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Trump Administration Designates Part Of Iran's Military As Foreign Terrorist Group

5:24pm April 08, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. moved to list the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist group — an escalation of anti-Iran moves that critics say could leave U.S. forces vulnerable to other country's listings.

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Can Artificial Intelligence Make The Hiring Process More Fair?

5:24pm April 08, 2019

by Maddy Savage

One of Sweden's biggest recruiters plans to use Artificial Intelligence-powered robots to conduct job interviews as a way to curb bias in the hiring process.

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Libya Could Descend Into War Again After Army General Launches Surprise Attack On Tripoli

5:24pm April 08, 2019

by Jane Arraf

Libya is once again facing instability as a renegade general leads forces attempting to oust the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli.

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Forces loyal to the internationally recognized Libyan Government of National Accord drive through Tripoli's old airport on Monday. Elsewhere, Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces struck the city's lone functioning civilian airport, part of his offensi

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Fighting Grips Tripoli As Libya Faces New Violence Among Rivals

3:27pm April 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

On Monday, Khalifa Haftar's force hit Tripoli's lone functioning civilian airport. The U.N.'s Humanitarian Affairs office says, "Clashes with heavy weapons are affecting residential areas."

Animal rights protesters link arms to block an intersection in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, on Monday.

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Vegan Protesters Block Downtown Melbourne In Coordinated Action Across Australia

2:06pm April 08, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

In Queensland, protesters arranged a deal with the owners of a slaughterhouse: The activists would unchain themselves if the owners handed over three sheep and agreed not to file a complaint.

The U.S. has designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group. Here, members of the force march during a 2007 military parade in Tehran.

U.S. Labels Iran's Revolutionary Guard As A Foreign Terrorist Organization

1:02pm April 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Iranian officials say they're prepared to retaliate in kind, warning that the elite Revolutionary Guard could now view U.S. troops the same way it sees ISIS.

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As Violence Escalates In Libya, U.S. Pulls Troops Out

7:33am April 08, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Jeffrey Feltman, former U.N. under-secretary-general for Political Affairs, about the U.S. military pulling out a contingent of its troops from Libya's capital Tripoli.

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Israel's Netanyahu Makes Dramatic Campaign Pledge Ahead Of Election

7:33am April 08, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

Prime Minister Netanyahu says he will annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected. Netanyahu made the surprising announcement ahead of Tuesday's election.

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News Brief: Kirstjen Nielsen, Israeli Elections, Libya Violence

6:37am April 08, 2019

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post. Israelis go to the polls Tuesday to decide if Prime Minister Netanyahu stays in power. And, U.S. troops evacuate from Libya.

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Rwandans Remember Hundreds Of Thousands Of Genocide Victims

5:11am April 08, 2019

by Jackie Northam

This week it will be 25 years since the genocide in Rwanda took the lives of more than 800,000 people — mostly from the minority Tutsi tribe — over a three-month period in 1994.

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