Thursday, February 26, 2015

Reuters: A Kuwaiti-born Londoner is face of ISIS

A man with a British accent seen in ISIS beheading videos is believed to be Mohammed Emwazi, Reuters reports, citing The Washington Post and BBC.

High times in the nation's capital

When voters in our nation's capital voted to legalize marijuana, the Republican-led Congress intervened, things got a little complicated.

'Jihadi John' killer from Islamic State beheading videos named by media - Reuters


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'Jihadi John' killer from Islamic State beheading videos named by media
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LONDON (Reuters) - The "Jihadi John" killer who has featured in several Islamic State beheading videos is Mohammed Emwazi, a Briton from a middle class family who grew up in London and graduated from college with a degree in computer programming, ...
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The man behind the ISIS mask

The masked executioner clutching a knife in ISIS beheading propaganda videos was named by two news organizations on Thursday.

Meet the Eccentric Riders of Shanghai’s Motorcycle Sidecar Subculture

Meet the Eccentric Riders of Shanghai’s Motorcycle Sidecar Subculture

Of the nearly 24 million people in Shanghai, just 250 of them have motorcycle sidecars. The government won’t license any more, a decision that has created an unusually small niche of avid riders. French photographer Aurélien Chauvaud documents these quirky aficionados and their eclectic rides in his meticulously composed series Shanghai Sidecar Riders. Chauvaud took his first […]

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Terror group grabs more hostages

ISIS has snatched more Assyrian Christian hostages after taking over nearly a dozen Assyrian villages in northeastern Syria in the past few days, says activist.

On Bush turf, Obama blames immigration woes on Republicans - Reuters


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On Bush turf, Obama blames immigration woes on Republicans
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MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday told Latinos that Republicans were to blame for holding up changes to U.S. immigration laws, urging them to hold Republicans accountable for the problems in the 2016 presidential election.
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