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Mayor: Teachers in sick-out should return to schools

Mayor: Teachers in sick-out should return to schools

Say what you will about the sickouts conducted by Detroit teachers, but they have been very effective at drawing attention to the plight of students, teachers, and a school district

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Islamic State claims Pakistani consulate attack in Afghanistan

Islamic State claims Pakistani consulate attack in Afghanistan

Afghan security forces rush to the blast site near the Pakistani consulate in eastern Afghan town of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, January 13, 2016.

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Turkey detains 3 Russians after deadly bombing in Istanbul

Turkey detains 3 Russians after deadly bombing in Istanbul

On Wednesday, German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Sawsan Chebli said the number had risen to 10.

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Militants kill 20 in assault on Pakistani university

Militants kill 20 in assault on Pakistani university

Wednesday was the 28th anniversary of the university’s founder, Abdul Ghaffar Khan – a 1920s Pashtun independence activist and pacifist also known as Bacha Khan.

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South, East brace for big storm, significant snowfall

South, East brace for big storm, significant snowfall

The city will start to get snow late Friday night into Saturday morning.

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Sheriff: Mother of ‘affluenza’ teen complaining about conditions in jail

Sheriff: Mother of ‘affluenza’ teen complaining about conditions in jail

Tonya Couch appears in court in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.

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Texas ‘affluenza’ teen’s mom released from jail

Texas ‘affluenza’ teen’s mom released from jail

“She will be monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days of the year”, Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said in a telephone interview. She is charged

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NYC doctor accused of sexually abusing 2 female patients

NYC doctor accused of sexually abusing 2 female patients

The Daily News and New York Post have both reported that Newman was accused of giving a 22-year-old patient so much morphine she began to pass out on January 11.

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As primary race tightens, Democrats brace for a messy winter

As primary race tightens, Democrats brace for a messy winter

Bernie Sanders of Vermont and failing to undercut his archliberal message before it grew into a political movement that has put him within striking distance of beating Hillary Clinton in

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Texas A&M rolling toward NCAA tourney after 4-year absence

Texas A&M rolling toward NCAA tourney after 4-year absence

The Aggies haven’t lost since December 5, and their winning streak is their longest since the team won 13 consecutive from November 26, 2010 to January 15, 2011.

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Trump Regains Footing After Cruz’s Good Month

Trump Regains Footing After Cruz’s Good Month

“I don’t think she’d want to do it”, Trump said on NBC’s “Today” show on Wednesday. She continued, “Ready to make America great again, are you ready to stump for

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Austria caps asylum-seekers at 37500 in 2016

Austria caps asylum-seekers at 37500 in 2016

“We can’t take in all asylum-seekers in Austria”, Chancellor Faymann said after a national asylum summit in Vienna.

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