Chief justice cautions on partisanship in confirmations
Chief Justice John Roberts warned that partisanship taints judicial confirmations and public perception of the court as political. He cited Elena Kagan’s Senate vote and urged observers to separate politics from rulings at a University of Nebraska event.
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Lincoln, Neb
U.S. Supreme Court
John Roberts
Roberts
University of Nebraska, Lincoln College of Law
Washington
Antonin Scalia
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
U.S. Senate
Elena Kagan
Congress
White House
Sierra Leone starts three day Ebola lockdown nationwide
Sierra Leone restricted its 6 million people to homes for three days to curb the Ebola outbreak. Health workers go door to door in towns and villages to locate cases and isolate patients. Authorities warn arrests for street access without an emergency pass as beds may be insufficient.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Ernest Bai Koroma
Sierra
West Africa
Ishmail Bangura
Rebecca Sesay
France backs U S air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq
Two Rafale jets from France joined U S led operations over Iraq firing four laser guided bombs at a military depot near Mosul. Iraqi officials reported casualties among militants as Paris stresses limited, non ground support and coordination with Iraqi authorities.
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Iraq
France
U.S
Paris
America
George W. Bush
Saddam Hussein
Islamic State Group
United Arab Emirates
Mosul
Syria
Saddam
Laurent Fabius
U.N. Security Council
Francois Hollande
Hollande
Europe
Baghdad
Mali
Central African Republic
John Kerry
CIA halts spying in Europe after disclosures and leaks
Insider reports the CIA paused unilateral espionage in Western Europe amid backlash over a German suspect selling secrets and NSA leaks. Officers may still work with host nation services and conduct joint ops, but most meetings with host nationals and new recruits are on hold. James Clapper noted increased risk from targeting fewer specific individuals.
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Washington
CIA
Europe
United States
Edward Snowden
National Security Agency
U.S
James Clapper
Director of
National Intelligence
Second day of fighting in Sanaa leaves 120 dead
In Sanaa, Shiite Houthi rebels and Sunni militiamen battled for a second day, killing at least 120 people and prompting thousands to flee. The crisis raises fears of sectarian violence spreading beyond Yemen’s borders as regional tensions mount.
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Yemen
al-Qaida
Syria
Iraq
Ali Abdullah Saleh
Iran
Islah Party
Muslim Brotherhood
Brotherhood of al- Qaida
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
United States
Hadi
Hawthis
United Nations
Abdel-Rahman al-Rashid
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