| A look back at Trump’s anti-vacation tweets as he readies for 17-day vacation Posted: 04 Aug 2017 06:37 AM PDT  Candidate Trump promised he'd never see his golf courses again if elected. President Trump is preparing for a 17-day vacation at one of his golf courses.
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| Taking Vacations Is Something Trump Said He'd Never Do Posted: 04 Aug 2017 06:27 AM PDT  The president is heading on a 17-day "working vacation" at his Bedminster golf course, but was once adamant he'd be too busy as president to play golf.
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| Murkowski, Collins reflect on bucking the GOP line on health care Posted: 04 Aug 2017 06:25 AM PDT  After facing intense political pressure on Republican attempts to overhaul health care, Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, indicated that they had forged a bond in their defiance of both party and president.
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| U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider 'Making a Murderer' conviction Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:59 PM PDT  A federal magistrate, William Duffin, threw out the guilty verdict against Brendan Dassey last August, ruling the conviction was based on a coerced confession that the defendant, now 27, gave as a 16-year-old youth with a learning disability. The 7th Circuit on Friday granted that request, vacating the earlier decision of its three-judge panel and setting a new round of oral arguments to be heard on Sept. 26.
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| Crew Springs Into Action After an American Airlines Plane Catches Fire During Takeoff Posted: 03 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT  As the plane rushed down the runway at Chicago's O'Hare airport, it left behind a trail of smoke and flames.
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| NAACP Hopes Advisory Brings Attention To Missouri Law Posted: 04 Aug 2017 12:18 PM PDT  The first of its kind advisory hopes to raise awareness.
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| US Navy ends search for sailor thought lost in west Pacific Posted: 04 Aug 2017 08:14 PM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Navy has ended a three-day search for a sailor who is believed to have gone overboard during operations in the South China Sea.
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| EU slaps new sanctions on Russia over Crimea turbines Posted: 04 Aug 2017 09:13 AM PDT  The EU expanded its Russia sanctions blacklist Friday, targeting three people including the deputy energy minister and three companies involved in diverting gas turbines sold by German firm Siemens to Russian-annexed Crimea. Under the 28-nation European Union's strict policy of not recognising Crimea's March 2014 annexation from Ukraine, the three individuals will be hit with an asset freeze and a travel ban. The measures come despite the fact that the EU just days ago bitterly criticised the United States over fresh sanctions targeting Russia for election meddling, on the grounds that it could harm European energy firms.
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| Immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo may sue bank, judge says Posted: 05 Aug 2017 03:48 PM PDT  Young immigrants denied credit by Wells Fargo Bank because they are not permanent U.S. residents can sue the bank under a post-Civil War law barring discrimination on the basis of immigration status, a federal judge ruled.
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| Trump Under Fire As He Heads for Vacation in New Jersey Posted: 03 Aug 2017 09:00 PM PDT  Two grand juries involved in Russia investigation, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions declares war on leakers.
