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• IS leader says confident in victory, in first message after Mosul battle
• The Latest: Trump says he's trying to stay "nice and cool"
• England, Scotland will wear poppies despite FIFA ban
• Mosul under Islamic State: hardship, terror and swift 'justice'
• Duterte says he'll consider sticking with US weapons
• The Latest: Trump invokes parents at key campaign moments
• Aid workers 'brace for worst' from Mosul battle
• In Iraq village, men celebrate freedom with clippers
• The Latest: UN alarmed at Islamic State using human shields
• George P. Bush says family 'potentially' has Clinton voters
• British PM savages 'outrageous' FIFA poppy rejection
• A look at European, Asian nations servicing Iranian airline
• Help Heal Veterans to Reach More East Tennessee Veterans Through Partnership with Disabled American Veterans Bristol Chapter
• US, Europe at odds over Revolutionary Guard-backed airline
• Aid agencies in Iraq on high alert as families flee Mosul offensive
• Iraqi forces consolidate their gains in eastern Mosul
• Mosul residents say IS forcibly gathering civilians
• A look at killings of law enforcement officers in the US
• Ang Lee tackles war drama in 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'
• Upcoming war funding request could roil lame duck session
• Turkish foreign minister hits back at 'weak' Iraq PM
• Reaching Mosul caps turnaround for Iraq forces
• Turkey says Iraqi border deployment a precaution, urges calm from Baghdad
• Iran leader slams 'catastrophic' US election
• Memo to: the next president
• Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executions
• US Muslims cringe at how presidential nominees portray them
• 10 Things to Know for Today
• Swiss police arrest imam, four suspects after raid on mosque
• Swiss police raid mosque in northern city; 8 detained
• Journalist killed every 4.5 days, says UNESCO
• Egyptian soccer club Smouha fires Brazilian coach Vieira
• Stewart, Seinfeld, Springsteen headline benefit
• Today in History
• Meet the 5 most bipartisan politicians in Congress

IS leader says confident in victory, in first message after Mosul battle Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:09 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence in victory, in his first message after U.S.-backed Iraqi forces started an offensive to take back Mosul, the last major city under control of his group in Iraq. "This (..) total war and the great jihad that the state of Islamic is fighting today only increases our firm belief, God willing, and our conviction that all this is a prelude to victory," he said in an audio recording released online on Thursday by supporters. ...

The Latest: Trump says he's trying to stay "nice and cool" Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

England, Scotland will wear poppies despite FIFA ban Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PDT England and Scotland's players will wear black armbands bearing the red poppy when they meet in a World Cup qualifier on Armstice Day, despite the threat of sanctions from FIFA. Earlier Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May branded as "outrageous" FIFA's opposition to the gesture.

Mosul under Islamic State: hardship, terror and swift 'justice' Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:12 PM PDT By Michael Georgy AL-KHAZER, Iraq (Reuters) - Whenever members of Islamic State's Mosul vice squad find a woman without gloves, they pull out a pair of pliers. What follows is just one of a wide range of punishments that the group - known in Arabic by its enemies as Daesh - metes out in its northern Iraqi stronghold. Firdos managed to escape such treatment herself, but she told Reuters that Islamic State has more ways of enforcing one of the many rules of its moral code - that women must not show their bare hands in public.

Duterte says he'll consider sticking with US weapons Posted: 02 Nov 2016 01:37 PM PDT SUAL, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he'll consider continuing to acquire weapons and defense equipment from treaty ally the United States if his military recommends so, despite offers from China and Russia.

The Latest: Trump invokes parents at key campaign moments Posted: 02 Nov 2016 01:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):

Aid workers 'brace for worst' from Mosul battle Posted: 02 Nov 2016 01:16 PM PDT More than one million civilians in Mosul are in grave danger and aid workers are "bracing for the worst", a relief group said Wednesday, after Iraqi forces reached the jihadist-held city. Just over two weeks into the offensive to retake the last Iraqi city under the control of the Islamic State group, the country's forces have fought their way to the eastern outskirts of Mosul. Gunfire echoed across the village of Gogjali on Mosul's eastern edge as elite Iraqi forces worked to clear the area.

In Iraq village, men celebrate freedom with clippers Posted: 02 Nov 2016 01:14 PM PDT The most popular object in Gogjali Wednesday was the electric hair clipper a member of the Iraqi special forces who retook the village from jihadists gave the residents. On the steps leading to the mosque, one man revelled in his first shave in two years and sheared off thick tufts from the beard that militants from the Islamic State group forced him to grow. Other men queued up patiently to use the precious tool, which was banned under the rules of the "caliphate" that IS proclaimed in the city of Mosul in June 2014.

The Latest: UN alarmed at Islamic State using human shields Posted: 02 Nov 2016 12:28 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — The Latest on the Iraqi forces' offensive to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul (all times local):

George P. Bush says family 'potentially' has Clinton voters Posted: 02 Nov 2016 12:17 PM PDT SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — George P. Bush's suggestion at a Texas rally that the last two Republican presidents — granddad George H.W. Bush and uncle George W. Bush — could vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton is another remarkable sign of the influential family's distaste for Donald Trump and a general election they've conspicuously sat out.

