the United States and the United Nations refugee agency, almost 2,000 dissident Iranians have been resettled in nearly a dozen European countries since the start of 2016. Until a few years ago, PMOI, also known by its Farsi name Mujahideen-e-Khalq Organization (MKO), was listed as a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union.

Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria's besieged Aleppo Posted: 09 Sep 2016 11:22 AM PDT By John Davison and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Even if it were somehow possible to escape eastern Aleppo, Abdullah Shiyani, a 10-year-old boy who dreams of being a doctor, says he wouldn't leave. Its picturesque old center of covered spice markets has long since been reduced to rubble by street fighting.

Arrested French women, directed by Islamic State, planned Paris attack Posted: 09 Sep 2016 10:55 AM PDT By Gérard Bon PARIS (Reuters) - Three French women arrested after a car loaded with gas cylinders was found near Notre Dame cathedral were planning to attack a Paris railway station under the direction of Islamic State, French officials said on Friday. The Peugeot 607 was found early on Sunday laden with seven gas cylinders and three jerry cans of diesel, said police, adding that no detonators were discovered. "A terrorist cell ...has been dismantled," Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins told a news conference.

Qaeda chief threatens 'thousands' of 9/11 attacks Posted: 09 Sep 2016 10:55 AM PDT Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened the US that the September 11, 2001 attacks will be repeated "thousands of times", in a video marking the 15th anniversary of the deadly assault. Addressing the United States in a video message posted Thursday on YouTube, Zawahiri blamed 9/11 on "your crimes against us". On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were struck by hijacked aircraft, claiming 2,753 lives.

For First Responders, 9/11 Struck Close to Home Posted: 09 Sep 2016 10:50 AM PDT Arlington County Fire Department Battalion Chief James Bonzano was attending a leadership seminar about a mile from the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, when he heard a blast and felt the ground tremble. Now an American Airlines Boeing 757 carrying 64 people had slammed into the Pentagon. As fighter jets circled above, Bonzano soon boarded a bus filled with other firefighters and headed toward the crash scene.

Southern EU nations call for growth, burden-sharing on migration Posted: 09 Sep 2016 10:42 AM PDT Southern EU leaders on Friday called for revised asylum rules to fight the ongoing migration crisis, and appealed for unity ahead of a showdown on the post-Brexit future of the bloc. A joint declaration signed by France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Malta and host Greece said the European Union should double the funding for strategic investment and for additional European experts to help the front-line states tackle migration. "We are not, nor do we wish to be, another grouping, another initiative to divide Europe.

IS attack kills 3 more Turkish soldiers in Syria Posted: 09 Sep 2016 10:25 AM PDT Three Turkish soldiers were killed and another wounded in an attack Friday on an army tank launched by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in northern Syria, the Turkish army said in a statement on state media. The new fatalities come after three Turkish soldiers were killed in a rocket attack by IS this week. Turkey had blamed the death of one soldier on August 28 in a similar attack on Kurdish militia.

Turkey to oust 28 pro-Kurdish mayors, administrators Posted: 09 Sep 2016 09:57 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's government will take over the running of 28 municipalities, ousting elected mayors and other administrators accused of links to the Kurdish rebels, the interior minister said Friday.

Syrian army secures road to Aleppo: state TV Posted: 09 Sep 2016 09:21 AM PDT The Syrian army secured a road into the government-held side of Aleppo that was captured by rebels last month and was expected to open it soon for civilians, state-owned al-Ikhbariya TV reported on Friday. The advance by the Syrian army and allied militia in the Ramousah area of southern Aleppo has reopened the main route into the government-held west while resulting in the complete re-encirclement of the city's rebel-held east. On Friday, rebel shelling of the government-held side of Aleppo's frontline Salah al-Din neighborhood killed at least eight people, including four children, and injured about 30 others, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Turkey says Raqa operation could work with air support Posted: 09 Sep 2016 08:47 AM PDT Turkey said on Friday a ground operation could force out Islamic State (IS) extremists from their de facto capital of Raqa in Syria if it was supported by coalition air forces. Speculation has grown of a possible joint Turkey-US operation to seize Raqa and possibly IS-held Mosul in northern Iraq after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed he had discussed the issue with US counterpart Barack Obama at the G20 in China. "If coalition forces give air support and our special forces take part, it is possible to be successful in clearing Daesh (IS) from Raqa and Mosul," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a joint press conference with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.

Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions in Turkey's southeast, union says Posted: 09 Sep 2016 08:35 AM PDT By Umit Ozdal DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish police detained dozens of people and used water cannon on Friday to disperse several hundred teachers demonstrating against their suspension from classrooms in the largely Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, union sources said and TV footage showed. Brawls erupted and police pushed back crowds chanting "shoulder to shoulder against fascism" after Turkish authorities suspended more than 11,000 teachers on Thursday over alleged links with the Kurdish militants. A further 1,151 teachers were also suspended from duty in the predominantly Kurdish eastern provinces of Tunceli and Van on Friday, Dogan news agency reported.

Press Advisory: Support The Fairness For Veterans Act Posted: 09 Sep 2016 08:20 AM PDT WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vietnam Veterans of America is hosting a Press Conference with a coalition of dozens of veterans organizations regarding the need for Congress to include the Fairness for Veterans (Sec. 538, 538A) provisions of the final version of the NDAA, and to request a meeting with the Executive Branch to address "Bad-Paper Discharges" that unfairly deny benefits to vets with PTSD, TBI, and MST. Veterans with these types of discharges are more likely to be homeless, without a job, become incarcerated and die by suicide. ...

The Hajj: The Politicization of Religion Reaches the Heart of Islam Posted: 09 Sep 2016 08:00 AM PDT While Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, implied the Saudi government was not competent in administering the Hajj, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel AlJubeir called on Iran to choose between whether it is "exporting the revolution" or a state that respects international law. The exchange of salvos came this week in advance of the Hajj, which begins on Friday and runs to Sept. 14. More than 1.5 million Muslims will participate in the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia -- while 1.6 billion Muslims globally mark the holy days of the month of Dhu Hijjah.

Crowds rally in Iran against Saudi Arabia ahead of hajj Posted: 09 Sep 2016 07:39 AM PDT TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranians marched through the streets Friday to protest Saudi Arabia ahead of the hajj, a sign of soured relations between the two countries following last year's crush and stampede during the annual pilgrimage.

Dutch government extends military training mission in Iraq Posted: 09 Sep 2016 07:14 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says it is extending its involvement in a military training mission in Iraq until the end of 2017.

When Women Lead Soldiers Into Battle Posted: 09 Sep 2016 07:10 AM PDT The ban on women in ground combat, which stood in some form ever since women were first permanently integrated into the U.S. military in 1948, has been lifted and all combat roles are now open to women. Since Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced the new policy last December, the American military has also seen women ascend to positions in its highest ranks: Air Force General Lori Robinson became the country's first female combatant commander, and Admiral Michelle Howard became the first female four-star admiral. It's possible that a woman will soon, and for the first time, become the commander-in-chief of America's armed forces.

The Latest: Romanian police find 8 migrants hidden under bus Posted: 09 Sep 2016 07:08 AM PDT ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local):

How to Find Low-Cost Marriage Counseling Posted: 09 Sep 2016 06:22 AM PDT If you're in a marriage that's falling apart, and especially if your money problems are a primary reason, you probably find it hilarious when a well-meaning friend or family member suggests you and your partner get marriage counseling. Similar to how the colleges you might tap for help work, the Council for Relationships has highly educated people (with master's degrees, Ph.D.s, etc.) studying to be therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, and who are supervised by people like Corse, a psychologist and one of the nonprofit's directors.

How to Teach 9/11 to Students With No Memory of It Posted: 09 Sep 2016 06:00 AM PDT Sept. 11, 2001, was supposed to be Sari Rosenberg's first day teaching in New York City public schools. Instead, she spent the day watching in horror as the World Trade Center in Manhattan collapsed in a terrorist attack. "It was pretty remarkable," says Rosenberg, now a 15-year education veteran and 11th-grade history and AP history teacher at the High School for Environmental Studies in Manhattan.

15 Years After 9/11, the TSA is Still Falling Short Posted: 09 Sep 2016 06:00 AM PDT James Petrovic approached the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Chicago's O'Hare airport. "While I was on my flight, I was going to do some work and noticed I had my gun in my bag," he said, according to a TSA report shared with U.S. News. Not just a gun: Petrovic was packing a .38 Smith & Wesson revolver loaded with four bullets and another in the chamber -- roughly a pound and a half of lethal metal in his carry-on that went undetected by TSA screeners in Detroit.

Trump Takes a Beating for Off-Hand Comments Posted: 09 Sep 2016 05:43 AM PDT After several weeks during which Hillary Clinton suffered from a wave of negative publicity, it's now Donald Trump's turn to be engulfed. Several new or recycled story lines about Trump emerged this week, some of them fueled by Trump speeches or interviews and others by his incendiary appearance at a national security forum carried by NBC on Wednesday night. The fact that Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is at the center of various firestorms isn't new.

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