FBI Hunts School ‘Swatter’ Who Sent A Bomb Hoax To Sandy Hook

Earlier this year, Sandy Hook, the scene of America’s deadliest school shooting that left 26 dead, received a voicemail. The caller claimed he had placed bombs around the school, targeting first graders and kindergarteners. The police were called, surveillance footage reviewed, and it was determined there was no imminent threat to life. But the call…

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9 U.S. citizens have died in the Israel-Gaza conflict, U.S. officials say

Nine U.S. citizens have died after the attack on Israel from Gaza by Hamas, officials from the U.S. State Department and the National Security Council confirmed Monday. Three days since the conflict began, there are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens that the State Department says it’s working with its Israeli partners to help…

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Israeli music festival: 260 bodies recovered from site

More than 260 bodies have reportedly been recovered from the festival site, according to rescue agency Zaka. One partygoer, called Ortel, said the first sign that something was wrong was when a siren went off at around dawn, warning of rockets. Eyewitnesses said the rockets were quickly followed by gunshots. “They turned off the electricity…

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Americans killed in Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. official confirms

Several United States citizens are among the dead in Hamas’ attack on Israel and ongoing hostilities since yesterday, a National Security Council spokesperson said today. “We can confirm the deaths of several U.S. citizens,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those…

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Niger’s junta says jihadis kill 29 soldiers as attacks ramp up

At least 29 Nigerien soldiers have been killed by jihadis near the country’s border with Mali, Niger’s junta said, as they struggle to end a spate of attacks. More than 100 extremists used homemade explosives to target the West African nation’s security forces who were deployed at the border area on a clearance operation, Niger…

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Putin says Russia has tested next-generation nuclear weapon

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades. Putin said for the first time that Moscow had successfully tested the Burevestnik, a…

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US jet shoots down Turkish drone in Syria, officials say

The United States on Thursday shot down an armed Turkish drone that was operating near its troops in Syria, U.S. officials said, the first time Washington has brought down an aircraft of NATO ally Turkey. A Turkish defense ministry official said the drone shot down by the U.S.-led coalition did not belong to the Turkish…

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