British PM savages 'outrageous' FIFA poppy rejection Posted: 02 Nov 2016 12:16 PM PDT While FIFA maintained its rejection, the prime minister said FIFA should sort its own affairs out rather than interfere in tributes to a country's war dead. FIFA was linked with scandal that led to its president Sepp Blatter being ousted in December. A FIFA statement issued Wednesday reiterated the stance.

A look at European, Asian nations servicing Iranian airline Posted: 02 Nov 2016 12:13 PM PDT Iran's second-largest carrier, Mahan Air, is flying commercial routes to more than a dozen European and Asian countries in spite of U.S. terror-related sanctions.

Help Heal Veterans to Reach More East Tennessee Veterans Through Partnership with Disabled American Veterans Bristol Chapter Posted: 02 Nov 2016 11:44 AM PDT WINCHESTER, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Help Heal Veterans (Heal Vets) is partnering with the Bristol Tennessee Chapter of Disabled American Veterans (DAV) to distribute therapeutic craft kits to veterans in the Northeast Tennessee area. The craft kits will be used as therapy to help veterans suffering from mental and physical disabilities.For more than 40 years, Heal Vets, a nonprofit organization founded during the Vietnam War, has supplied arts-and-crafts kits free of charge to injured servicemen and women and U.S. veterans. ...

US, Europe at odds over Revolutionary Guard-backed airline Posted: 02 Nov 2016 11:17 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian airline, backed by the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard and used to ferry weapons and fighters to support Syria's government, has acquired rights to fly commercial routes in more than a dozen European and Asian countries in spite of U.S. terror-related sanctions.

Aid agencies in Iraq on high alert as families flee Mosul offensive Posted: 02 Nov 2016 11:12 AM PDT By Magdalena Mis LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aid agencies said on Wednesday families who have fled Mosul and surrounding towns were starting to reach displacement camps away from the fighting, as Iraqi forces press on with an offensive to retake Islamic State's last major stronghold in Iraq. The battle that started on Oct. 17 with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition is shaping up as the largest in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003. On Tuesday Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul as the campaign entered a new phase of urban warfare.

Iraqi forces consolidate their gains in eastern Mosul Posted: 02 Nov 2016 11:00 AM PDT MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi special forces mopping up in territory seized in eastern Mosul killed eight Islamic State militants Wednesday as residents fled to safety from nearby areas and men shaved the beards they were forced to grow while the extremists were in control.

Mosul residents say IS forcibly gathering civilians Posted: 02 Nov 2016 10:13 AM PDT The Islamic State group is forcibly gathering people in and around Mosul for possible use as human shields against advancing Iraqi forces, residents said Wednesday, confirming UN fears. IS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi forces have since regained significant ground, and Mosul is the last Iraqi city still held by the jihadists. Iraq launched a massive operation to retake Mosul from the extremists a little more than two weeks ago, and its forces have reached the eastern outskirts of the city.

A look at killings of law enforcement officers in the US Posted: 02 Nov 2016 09:41 AM PDT Two Des Moines, Iowa area police officers were shot to death early Wednesday in separate ambush-style attacks while they were sitting in their patrol cars, and police said they were searching for a known suspect. Here is a look at some of the other killings of law enforcement officers in the U.S.

Ang Lee tackles war drama in 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' Posted: 02 Nov 2016 09:06 AM PDT Oscar-winning director Ang Lee brought his latest movie "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" to his native Taiwan on Wednesday, a war drama the filmmaker has sought to turn into a strikingly immersive experience. Newcomer Joe Alwyn plays the protagonist in the film, based on the novel of the same name, and the cast includes Vin Diesel, Chris Tucker and Kristen Stewart. The chance to work with a director like Ang at any stage of anyone's career would be the most amazing opportunity," Alwyn said.

Upcoming war funding request could roil lame duck session Posted: 02 Nov 2016 09:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is signaling that it will soon request billions of dollars in supplemental Pentagon funding for air operations against Islamic militants and for higher troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Turkish foreign minister hits back at 'weak' Iraq PM Posted: 02 Nov 2016 08:42 AM PDT Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu denounced Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as "weak" on Wednesday, further escalating tensions after Baghdad warned Ankara about provoking a confrontation through deploying tanks near Iraq. Abadi's remarks were made on Tuesday after Turkey sent a 30-vehicle convoy including artillery to the southeastern district of Silopi, with the Iraqi leader warning that any Turkish "invasion" would prompt a fierce response. The two countries traded barbs last month over Ankara's military presence in Iraq's north and its insistence on playing a role in the offensive to retake second city Mosul from Islamic State (IS) extremists.

