Dozens of soldiers and police officers were killed or captured in nine attacks that overran security bases and outposts.
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Amazon hiring delivery drivers for holiday season
Retail giant Amazon is hiring additional season delivery drivers so that they can meet the high demand of the holiday rush. Veuer’s Natasha Abellard has the story.
States bumping Christmas music earlier than everyone else
To some people, holiday music is like nails scratching a chalkboard…to others it’s music to their ears. If you’re in the latter group, these are the states you need to get to!
This list of 101 items for $10 is a holiday dream
This holiday season, there’s a list you need to know about, and I’m not talking about the naughty or nice one. Nathan Rousseau Smith has the details.
These 6 habits may reduce your risk of breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in the U.S., affecting almost 85 of every 100,000 Americans, according to data from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer.
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In China, Bill Gates Encourages the World to Build a Better Toilet
The Microsoft co-founder’s Reinvented Toilet Expo featured innovative approaches to a global problem — the fact that billions have no access to safe sanitation.
What Do North Korean Gymnastics Say About Kim Jong-un’s Politics?
North Korea included something new, a giant image of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, at a mass gymnastics performance on Sunday, and excluded something old: missiles.
After Man-Eating Tiger Is Killed in India, a Backlash Against the Hunters
Villagers were relieved when T-1, a tigress believed to have killed 13 people, met her end. But animal rights advocates, and some politicians, reacted with fury.
Suicides Among Japanese Children Reach Highest Level in 3 Decades
A total of 250 children in elementary, middle and high schools committed suicide last year, the highest number since 1986, Japan’s Education Ministry said.
Fight Against Last Vestige of ISIS in Syria Stalls, to Dismay of U.S.
The American-backed offensive has encountered unanticipated problems, and the terrorist group remains potent around the world.