Al-Qaida-Linked Group Claims Attacks At Holy Sites Near Syrian Capital
The al-Qaida-linked group said the blasts were a message to Iran -- a main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
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The al-Qaida-linked group said the blasts were a message to Iran -- a main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks. Islamic State militants have carried out similar attacks before against Shiite shrines in the Syrian capital and elsewhere.
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New Yorkers gathered in protest and solidarity outside of Russia's Permanent Mission to the U.N. on Tuesday night.
The activist-run Palmyra Coordination Collective reports Saturday that the militants seized the city's military warehouse and its northern and western neighborhoods after taking several government positions, oil fields, and strategic hilltops in the surrounding countryside in a lightning three-day campaign.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is warning Hillary Clinton's policy on Syria would "lead to World War Three."
Syrian government forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, scoring an important victory over Islamic State fighters who waged a 10-month reign of terror there and dealing the group its first major defeat since an international agreement to battle terrorism in the fractured nation took effect last year.
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President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande opened talks Tuesday about expanding the international campaign against the Islamic State.
The Obama administration is assuring governors that refugees who come to the United States in its resettlement program undergo a "rigorous security vetting process,'' particularly if they are fleeing from Syria.
Republican presidential candidates on Friday swiftly condemned Donald Trump's call for requiring Muslims in the United States to register in a national database, drawing a sharp distinction with the GOP front-runner.
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Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, of Neptune, New Jersey, entered the plea in federal court in Brooklyn Wednesday wearing a short-sleeved, blue prison-issued shirt.
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President Barack Obama told the assembled leaders that the "only language understood by killers like this is the language of force.''
Five Yankees pitchers combined on a four-hitter as New York edged the Dodgers 2-1 to split their day-night doubleheader Sunday.
Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets.
The New York Mets won a series in Philadelphia for the first time in nearly four years, beating the Phillies 6-1 on Sunday.
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Stormy weather will return to the New York City area Tuesday after a brief reprieve.
The floodwaters were gone by Sunday, but Saturday's storms still left their impact across New York City.
Stormy weather will return to the New York City area Tuesday after a brief reprieve.
Storms brought flooding rains, damaging winds, hail and lightning to New York and New Jersey on Saturday.
While the air quality is improving, haze still lingers as New Yorkers brace for upcoming rain and possibly severe storms Saturday.
A tornado warning was issued in parts of New Jersey on Thursday evening.
A heat advisory is in effect until Wednesday night for most of the Tri-State Area, with feels-like temperatures reaching into the 100s.
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Stormy weather will return to the New York City area Tuesday after a brief reprieve.
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Storms brought flooding rains, damaging winds, hail and lightning to New York and New Jersey on Saturday.
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Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
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