Peshmerga arrive with heavy weapons to aid Kobani battle
Iraqi Peshmerga fighters arrived near Kobani to join the battle against Islamic State militants. They brought heavy weapons including artillery and anti-tank missiles. In Idlib province Nusra Front seized a headquarters and the Jabal al Zawiya region, marking a rival victory for al Qaeda linked forces.
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Power restored in most of Bangladesh after blackout
Bangladesh saw power largely restored after a nationwide blackout caused by a transmission line failure from India. Officials said the grid collapse left plants and substations shut down, but Dhaka regained electricity by early Sunday morning.
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India
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Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd
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Branson vows to find cause of SpaceShipTwo crash
Richard Branson pledged to determine the crash cause of SpaceShipTwo as Virgin Galactic continues its civilian space travel program. He deferred to the NTSB for investigation while confirming the accident killed pilot Michael Alsbury and left co pilot Peter Siebold injured. Investigators formed teams at Mojave with debris scattered over the desert near the Mojave Air and Space Port.
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Virgin Group
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Ashton Kutcher
Russell Brand
Ken Brown
Report Finds 60K Veterans Receive Triple Benefits
Nearly 60,000 veterans drew three benefits in 2013 totaling about 3.5 billion dollars in military retirement pay plus Social Security Disability Insurance and veterans disability payments. The GAO notes high payments, with a top figure of 208,757 dollars, and highlights calls for better program coordination amid federal funding strains.
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GAO
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