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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared to be featured in a rare new video released Monday

Joel Carillet/iStock(NEW YORK) — ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared to be featured in a rare new video released Monday – only his second ever – to show he is alive by speaking about the recent fall of his group’s stronghold in Baghouz, Syria, as well as praising the pre-Easter Sri Lanka terrorist bombings. In …

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Suspect’s parents, uncle among 7 killed in ‘gruesome’ mass slayings in Tennessee

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.) — A 25-year-old man is accused of killing seven people — including his parents and uncle — in slayings that unfolded at two separate crime scenes in Sumner County, Tennessee, authorities said. Sumner County District Attorney Ray Whitley called the killings one of “the most horrific cases” he has covered. …

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‘A period of heightened threat’: How law enforcement is responding to attacks on houses of worship

Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — In a little over a month, there have been at least five attacks on houses of worship of three different faiths across the U.S., capped off with the deadly shooting at a California synagogue this weekend. On March 24, a little over a week after the deadly shooting at two mosques in …

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Authorities foil domestic terror plot for multiple targets in Southern California

Fedorovekb/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Federal authorities have foiled a domestic terror plot for multiple targets in Southern California, two federal sources confirmed to ABC News. The case involves the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s office. The case, currently under seal, includes a charge of domestic terrorism. A news conference is scheduled in …

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Authorities foil terror plot for multiple targets in Southern California

Fedorovekb/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Federal authorities have foiled a terror plot for multiple targets in Southern California, two federal sources confirmed to ABC News. The case involves the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department and the U.S. Attorney’s office. The case, currently under seal, includes a charge of domestic terrorism. A news conference is scheduled in Los …

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San Diego synagogue shooting victim laid to rest as suspect’s family calls his actions ‘evil’

SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Grieving family and friends will gather Monday at the funeral for Lori Gilbert-Kaye, a 60-year-old woman shot dead Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego County. Meanwhile, the family of the 19-year-old suspected gunman is speaking out, saying, “to our great shame, he is now part of …

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Forest that inspired Winnie the Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood hit by fire

Andrew Mepham/iStock(LONDON) — Firefighters in England battled a blaze that broke out in the forest that inspired the Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for the Winnie the Pooh books. Fire crews from several departments worked in “arduous conditions” Sunday night to put out the fire in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, Hannah Scott-Youldon, assistant director …

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Burger King to roll out meat-free ‘Impossible’ Whopper nationwide by end of year

ilbusca/iStock(NEW YORK) — Burger King is planning to extend testing of its meatless “Impossible” Whopper and will roll out the vegetarian option nationwide by the end of the year. Burger King announced its collaboration with Impossible Foods, manufacturer of the plant-based Impossible Burger, in November. The vegetarian patty is made with mostly soy protein but …

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Woman killed in San Diego synagogue shooting to be laid to rest

SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Grieving family and friends will gather Monday at the funeral for Lori Gilbert-Kaye, a 60-year-old woman shot dead Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego County. Three others were injured in the attack in the synagogue’s lobby during Saturday morning services, on the last day of Passover. …

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Women’s groups condemn policy that gives police access to sexual assault victims’ phones

darrensp/iStock(LONDON) — A new policy intended to get victims of crime in the United Kingdom to hand over their mobile phones has been met with condemnation from digital privacy and women’s groups. Victims of crime will now be issued a “digital evidence extraction” form and be expected to share their phone with police in cases …

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