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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Explosion In Syria That Killed U.S. Troops

5:18pm January 16, 2019

by Tom Bowman

ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the Syrian city of Manbij that targeted coalition troops. The Pentagon says U.S. service members suffered multiple deaths and injuries.

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British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks Wednesday at the House of Commons in London during a debate before a no-confidence vote raised by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. May withstood the challenge to her leadership.

Amid Brexit Chaos, Theresa May's Government Survives Confidence Vote

5:00pm January 16, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, had called for the vote in Parliament after the resounding defeat of the Brexit deal that the prime minister had negotiated with the EU.

In Home Of Original Sriracha Sauce, Thais Say Rooster Brand Is Nothing To Crow About

4:57pm January 16, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

The Rooster brand, ubiquitous in the U.S., is now being exported to Thailand, where Sriracha was born. But many Thais who taste the U.S. version are not impressed. "I wanted to gag," says one.

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In 'El Chapo' Case, A Bribery Allegation Involving Former Mexican President

1:49pm January 16, 2019

NPR speaks with reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The Wall Street Journal about the courtroom allegation that drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman bribed former Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto.

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U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attack In Northern Syria

1:49pm January 16, 2019

An attack in northern Syria has killed U.S. service members. The Defense Department says they were on a routine patrol. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Britain's Parliament Says 'No' To Theresa May's Brexit Deal

11:10am January 16, 2019

David Greene talks to Robert Shrimsley of the Financial Times about how British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to leave the European Union in an orderly fashion.

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Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into G

Honduran Caravan Crosses Guatemala, Traveling Toward U.S.

10:22am January 16, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The caravan, which could consist of up to 2,000 migrants, began its journey from Honduras on Monday. The migrants have already become symbols in the ongoing battle over border security.

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Explosions Rock Nairobi Hotel, 1 American Among Those Killed

6:37am January 16, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital Tuesday, setting off explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group.

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As U.S. Troops Leave Syria, Allies Talk To Iraq About ISIS Fight

6:25am January 16, 2019

by Jane Arraf

The U.S. decision to pull troops from Syria has led to a scramble in neighboring Iraq, where the French foreign minister and Jordan's king visited to see how the region has to adjust.

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News Brief: Brexit Vote, Government Shutdown, Nairobi Attack

6:15am January 16, 2019

Britain's Parliament rejects Brexit deal. Federal workers affected by the shutdown look for ways to pay the bills. At least 14 people were killed when extremists stormed an upscale hotel in Nairobi.

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