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| WannaCry hero Marcus Hutchins could face 40 years in US prison Posted: 04 Aug 2017 10:57 AM PDT  The young computer expert who stopped the WannaCry global cyber attack could face decades in a US prison following accusations that he helped create and sell a malicious software that targeted bank accounts. Marcus Hutchins, who saved the NHS from cyber criminals, could face a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison in the US if he is found guilty of the charges. Hutchins, who was at a hacking conference in Las Vegas when he was arrested by the FBI, faces six counts of helping to create, spread and maintain the banking Trojan Kronos between 2014 and 2015. According to the US Department of Justice indictment, the alleged offences took place between July 2014 and July 2015. Hutchins was jointly charged with another individual who was not named. The indictment alleged that Hutchins "created the Kronos malware" and the other person later sold it for $2,000 (£1,500) online. "The maximum statutory sentence he could face is decades, roughly 40 years," said Tor Ekeland, a US lawyer who specialises in defending alleged cyber criminals. "Would he get that? I doubt it, it would be a bizarre outcome. Is it possible? It sure is." Hutchins is due to appear in court later on Friday, when he could plead guilty or not guilty. If he pleads guilty he could be sentenced to a short prison sentence or supervised release. If he pleads not guilty, he will be moved to Wisconsin, where the charges have been brought, to face trial, which could start any time between three months and three years, Ekeland said. "The main thing to do now is enter a not guilty plea as soon as you can, get him out on bail, and then you've got some breathing room," said Ekeland. But he added it is "highly likely" Hutchins will be refused bail, because he is a foreign national in the US and could be deemed a flight risk. Ekeland described the allegations against Hutchins as "very thin". "There's not a single allegation that he made any money or anybody came to any harm from it," he said. "The indictment is very thin. It's legally bizarre and there's little detail." Hutchins was arrested at an airport in Las Vegas on Wednesday shortly before he was due to fly back to the UK. Priority boarding so you can add to the time you're sat on a plane that is nowhere near ready to fly ��— MalwareTech (@MalwareTechBlog) 2 August 2017 The Kronos malware was spread through emails with malicious attachments and allowed users steal money using credentials such as internet banking passwords. It was allegedly sold on the dark web marketplace AlphaBay, which the US Government shut down at the end of July. The allegations are unrelated to the WannaCry attack he was credited with halting, according to a US official. The security expert, from Devon, was hailed a hero in May when he discovered a "kill switch" for the WannaCry ransomware, which spread to hundreds of thousands of computers across 150 countries. Among the victims were dozens of NHS Trusts, which were forced to delay operations and turn people away. About | WannaCry Hutchins, who stopped the attack from his bedroom under the pseudonym MalwareTech, has reportedly helped GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre since the incident. A a source said the organisation collaborated with many private individuals and was "very much embedded in the community," of which Hutchins is a part. On his arrest, an NCSC spokesman said: "We are aware of the situation. This is a law enforcement matter and it would be inappropriate to comment further." Janet Hutchins, his mother, told the Telegraph she was trying to find out exactly what had happened to her son but said she had not yet managed to get anything confirmed. "I think I'm going to be rather busy tonight," she added. Cyber attack 'hero': I was just 'doing my bit' 00:59 A security expert who was staying with Hutchins at the DefCon hacking conference in Nevada said he had been arrested at Las Vagas's McCarran International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The friend, who also works in the cyber security industry, said: "He was detained at McCarran airport yesterday. He checked into his flight and I think he was sitting in the Virgin upper class lounge. "He was escorted out of the airport and never made his flight." Around 20 hours after he went missing, Hutchins' parents told the friend he had been arrested. After his arrest, Hutchins was taken to Henderson Detention Center in Nevada before being moved to the Las Vegas FBI field office. "I had been trying to get in contact with him for the past 20 hours," the friend told the Telegraph. "I finally located him this morning but they moved him before visiting hours. Now he's in the wind again." A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: "We are in touch with local authorities in Las Vegas following reports of a British man being arrested." The UK's National Crime Agency said: "We are aware a UK national has been arrested but it's a matter for the authorities in the US." I can confirm @MalwareTechBlog was detained yesterday and FBI/US Marshalls won't tell me where he is. https://t.co/lV5SxZjsRi— Andrew Mabbitt (@MabbsSec) August 3, 2017 Hutchins stopped the spread of the WannaCry ransomware when he accidentally discovered a "kill switch". Working on his own from his small bedroom in his parent's home, Hutchins has been lauded for his computer skills in the wake of the attack. The WannaCry attack spread to more than 230,000 computers in scores of countries, affecting major organisations including the NHS, Renault and O2. Using a vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system discovered by US security agencies, WannaCry locked victims' computers and demanded a $300 ransom. Hutchins found a way to stop the virus from rapidly spreading. He was given a $10,000 (£7,600) reward for the effort, which he donated to charity. The ethical hacker, who is largely self-taught and did not go to university, was in the US for the world's largest annual conventions for security experts, BlackHat and DefCon. His arrest comes as more than £100,000 of digital currency bitcoin that was paid by victims of the WannaCry attack was withdrawn from the hackers' online wallets. There is no indication that the two events are connected. Victims were asked to pay around £230 in Bitcoins to get back control of their systems and monitoring websites showed the wallets holding the payments had been emptied on Thursday. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack but experts have connected it to Lazarus, a group also linked to the 2014 Sony Pictures hack. Experts warned the incident will send a "really bad message" to the cyber security community. "There are major implications for cyber security," said Ekeland, the US lawyer. "By doing this they've made the internet less safe because nobody in their right mind is likely to help the US Government stop attacks now. "They've sent a really bad message that even if you help the US Government stop a worldwide major malware attack and save people millions of dollars and potentially saved lives, you could be arrested because someone you supposedly associated with supposedly sold malware for $2,000." Ekeland added that creating and distributing malicious software is different to using it to commit crimes. "They're messing with a multi-billion dollar market," he said. "If I was a certain type of software manufacturer, I would be very concerned about my work right now. I don't understand why this type of software isn't legal." WannaCry ransomware map - locations of infection
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| Luggage Of Passengers Sprayed By Sewage Water At Nashville Airport Posted: 03 Aug 2017 11:05 PM PDT  The incident occurred due to a toilet getting clogged at the airport and was reported to have affected 380 passengers of Southwest Airlines.
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| 4-Year-Old And Her Grandfather Drown After He Jumps Into Pool to Save Her Posted: 05 Aug 2017 06:54 AM PDT  They both could not swim.
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| Nissan workers reject union bid at Mississippi plant Posted: 05 Aug 2017 01:12 AM PDT  Nissan has defeated a bid by the United Auto Workers to unionize employees at a factory in the US Deep South, ending a bitter contest that critics said laid bare a racial divide in the company. Some 60 percent of the approximately 3,500 workers in the Mississippi factory rejected the union in the vote that ended Friday, according to results released by the National Labor Relations Board, with pro-union employees vowing to continue their fight. In a statement following the tally's release the company said it believes the outcome "positions Nissan to be competitive in the future" and urged the United Auto Workers union to end its bid to organize employees.
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| Schwarzenegger launches state initiative to terminate pollution — with or without Trump Posted: 04 Aug 2017 08:14 AM PDT  Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to present his new Digital Environmental Legislative Handbook to legislative leaders during his keynote address at the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators on Friday in Cambridge, Mass.
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| Migrant deaths at US-Mexico border increase 17% this year, UN figures show Posted: 05 Aug 2017 04:00 AM PDT  More people have died crossing the border from Mexico to the US in the first seven months of 2017 compared to the year before, even though significantly fewer people seem to be attempting the journey, according to the United Nation's migration agency. The number of migrant deaths tallied at the border jumped 17% from 204 in the first seven months of 2016 to 232 migrant fatalities in 2017, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Meanwhile, the US Border Patrol has reported that about half as many migrants were apprehended during border crossings in the first six months of 2016 compared to the first six months of 2017 – down from 267,746 people to 140,024 people.
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| Iran vows 'unified' response to breach of nuclear deal Posted: 05 Aug 2017 09:36 AM PDT ![Iran vows 'unified' response to breach of nuclear deal]( "Iran vows 'unified' response to breach of nuclear deal") TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said that his administration and country will show a "unified" response to a breach of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers.
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| Married special education teacher 'had sex with teenage pupil in car', say US police Posted: 04 Aug 2017 12:36 AM PDT  Laura Ramos, 31, who has a young child, is standing trial accused of sexual assault but faces new charges after another student reportedly confessed to police the pair had slept together. Ms Ramos, from New Haven, Connecticut, turned herself in to police on Wednesday after the second student came forward. Reports said police believed Ms Ramos had sex with at least four students, although she has only been formally charged in connection with two.
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| U.S. court tosses murder conviction of ex-Blackwater guard Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:10 PM PDT  A federal appeals court on Friday threw out the murder conviction of an ex-Blackwater security guard and ordered three of his former colleagues to be re-sentenced in the high-profile prosecution stemming from the massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007.