Reaching Mosul caps turnaround for Iraq forces Posted: 02 Nov 2016 06:57 AM PDT Two years after they withdrew from Mosul broken and defeated, Iraqi forces have capped a dramatic turnaround by reaching the largest city they lost to the Islamic State group. Just over two weeks into a massive offensive to retake Mosul from IS, Iraqi army and special forces personnel have reached its outskirts for the first time since 2014. It is the culmination of a long effort to retrain the Iraqi armed forces and replace incompetent commanders that has seen them regain much of the territory lost when IS swept across the country in June 2014.

Turkey says Iraqi border deployment a precaution, urges calm from Baghdad Posted: 02 Nov 2016 06:43 AM PDT By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Wednesday a military build-up on the border with Iraq was a precaution, not a threat, and urged the government in Baghdad to lower tensions after it warned Turkey would pay for any incursion. A convoy of Turkish tanks and other armored vehicles are advancing toward the town of Silopi, near the Iraqi border, their deployment coinciding with an Iraqi operation to drive Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul. Largely Sunni Muslim Turkey fears that Iraqi Shi'ite militias involved in a related offensive west of Mosul could trigger sectarian unrest, and is also concerned that Kurdish PKK militants are trying to establish a foothold nearby.

Iran leader slams 'catastrophic' US election Posted: 02 Nov 2016 06:06 AM PDT Iran's supreme leader said Wednesday that the level of debate between the US presidential election frontrunners showed the "catastrophe" of American politics and warned against any further negotiations with Washington. "These two candidates (Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump) show the catastrophic reality which goes beyond what even we were saying," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech reported on his website. "Their statements are proof of the destruction of human values in the United States," Khamenei said.

Memo to: the next president Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:15 AM PDT In Des Moines, Iowa, they made a lifeless downtown into a magnet for talented young people across the state and beyond. In sprawling Denver, they built a regionwide light rail system, spurring more rational development, reducing pollution, and creating opportunity for once moribund neighborhoods. In Milwaukee, they turned a blighted industrial district into a model 21st-century eco-industrial park that's provided safe places to hike, play, and fish for children whose parents played in contaminated abandoned buildings.

Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executions Posted: 02 Nov 2016 05:15 AM PDT By Maher Chmaytelli and Stephen Kalin BAGHDAD/BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces moved closer on Wednesday to a town south of Mosul where aid groups and regional officials say Islamic State has executed dozens of prisoners. A military statement said security forces advanced to the edge of Hammam al-Alil, a thermal water resort, after an elite unit breached the eastern limits of Mosul, the ultra-hardline group's last major city stronghold in Iraq. The battle that started on Oct. 17 with air and ground support from a U.S.-led coalition is shaping up as the largest in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003.

US Muslims cringe at how presidential nominees portray them Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:47 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Many Muslim Americans cringe at the way they have been portrayed by candidates during the presidential campaign — either as potential terrorists or as eyes and ears who can help the government's counterterrorism efforts.

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Swiss police arrest imam, four suspects after raid on mosque Posted: 02 Nov 2016 04:21 AM PDT Swiss authorities have arrested four people on suspicion of inciting violence and crime after a raid on a mosque in the northern city of Winterthur, the Zurich chief prosecutor's office said on Wednesday. According to local media, the An'Nur mosque is suspected of links to radical Islamism and several young men who used to frequent it have reportedly gone to join the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq. Prosecutors and police also searched the homes of three suspects on Wednesday morning, a statement from the prosecutor's office said, and criminal proceedings have been launched against all four people.

Swiss police raid mosque in northern city; 8 detained Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:39 AM PDT GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police raided a mosque in a northern city on Wednesday, detaining eight people including an Ethiopian imam who allegedly called for the killing of Muslims who refused to participate in prayers, the state prosecutor's office said.

Journalist killed every 4.5 days, says UNESCO Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:38 AM PDT One journalist is killed every four-and-a-half days, according to a shocking report released by UNESCO on Wednesday. During the last decade, 827 journalists have been killed while on the job, the UNESCO director-general's report said. During that period, 78 of the 213 journalists killed (36.5 percent) were in Arab States.

Egyptian soccer club Smouha fires Brazilian coach Vieira Posted: 02 Nov 2016 03:36 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Brazilian soccer coach Jorvan Vieira has been fired from his job at Egyptian club Smouha after supposedly making derogatory remarks about the team's chairman and Egypt during a telephone conversation.

Stewart, Seinfeld, Springsteen headline benefit Posted: 01 Nov 2016 09:33 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Somewhat incredulously, Jon Stewart on Tuesday recalled getting into a Twitter war three years ago with the man who could be elected president of the United States next week.

Today in History Posted: 01 Nov 2016 09:01 PM PDT Today in History

Meet the 5 most bipartisan politicians in Congress Posted: 01 Nov 2016 08:19 PM PDT The Lugar Center, based out Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, developed the ranking based on the number of bills cosponsored with members from the opposite party. Republican members of Congress scored higher than their Democratic counterparts, with 61 Republicans and 39 Democrats. To prove themselves as the best Democrat or the best Republican for the job, the candidate promises ideological extremes to potential voters.

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