Turkish police bomb kills 11 at Cizre checkpoint
Eleven Turkish police officers died in a truck bombing at a security checkpoint in Cizre blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party. The blast also injured 78 people including 75 security personnel and three civilians, per local governor. President Erdogan condemned the attack and vowed to intensify the fight against terrorism.
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Cizre
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Anadolu
Maine Governor Apologizes for Obscene Voicemail
Governor Paul LePage apologized for a profanity laden voicemail he left a lawmaker who accused him of racism over remarks about drug dealers. The episode followed a Wednesday meeting where LePage said he keeps a binder with photos of drug dealers, noting over 90 percent are black or Hispanic, per the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine
Paul LePage
LePage
Portland Press Herald
Florida State student awake after Martin County murder attack
A 19 year old Florida State University student identified as Austin Harrouff is awake in a West Palm Beach hospital after a brutal attack that killed a Martin County couple. He faces first degree murder charges once released and has been heavily sedated and unresponsive.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida State University
Martin County
French court suspends burkini ban in Villeneuve-Loubet
France's top administrative court halted the Villeneuve-Loubet ban on full body bathing wear citing civil liberties. The ruling challenges a wave of local bans sparked after the Nice July 14 truck attack, drawing praise from opponents and criticism from supporters of the restrictions.
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France
Riviera
Nice
Europe
Villeneuve-Loubet
Villeneuve- Loubet
Lionnel Luca
Abdallah Zekri
National Observatory Against Islamaphobia
London
Aftershocks Continue as Amatrice Faces Isolation
Central Italy endures more than 50 aftershocks after a magnitude 6.2 quake that killed 281 in Amatrice. A 4.7 tremor struck Friday morning as two bridges were damaged, risking isolation. Ambulances ferried bodies to a Rieti hangar morgue ahead of a national day of mourning and a state funeral.
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Italy
U.S. Geological Survey
Apennine
Italian Civil Protection Department
Lances
Rieti
Associated Press
Sergio Mattarella
U S and Russia near Syria airstrike coordination deal
U S and Russia failed to seal a final Syria pact on coordinating air attacks while pausing Russian and Syrian bombing of civilians and rebel areas. Kerry and Lavrov said talks would continue with a possible secret agreement within a week, outlining targeted strikes on Islamic State and the Front.
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Barack Obama
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House
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Syria
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Sergei Lavrov
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Kerry
Islamic State
Front
U.S
Federal judge blocks UNC bathroom law in force pending case
A U.S. district judge in North Carolina barred enforcement of the state bathroom provision in the transgender restroom ban. The order blocks using birth certificates to limit bathroom use while the case proceeds, a ruling welcomed by rights groups amid state-federal mandate conflicts.
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Justice Department
Thomas Schroeder
U.S. District Court For
Middle District
North Carolina
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