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Russia Is Beefing Up Its Air Defenses, Top U.S. Air Force General Says

1:34pm January 15, 2016

Commander of Air Force operations in Europe and Africa, Gen. Frank Gorenc, is concerned about the buildup of Russian missile defenses, saying they threaten NATO military access to airspace in Europe.

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U.S. Must Normalize Its Relationship With Saudi Arabia, Expert says

1:28pm January 15, 2016

The U.S.-Saudi partnership endures despite the regular divergence of values and sometimes even regional interests. David Greene talks to Ali Al-Ahmed, director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs.

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People hold placards reading "We Are Not Afraid" during a rally held one day after the terrorist attack in Jakarta.

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Indonesia Makes Arrests Over Deadly Attack In Jakarta

11:42am January 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Police found an Islamic State flag at the site of the arrests, but it's not yet clear exactly how the suspects may have been linked to ISIS.

A corpse has tested positive for the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone, a day after world health officials declared West Africa free of the disease. On Friday, people pass a banner reading

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Sierra Leone Reports Ebola Death, 1 Day After Outbreak Declared Over

11:33am January 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

On Thursday, the World Health Organization announced that West Africa was Ebola-free. The virus has been found to survive in people for nine months or more.

Zika Virus Makes CDC Consider A Travel Warning For Pregnant Women

7:31pm January 14, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The Centers for Disease Control is concerned about an increase in a rare birth defect in Brazil that could be linked to the virus. But Zika is not just in Brazil; see a map of where it is spreading.

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Emmanuel Kwame, 60, lost his sight to river blindness as a young man. He lives in Asubende, Ghana, earning a living as a farmer and fisherman.

The Farmer And Fisherman Who Lost His Sight To River Blindness

7:30pm January 14, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

He lost his sight in his youth. So he never married. But he's lived an independent life for decades — despite the best efforts of goats to raid his crops.

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Guinea is where the Ebola outbreak started in West Africa. In this photo from November 2014, workers from the local Red Cross prepare to bury people who died of the virus.

5 Mysteries About Ebola: From Bats To Eyeballs To Blood

7:23pm January 14, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

The World Health Organization declared West Africa officially Ebola-free on Thursday, but more cases are likely, and scientists say they have a lot of unanswered questions.

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World Anti-Doping Agency Report Slams Track And Field's Governing Body

7:04pm January 14, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The latest WADA report finds that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), track and field's world governing body, helped organize and enable doping and corruption.

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Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Attack In Jakarta, Indonesia

6:43pm January 14, 2016

An attack on the Indonesian capital of Jakarta Thursday killed at least two civilians, according to local authorities, as well as five of the attackers. The Islamic State claimed responsibility online. NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Ali Moore of the BBC who is in Jakarta.

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This image, supplied by the Metropolitan Police, shows a view of the hole drilled in the vault wall at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd. following the Easter weekend robbery last year in London. Millions of dollars worth of jewels, cash and other valuable i

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7 British Men Guilty Of Massive Easter Gem Heist

6:15pm January 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Thursday, three men were found guilty in the eye-popping theft of cash and jewelry worth millions. Four others had pleaded guilty previously in the complex, physically demanding heist.