Pilot killed in Anchorage not authorized to fly
An Alaska pilot for the Civil Air Patrol, Doug Demarest, 42, was killed when his Cessna 172 struck a downtown office building and then a neighboring commercial structure. He had joined the patrol in 2010 and authorities say he was not authorized to fly the aircraft. The crash occurred amid windy conditions as investigators from the FBI NTSB and FAA review pilot, mechanical, and weather factors. No ground injuries were reported.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Doug Demarest
FBI
Civil Air Patrol
U.S. Air Force
Demarest
Staci Feger-Pellessier
Dorsey & Whitney
Katherine Demarest
Bryn Vaaler
Minneapolis
Vaaler
Demarests
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Federal Aviation Administration
Don Tallman
Anchorage Fire Department
Iraqi forces retake Ramadi amid heavy losses and high cost
Iraqi elite counterterrorism units retook Ramadi from Islamic State amid heavy airstrikes and coalition support. The advance left vast destruction with more than half the city destroyed and residents displaced, prompting questions about applying the tactic to Mosul and other urban centers.
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Baghdad
Ramadi
Islamic State Group
Iraq
Ahmed al-Belawi
U.S
Ahmed Ali
Institute of Regional and International Studies
American University of Iraq
U.S. Army
Steve Warren
Al-Belawi
Fallujah
Haider al-Abadi
Mosul
Syria
Belgium arrests two over planned Brussels attacks
Belgian authorities say two men were arrested in Brussels and surrounding regions after searches unearthed military style uniforms and IS propaganda. The probe links to a potential end of year assault on emblematic sites including Grand Place. Police and soldiers have heightened patrols.
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Brussels
Paris
RTBF
Liege
Flemish Brabant
Associated Press
Grand Place
Benoit Ramacker
Ramacker
NYPD vows Times Square New Year’s Eve safest place globally
NYC officials promise heavy NYPD security for Times Square celebrating about 1 million revelers. Nearly 6,000 officers plus new counterterrorism unit will sweep venues with bomb sniffing dogs and chemical threat teams. Security zones limit access while widespread CCTV and police helicopters monitor the crowds.
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New York
California
Paris
New York City
Times Square
William Bratton
NYPD
Bill de Blasio
Spe
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
James Waters
WHO declares Guinea free of Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization says Guinea is free of Ebola after 42 days with no new confirmed cases. A 90 day heightened surveillance period begins, with ongoing vigilance by Guinea’s government and international partners.
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Guinea
Johannesburg
World Health Organization
Geneva
Mohamed Belhocine
Doctors Without Borders
World Bank
World Bank Group
Jim Yong
Kim
West Africa
Liberia
Sierra Leone
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Sinan Salaheddin
Susannah George
Lina Khatib
The
Arab Reform Initiative
Belgium
Bratton
Conakry
Atlantic Ocean
TNS
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