ISIL claims responsibility for deadly gas plant attack near Baghdad
A Sunday assault outside a gas plant at Taji north of Baghdad left at least 14 dead and many others injured amid a wave of attacks across the capital and surrounding areas. ISIL claimed responsibility while security forces repelled the assault and burned gas storage tanks.
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Priebus defends Trump while noting not judging personal life
Republican Chairman Reince Priebus said Trump must answer questions about his conduct toward women but that Republican voters are not judging the candidate on his personal life. He emphasized voters want a leader to shake up Washington and noted some issues date back years. Meanwhile authorities in Utah report a botched kidnapping plot by a father and son ended with their arrest after victims overpowered them. Dereck Harrison, 22, and Flint Harrison, 51, face multiple kidnapping and assault charges.
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Climate activists arrested on rail tracks near Seattle refineries
In northwest Washington state, authorities arrested 52 climate activists for trespassing after protesters shut down railroad tracks leading to two oil refineries north of Seattle. About 150 people had camped on the tracks near Anacortes, with one additional citation for resisting arrest.
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Mural of Putin and Trump Lip-Lock Draws Baltic Attention
In Vilnius a six foot mural outside Smoking Pig Eatery shows Donald Trump kissing Vladimir Putin in the style of a 1979 Brezhnev Hoenecker photo. Owner Dominykas Ceckauskas says the artwork offers an ironic view of future East West relations.
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