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| Jordan executes 2 prisoners after pilot burned alive by Islamic State |
| AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed Wednesday that his military forces would hit Islamic State militants with “relentless” strikes upon “their very homes,” an escalation that could place Jordan in the middle of the Syrian civil war. Read full article » |
| Defense nominee Carter ‘inclined’ to provide U.S. arms to Ukraine |
| Ashton B. Carter, President Obama’s choice to become his fourth secretary of defense, said Wednesday that he was “very much inclined” to provide arms to Ukraine to fend off Russian-backed rebels, something the White House so far has resisted. Read full article » |
| Scott Walker works to harness national donor network for White House run |
| It was not yet 8 a.m. on a recent Sunday morning, but a crowd of heavyweight GOP donors already was gathered on the back patio of Carl and Jimmy Westcott’s desert home, nestled at the base of a mountain in an exclusive community in Indian Wells., Calif. Read full article » |
| Can a Chinese billionaire build a canal across Nicaragua? |
| PUNTA BRITO, Nicaragua — One of the largest engineering projects in history would start here, on this desolate and pristine crescent of dark-sand Pacific beach. From in front of the hammock-swinging shrimpers on the porches of their tin-and-wood shanties, the trench would run east in sinuous curves up through the mangroves and banana fields until it reaches the shores of Central America’s largest freshwater lake, then cut across the Caribbean highlands and through indigenous territory, ending its journey 172 miles away on the beaches of the Atlantic. Read full article » |
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| Jill Kelley e-mails depict a striving Tampa socialite and a smitten military brass |
| Judging from her e-mails, Jill Kelley was star-struck by the big-name military commanders rotating between the war zones in the Middle East and her home town of Tampa. And they were equally smitten with her. Read full article » |
| Conrad Hilton III’s 10-hour in-flight meltdown, as told by the FBI and Conrad Hilton |
| The Hilton dynasty has given the world a lot of gifts — namely a ubiquitous hotel chain and Paris Hilton. Now, a lesser-known Hilton is ready to make his mark on the world.Meet Conrad Hilton III, younger brother to Paris and some kind of royalty in his own mind, it appears. Read full article » |
| Charlie Sifford, strong-willed golfer who broke down racial barriers, dies at 92 |
| Charlie Sifford, who overcame death threats, heckling from spectators and sabotage on the course to become the first African American golfer on the PGA Tour in 1961 and who was often called the Jackie Robinson of his sport, died Feb. 3 at a hospital in Cleveland. He was 92. Read full article » |
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