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Grassley asks State, DHS for Details on Suspected NYC Truck Attacker

Senator wants to know whether DHS had flagged him for possible terrorist ties

Susan Crabtree
November 1, 2017
Michael Oreskes, senior vice president of news and editorial director of National Public Radio (NPR), speaks during the rededication of the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, DC, June 5, 2017 / Getty Images
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Report: Navy Shipyards Not Meeting 'Operational Needs'

GAO: 'Poor condition' of shipyards will be costly to address

Jack Heretik
November 1, 2017
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The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant
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Russia Starts Construction on New Iranian Nuke Plant

Russia to build two new nuke plants for Iran

Adam Kredo
November 1, 2017
Police gather at scene after a truck plowed through a bike path in lower Manhattan / Getty
U.S. Navy rescues two American women lost at sea for five months. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/ U.S. Navy Released/ Public Domain
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LA to Ban Nunchucks, Swords at Protests

Move follows violence at rallies across the country

Rachel Frommer
November 1, 2017
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