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Biden says ISIS leader is dead after U.S. strike

Peter Granitz, NPR / Brian Naylor, NPR

Posted on February 3, 2022 · The president said all Americans returned safely from the operation. "Thanks to the bravery of our troops this horrible terrorist leader is no more," Biden said in remarks at the White House.

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Spring Texas man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison After Trying To Join ISIS

HPM News Staff

Posted on June 26, 2018 · Khan pled guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State group under a plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors

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Double Suicide Bombing In Afghanistan Kills 25 People, Including 9 Journalists

Associated Press / PBS NewsHour

Posted on April 30, 2018 · At least 45 people were wounded in the twin attacks, according to Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, who also said four policemen were among those killed

Tags afghanistan isis Islamic state kabul suicide bombings

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Houston Man Sentenced To 16 Years For Attempting To Assist ISIS

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on December 18, 2017 · Al Hardan will be in prison until 2031 at which point he likely faces deportation

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WATCH: Counterterrorism Chief Says ISIS Adapting To Inspire, Not Control Attacks

PBS NewsHour

Posted on December 11, 2017 · What do officials know about the attempted morning attack of a New York subway and the motives of the alleged bomber?

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WATCH: What The Mafia Has In Common With Protecting The Vatican From Terror Attacks

PBS NewsHour

Posted on December 4, 2017 · During Christmastime at the Vatican, more visitors means added security, especially in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, London and many other European capitals. In recent days, ISIS has called on lone-wolf terrorists to shed "Christmas blood" at the Vatican

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UPDATE: Barcelona Van driver Reportedly Killed By Spain’s Police

Associated Press

Posted on August 18, 2017 · A senior police official in Spain says that a single police officer killed four of the suspects who carried out the attack in the Catalan seaside town of Cambrils.

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Iraqi Special Forces soldiers stand on the rubble of a damaged building as their fight against Islamic State militants continues in parts of the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 9, 2017.

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US-Led Coalition Says Iraqis Have Retaken Mosul

Associated Press

Posted on July 10, 2017 · U.S. Central Command said that “while there are still areas of the Old City of Mosul that must be back-cleared of explosive devices and possible ISIS fighters in hiding,” Iraqi forces “have Mosul now firmly under their control.”

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A television shows testimony by former FBI director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee as patrons play pool at Mac's Club Deuce, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Miami Beach, Fla.

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Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 11: Comey.

HPM Digital Team

Posted on June 9, 2017 · I mean, what else did you think we'd be talking about this week?

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Arab Nations Cut Ties With Qatar In New Mideast Crisis

Associated Press

Posted on June 5, 2017 · Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, through which the tiny Gulf nation and international travel hub imports most of its food, sparking a run on supermarkets.

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UPDATED: British Police Name 2 Attackers From Terrorist Attack In London

Merrit Kennedy, NPR

Posted on June 5, 2017 · The attack began when a van crossing London Bridge veered into pedestrians. Three men exited the vehicle and began a stabbing rampage in which hundreds fled for their lives.

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Militants Attack Christians In Egypt, Killing At Least 28

Associated Press

Posted on May 26, 2017 · There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the fourth to target Christians since December, but it bore the hallmarks of the Islamic State group.

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Brussels Attacks, One Day After: What We Know

Camila Domonoske, NPR / Meghan Collins Sullivan, NPR

Posted on March 23, 2016 · Terrorist attacks in Brussels killed at least 31 and wounded at least 270 on Tuesday. As the city mourns, police continue to search for a suspected accomplice.

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Arts & Culture

Muslim Leaders Want Houston Residents To Know Why ISIS Is Not Islamic

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on January 28, 2016 · The event will feature a Q-and-A session and a panel discussion between Islamic scholars from around the country.

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Bond Denied For Iraqi-Born Man In Houston Charged With Attempting To Support ISIS

Syeda Hasan, KERA News

Posted on January 13, 2016 · Omar Al Hardan was arrested on terror charges last week and appeared in federal court on Wednesday.

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Houston-area families reunite after imprisoned Citgo executives freed from Venezuela

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 4, 2022 · The remaining five members of the "Citgo 6," along with two other Americans who had been jailed by the Venezuelan government, were released Saturday as part of a prisoner swap.

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Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

Andrea Hsu, NPR

Posted on September 15, 2022 · President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

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International

Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks

ERIC TUCKER, AP

Posted on September 15, 2022 · Griner has been held in Russia since February on drug-related charges. She was sentenced last month to nine years in prison after pleading guilty and has appealed the punishment.

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Seabrook man sentenced to prison for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on September 1, 2022 · Christian Cortez, 28, was sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a felony count of civil disorder.

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