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| Target's Halloween Decor Will Make You Wish It Was Already October Posted: 05 Aug 2017 10:27 AM PDT |
| Sessions vows to crack down on leakers — and sends a warning to reporters Posted: 04 Aug 2017 10:57 AM PDT  Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to crack down on what he called a "staggering" number of leaks of classified information since the Trump took office.
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| Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines: USGS Posted: 04 Aug 2017 05:56 PM PDT ![Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines: USGS]( "Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Philippines: USGS") (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck south Mindanao island in the Philippines on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's epicenter was 21 miles (34 km) east of the city of General Santos, which has a population of almost 600,000. The USGS said the quake was 46.2 miles (74 km) deep but European quake agency EMSC put it at only 6.2 miles (10 km) deep, which would increase its impact. The temblor, initially reported as a magnitude 6.0, struck at 8:30 a.m. (0030 GMT), the USGS said. A magnitude 5. ...
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| Venezuela constitutional assembly removes chief prosecutor Posted: 05 Aug 2017 05:36 PM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A newly installed constitutional assembly ousted Venezuela's defiant chief prosecutor Saturday, a sign that President Nicolas Maduro's embattled government intends to move swiftly against critics and consolidate power amid a fast-moving political crisis.
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| Feds take no action after reviewing police shooting Posted: 04 Aug 2017 01:08 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal officials on Friday agreed with a state decision not to prosecute a white Tennessee police officer who fatally shot a black man after a traffic stop.
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| NATO soldiers suppress attempted insider attack in Afghanistan Posted: 05 Aug 2017 06:23 AM PDT ![NATO soldiers suppress attempted insider attack in Afghanistan]( "NATO soldiers suppress attempted insider attack in Afghanistan") Romanian soldiers from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan killed an Afghan policeman who was trying to carry out an insider attack after a training session in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, officials said. One Romanian was wounded in the attack while an Afghan policeman was wounded in the crossfire, a statement from Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul said. "The advisers had completed a scheduled law enforcement training and were preparing to return to base when they were attacked by a member of the Afghan National Civil Order Police," the statement said.
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| The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: What Time Can You See It? Posted: 04 Aug 2017 07:16 AM PDT  Here's what you need to know
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| This Double Reese's Cheesecake Will Destroy You Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:44 PM PDT  All willpower lost.
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| US will join climate talks despite quitting Paris accord Posted: 04 Aug 2017 02:33 PM PDT  The US State Department has officially informed the United Nations it will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, but has left the door open to re-engaging if the terms improved for the United States. The State Department said in a press release the United States would continue to participate in United Nations climate change meetings during the withdrawal process, which is expected to take at least three years. "The United States supports a balanced approach to climate policy that lowers emissions while promoting economic growth and ensuring energy security," the department said in the release. President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris deal in June, saying the accord would have cost America trillions of dollars, killed jobs, and hindered the oil, gas, coal and manufacturing industries. Landmarks around the world light up green in protest over Donald Trump pulling out of Paris accord 00:51 But he also, at the time, said he would be open to renegotiating the deal, which was agreed by nearly 200 nations over the course of years - drawing ridicule from world and business leaders who said that would be impossible. During a visit last month to Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, the two discussed the deal and Mr Trump told reporters "Something could happen with respect to the Paris accords, let's see what happens." "As the President indicated in his June 1 announcement and subsequently, he is open to re-engaging in the Paris Agreement if the United States can identify terms that are more favorable to it, its businesses, its workers, its people, and its taxpayers," the State Department said in its press release about the formal notice of withdrawal. Republican US congressional leaders have backed Mr Trump's move to exit the accord. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, for example, said it was "another significant blow to the Obama administration's assault on domestic energy production and jobs". US President Donald Trump (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands at the end of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Credit: Alain Jocard/AFP But numerous business leaders have called the move a blow to international efforts to combat climate change, and a missed opportunity to capture growth in the emerging clean energy industry. The United States, under former President Barack Obama, had pledged as part of the Paris accord to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025 to help slow global warming. The earliest date for the United States to completely withdraw from the agreement is Nov. 4, 2020, around the time of the next US presidential election.
