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Trump's Immigration Order Creates Political Tension With Iraq

11:30pm January 30, 2017

by Alice Fordham

President Trump's immigration order has caused political problems for one of the country's key allies in the battle against ISIS: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

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Flowers at a makeshift memorial near the Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City Monday.

French-Canadian Student Charged With Murdering 6 In Quebec City Mosque

8:50pm January 30, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Canadians are mourning six people shot to death while praying. Alleged shooter Alexandre Bissonnette had expressed anti-Islam sentiments online. He faces 11 charges of murder and attempted murder.

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Quebec Mosque Attack Suspect Charged With Murder

7:18pm January 30, 2017

by Brian Mann

Officials in Quebec have charged a 27-year-old university student in connection with the attack on a mosque that left six people dead and two others in grave condition.

People protest against President Trump's executive immigration ban on Monday in Brussels, Belgium.

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7 Targeted Countries React To Trump's Ban On Immigration

6:08pm January 30, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Iraq responded with both shock and, in Parliament, a desire for retaliation. In Sudan, the government summoned a U.S. diplomat to protest Friday's executive order.

An artist's impression of Saccorhytus coronarius, a sea creature that lived 540 million years ago.

Scientists Describe Ancient Bag-Like Sea Creatures From China

5:04pm January 30, 2017

by Rae Ellen Bichell

They were ugly. And, unfortunately, they were not equipped with an anus. But the sand dwellers could be an important part of filling in our own early evolutionary tree.

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Canadian Prime Minister Denounces Mosque Attack As Act Of Terrorism

4:57pm January 30, 2017

by Brian Mann

Six people are dead and more hospitalized in killings at a mosque in Quebec City. Canada's prime minister called the attack an act of terrorism.

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Immigration Expert Outlines Origins Of 7 Countries In Trump Order

4:57pm January 30, 2017

Ruth Ellen Wasem, a specialist in immigration policy at the University of Texas at Austin, speaks about the origins of the seven countries in Donald Trump's immigration ban.

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Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) and Emad's (Shahab Hosseini) marriage is shattered in A Separation.

Attention Must Be Paid To What 'The Salesman' Is Selling

4:57pm January 30, 2017

by Bob Mondello

A review of The Salesman, an Iranian film about a couple whose home life becomes unsettled while they're starring together in a production of Death of a Salesman.

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Laotian Gen. Vang Pao, seen here calling in air strikes against suspected Communist positions from the Long Cheng Command Post in January 1972, led an army of Hmong tribesmen to fight against Communist insurgents backed by the North Vietnamese. A CIA-led

How The U.S. War In Laos Was Key To The 'Birth Of A Military CIA'

2:57pm January 30, 2017

by Nishant Dahiya

A new book by Joshua Kurlantzick examines how the U.S. involvement in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s transformed the CIA from an intelligence-gathering organization into a war-fighting one.

Elizabeth Manosca tends to her baby during a wake for her slain husband and 7-year-old son, who were killed when unidentified gunmen shot through the door of their home in Manila, Philippines, in December.

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Philippines Temporarily Halts Anti-Drug Raids, Citing Crimes By Police

2:45pm January 30, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

A brutal law enforcement crackdown has led to the extrajudicial killings of thousands of suspected drug users and dealers. President Rodrigo Duterte was elected after vowing a "bloody war" on drugs.