Anugrah Kumar

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  Nov 8, 2014

  Obama Doubles US Force in Iraq to Fight ISIS; Up to 1,500 Troops to Be Sent

  President Obama authorized Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq to train and assist Iraqi forces in fighting Islamic State, or ISIS, militants, as was requested by Iraq's government.

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  Nov 8, 2014

  Obamacare Headed to Supreme Court Again; Will This Be Death Blow to Law?

  The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will consider reviewing a controversial part of President Obama's signature health-care law concerning tax credits. The Republican-backed lawsuit could give a death blow to the law.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  Benham Brothers, Mike Huckabee, Phil Robertson Join Thousands at 'I Stand Sunday' Rally in Houston

  The Benham Brothers, Mike Huckabee and "Duck Dynasty" stars Phil and Alan Robertson were among the thousands of people who gathered at Grace Community Church in Houston Sunday to protest the city's recent subpoena of pastors' sermons about homosexuality, an equal rights ordinance and lesbian mayor Annise Parker.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  Nik Wallenda Completes Chicago Skywalk Blindfolded, Without Harness; 'I'm Not Crazy,' He Says

  High wire artist Nik Wallenda broke two world records Sunday by completing his Chicago skywalk, which included walking a tight rope 65 stories off the ground between the west and east towers of a building blindfolded and without a harness. He said he's not crazy but is made for doing what he did.

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  Nov 3, 2014

  New Polls Show Republican Lead in Key States in Midterm Elections

  New polls showed Sunday that Republican Senate candidates are surging ahead in key states, including Iowa, in this week's midterm elections even as President Obama made a final push to help struggling Democrats.

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  Nov 2, 2014

  New York Doctor With Ebola in Stable Condition; Dallas Nurse Nina Pham Reunites With Her Dog Bentley

  New York doctor Craig Spencer, the only person in the United States receiving treatment for Ebola, was declared to be in stable condition Saturday, while Dallas Nurse Nina Pham, who recently recovered from the disease, was reunited with her dog.

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  Nov 2, 2014

  Nigeria's Boko Haram Says Abducted Schoolgirls Converted to Islam, Married Off

  Terror group Boko Haram has denied that it has a ceasefire agreement with the Nigerian government or is engaged in negotiation with it to release the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in April. The Islamist group claims the girls have been converted to Islam and married off.

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  Nov 2, 2014

  ISIS Militants Line Up, Execute 50 Men, Women From US-Allied Tribe in Iraq

  Gunmen from the Islamic State terror group lined up and shot dead at least 50 men and women from the U.S.-allied Albu Nimr tribe in the middle of the night. Such killings are being witnessed on a daily basis, an official says.

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  Nov 1, 2014

  South Carolina's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Faces Another Challenge

  South Carolina, the only state under the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where the same-sex marriage ban is still enforced, is now facing another lawsuit by those who refuse to have their same-sex spouses' family names written on their driver's license.

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  Nov 1, 2014

  ISIS Could Use Ebola as Bio Weapon against US, Spain Says

  The Islamic State terror group is considering using the deadly Ebola virus as a biological weapon against Western nations, especially the United States, according to Spain's state secretary for security, who says online terrorist chat logs he has witnessed suggest the threat.