Colin Dwyer

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D.C. Sniper Lee Malvo To Get New Sentencing Hearings

Friday, June 22, 2018

Tried as a juvenile in the 2002 slayings of 10 people, Lee Boyd Malvo got multiple life sentences without parole. Now, an appeals court has affirmed that several of the sentences must be tossed.

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ICE Temporarily Closes Portland Office Amid Tumult Of Protests Across U.S.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

"Security concerns" persuaded Immigration and Customs Enforcement to shutter its office there for at least two days. But the Oregon city isn't the only place feeling unrest over immigration policy.

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'We Want No Part Of It': Airlines Say Flights Are Not For Separating Families

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

American Airlines, United and Frontier issued statements Wednesday asking that authorities refrain from using their flights for a controversial immigration policy that the president later walked back.

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ICE Carries Out Its Largest Immigration Raid In Recent History, Arresting 146

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

More than 100 federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a major meat supplier in Salem, Ohio, on Tuesday. It was ICE's second massive operation in Ohio in as many weeks.

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U.S. Announces Its Withdrawal From U.N. Human Rights Council

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

The Trump administration long has chafed at the dubious rights records of many council members and what it calls a "chronic bias against Israel." Now the U.S. is following through on threats to leave.

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Former CIA Employee Charged In Massive Leak Of Confidential Information

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Joshua Schulte allegedly stole material for an unnamed organization — thought to be WikiLeaks — to post online. The group released a trove of documents on the agency's hacking tools last year.

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After Nationwide Strike, Nicaragua Looks No Closer To Bloodshed's End

Friday, June 15, 2018

For two months, President Daniel Ortega and his supporters have been in a standoff with protesters seeking new elections. Scores have died, students have occupied schools, and peace remains elusive.

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Unidentified Thief Caught On Camera Stealing $45,000 Banksy Print From Exhibit

Friday, June 15, 2018

Toronto police say Trolley Hunters was stolen from the unauthorized show Sunday — and they've released surveillance video backing it up. That hasn't quieted conspiracy theorists, though.

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The Czech President Invites You To Watch Him Burn Some Huge Red Underpants

Friday, June 15, 2018

Milos Zeman has some history with Goliath-sized boxers. Bad history. So he had the media gather Thursday for a ritual bonfire. "The time of underwear in politics is over," he boldly declared.

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Fears Mount For A Battered Yemen As Assault On Port City Gathers Steam

Thursday, June 14, 2018

So far, the fighting has stayed in Hodeidah's outskirts. But the relative calm isn't likely to last — and aid groups are desperately calling for its port to stay open for a country already in crisis.

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With Narrow Vote, Argentina Takes Big Step Toward Legalizing Abortion

Thursday, June 14, 2018

The country's lower chamber of Congress has passed a bill that would legalize abortion before 14 weeks, approving it by a four-vote margin. But it's likely to face a tougher test in the upper chamber.

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Massachusetts Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma, Saying It 'Peddled Falsehoods'

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The civil lawsuit is just one of many the opioid drug manufacturer now faces — but the complaint filed Tuesday adds an unusual wrinkle: It also singles out the Sackler family, which owns Purdue.

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Raccoon Is Rescued Atop Building In Minnesota, After Capturing Fans Worldwide

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

The little creature climbed about two dozen stories of a St. Paul high-rise in pursuit of — well, that's still a little unclear. But the now famous climber is safe after reaching the roof.

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Raccoon Vs. Skyscraper: The Summer Blockbuster You Never Knew You Needed

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Not all heroes wear masks — but this one does. The little creature climbed about two dozen stories Tuesday, capturing a city's imagination in the process.

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De Facto U.S. Embassy In Taiwan Dedicates New Complex — Over Chinese Objections

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

U.S. officials and the Taiwanese president attended the Tuesday event inaugurating the ritzy new complex. But Beijing is not happy about the move, and it has made its protests well-known.

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Poetry Is Making A Big Comeback In The U.S., Survey Results Reveal

Friday, June 08, 2018

The National Endowment for the Arts says that since its last survey period in 2012, the number of U.S. adults reading poetry had nearly doubled. And the agency says social media may be responsible.

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Former Congolese Vice President Cleared Of War Crimes Conviction On Appeal

Friday, June 08, 2018

Jean-Pierre Bemba had been found guilty for rapes and murders his troops carried out in the early 2000s. But the International Criminal Court found Friday that he "cannot be held criminally liable."

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WATCH: Capitals' T.J. Oshie Pays Tearful Tribute To Father With Alzheimer's

Friday, June 08, 2018

"He doesn't remember a lot of stuff these days. He remembers enough," the Washington Capitals winger said after winning the NHL title. "But I tell you what ... this one will stick with him forever."

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Afghan President Declares Cease-Fire With Taliban — But How Will Taliban Respond?

Thursday, June 07, 2018

The unilateral, temporary cease-fire set to begin next week marks one of Ashraf Ghani's biggest peace overtures yet. But after years of bloodshed, it's unclear if the militant group will reciprocate.

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Landmark Climb: Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell Scale El Capitan In Under 2 Hours

Thursday, June 07, 2018

The feat has been compared to the four-minute mile or a two-hour marathon — "but vertically," one climber adds. Still, they beat the impossibly steep odds Wednesday in California's Yosemite Valley.

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