Calif officer slain in line of duty marked fourth in two weeks
In Alturas Califa etc. Deputy Jack Hopkins 31 was shot while investigating a family disturbance near the Oregon border. Suspect Jack Brenner 47 fled, was wounded in a shootout with Sheriff Mike Poindexter, and Brenner was taken into custody.
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California
Modoc County
Jack Hopkins
Oregon
Hopkins
Jack Lee Brenner
Breiner
Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff’s Office
Palm Springs
Los Angeles
Turkey intensifies strikes on Kurdish forces in Syria
Turkey launches airstrikes and artillery against Kurdish led forces in northern Syria near Aleppo, with claims of up to 200 killed per Anadolu while a commander says fewer than 10. Battles escalate as the YPG fights Daesh amid regional power strains and U S concerns.
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Syria
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Ankara
Washington
NATO
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Anadolu
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Islamic State
Kur
Dish
Mahmoud Barkhadan
People’s Protection Units
Associated Press
Barkhadan
Afrin
Syrian Observa
Tory For Human Rights
Maarraat Umm Hawsh
United States
U.S
YPG
Mosul assault gains pace as Iraqi forces push Bartella
Elite Iraqi special forces join the push on Bartella nine miles east of Mosul in a broader eastern assault. A U S service member died of wounds from a roadside bomb. Kurdish peshmerga also attack from the northeast as armored IS vehicles and death by own action bombs test advancing troops.
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Iraq
Mosul
U.S
Islamic State Group
Islamic State
Counter Terrorism Service
Muntadhar al-Shimmari
Associated Press
Fadhil Barwari
Duterte shifts from United States to China in Beijing speech
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares separation from the United States in a Beijing forum. After talks with Xi Jinping, China and the Philippines plan bilateral dialogue on the South China Sea and sign about 13.5 billion dollars in deals with loans totaling over 9 billion dollars and 15 million for drug rehabilitation programs.
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Philippines
America
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Washington
U.S. State Department
John Kirby
Xi Jinping
Liu Zhenmin
Liu
Ramon Lopez
EPA says emergency order for Flint water could have come earlier
EPA Inspector General says agency had authority and information to issue an emergency order to protect Flint residents from lead-contaminated water as early as June 2015, seven months before the actual declaration. The report criticizes slow response and urges greater urgency to intervene when drinking water safety is at risk.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Flint
Mich
EPA
Arthur Elkins
Flints
Flint River
Detroit
Michigan
Rick Snyder
Snyder
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