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| Maduro installs disputed new Venezuela assembly Posted: 03 Aug 2017 11:18 PM PDT  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to install a powerful new assembly of his allies on Friday, dismissing an international outcry and opposition protests saying he is burying democracy in his country. The Constituent Assembly, elected last weekend in a vote marred by violence and allegations of fraud, will sit in a chamber in the Legislative Palace in Caracas, where the opposition-controlled legislature is located. The inaugural session of its 500-plus members -- who include Maduro's wife and son -- will take place under high tension.
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| 3 people shot at San Francisco park packed with families Posted: 03 Aug 2017 07:36 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At least one gunman opened fire Thursday at a popular San Francisco park packed with families and tourists, leaving three people wounded and sending dozens of panicked people running for cover, witnesses and police said.
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| No coordination between Lebanon and Syrian armies against IS: Lebanese military source Posted: 05 Aug 2017 10:13 AM PDT  The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian army to fight against Islamic State in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone, a military source told Reuters on Saturday, rejecting a local media report of direct military cooperation between the two. The source said the Lebanese army had the military capability to confront and defeat the group without any regional or international support. The presence of Islamic State and Nusra Front militants in pockets on Lebanon's border is the biggest military spillover into the country from Syria's civil war.
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| Fires still burning after CSX train derailment in Pennsylvania Posted: 04 Aug 2017 08:42 AM PDT  Officials said hazardous substance experts also continued working with firefighters at the scene to contain leaks and minimize environmental damage. There was no word from federal transportation regulators, the company, or Pennsylvania State Police on the cause of the derailment in Hyndman, about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. CSX initially said one rail car containing liquefied petroleum gas and one car containing molten sulfur leaked and were on fire.
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| Beer Styles Explained, From IPA To Pilsner And Beyond Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:01 AM PDT  You'd better know what you're looking for before walking into the beer section of a liquor store or sidle up to a bar.
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| Pole detained over abduction of British model in Italy Posted: 05 Aug 2017 08:40 AM PDT  A British model was drugged and abducted for a week in Italy last month by a British-based Pole who allegedly tried to auction her off as a sex slave on the dark web, Italian police said Saturday. The unidentified 20-year-old was injected in the arm with the tranquiliser ketamine after going to what was a fake photo shoot at a venue near Milan's central station on July 11. Lukasz Pawel Herba, 30, has been charged with orchestrating the kidnapping and given a version of events which the prosecutor in charge of the case described as barely credible.
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| 27 Turkey Stuffing Recipes Your Thanksgiving Needs Posted: 04 Aug 2017 02:05 PM PDT |
| Immigration enforcement agents banned from labor offices in California amid fears for migrants trying to recoup wages Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:02 PM PDT  Immigration enforcement agents have been banned from labor offices amid fears undocumented migrants are being put off pursuing wages owed to them. Multiple reported cases of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents appearing at immigrants' hearings prompted California Labor Commissioner Julie Su to release a memo to employees instructing them to refuse immigration agents entry to labor commission offices or to provide information on the location of workers.
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| Sea dispute, N. Korea, Muslim militants top ASEAN meetings Posted: 04 Aug 2017 07:42 AM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Alarm over North Korea's missile tests, a tentative step to temper South China Sea disputes, and unease over a disastrous siege by pro-Islamic State group militants will grab the spotlight at annual meetings of Southeast Asia's top diplomats and their Asian and Western counterparts.
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| U.S. Army Tells Units To Stop Using DJi Drones Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:43 PM PDT  The U.S. Army has instructed units to discontinue the use of DJI equipment citing "cyber vulnerabilities."
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| US special forces supporting ops against AQAP in Yemen Posted: 04 Aug 2017 10:48 AM PDT  US special operations forces are helping Emirati and local forces as they conduct new operations against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, the Pentagon said Friday. The operations center on Shabwa province, where Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has an established presence. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the aim was to "degrade" AQAP's ability to coordinate external terrorist operations and plotting.
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