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February 24, 2015
U.S. Senate Democrats invite Netanyahu to meeting during visit
Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during his upcoming visit to Washington, warning that making U.S.-Israeli relations a partisan political issue could have \”lasting repercussions.\”
Islamic State in Syria abducts at least 90 from Christian villages
Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said on Tuesday.
Southern California commuter train, truck collide, 50 hurt
A Los Angeles-bound commuter train slammed into a produce truck apparently stuck on the tracks in a Southern California city during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, injuring 50 people in a fiery crash, several of them critically, authorities said.\n
Kerry says will know soon if U.S., Iran can reach nuclear deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he expected to know soon whether Iran is willing to agree to a nuclear deal, and he appeared to take a swipe at Israel\’s prime minister over the issue.
On foreign policy, Jeb Bush navigates between brother and father
As clearly as Jeb Bush has stated that he does not want his foreign policy chops assessed against that of his brother — or his father — his choice in advisers has only made things murkier.
Al-Qaida-affiliated terrorists urge attacks on ‘American or Jewish’ malls
A threat on “American or Jewish” shopping centers by the terrorist group responsible for the deadly 2013 attack on a Kenya mall has the U.S. security apparatus calling on the public to be vigilant.
What’s behind the reported high level of anti-Semitism on American campuses
White House: U.S. not negotiating 10-year nuclear deal with Iran
Reports that the United States was negotiating a 10-year nuclear deal with Iran are not true, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday.
Kerry: Russia is lying when it denies its troops are in Ukraine
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Russia was lying when it said there are no Russian troops or equipment in Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting government troops.
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