Obama and Duterte share brief greeting at Laos summit
In Luang Prabang both leaders shook hands and spoke for about two minutes before a gala dinner at the East Asia Summit. Duterte had previously insulted Obama over the war on drugs but softened the tone as hosts and allies noted a warm, cordial exchange amid tensions over China and the South China Sea.
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Syria airstrikes kill at least 24 in Aleppo area
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports 24 civilians killed in air raids on Tadef near al-Bab and Aleppo's al Sukari district. Turkish forces are named by opposition sources, with six Kurdish security officers killed near Efrin and a chlorine gas concern raised by the OPCW.
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Dallas Morning News backs Clinton in first Democrat endorsement since 1940
The Dallas Morning News editorial board, in a heavily Republican state, endorses Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump for president. It acknowledges discomfort after a 19-election streak but states there is only one serious candidate on the ballot.
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Trump lifts press credential ban for some outlets
Republican candidate Donald Trump ends his ban on press credentials for outlets including The Washington Post BuzzFeed Politico and the Huffington Post. The policy reversal allows these organizations to obtain media credentials and travel with campaign reporters, Hope Hicks confirmed.
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Obama nominates first Muslim for federal bench
President Barack Obama nominated Abid Riaz Qureshi, a Maryland based lawyer with Latham & Watkins and Harvard Law School background, to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, making him the nation's first Muslim judge on a federal court.
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Green Party candidates face trespass and mischief warrants
Warrants issued for Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka after video showed them spray painting a bulldozer at a Dakota Access Pipeline site in Mandan North Dakota. They are charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief, both Class B misdemeanors, with potential fines and jail time. The incident followed protests against the pipeline and linked to remarks about decolonization and Sacred Burial sites.
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Republicans Plan Conference On Koskinen Impeachment
House Republicans will hold a planning conference next week to discuss impeaching Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen. Speaker Paul Ryan said members will vote their choice after considering the inquiry into IRS actions affecting conservative groups between 2010 and 2012.
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