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Written by Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Published: 25 July 2015

 

President Obama will speak to President Kenyatta about al-Shabab terror threats  

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Published: 24 July 2015

Geneva Reed-Veal, mother of Sandra Bland, listens to family attorney Cannon Lambert Sr. during a news conference at Dupage African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in Lisle, Ill. Bland was arrested and taken to the Waller County jail, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Houston on July 10 and found dead July 13. Officials say Bland hanged herself with a plastic garbage bag in her jail cell, a contention her family and supporters dispute. (AP Photo/Matt Marton) 

Family, friends say Sandra Bland unlikely to end her life

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Written by The Skanner News

Published: 24 July 2015

Helped by an aide, left, Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of President Barack Obama, boards the plane at Kisumu International Airport, Friday, July 24, 2015, on her way to Nairobi to receive her grandson. (AP Photo/James Keyee) 

Obama arrived in Nairobi today

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Written by Associated Press

Published: 20 July 2015

 

Activist, actor, author and judge passes at age 73   

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Written by Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Published: 20 July 2015

 

Muhammadu Buhari seeks US assistance in fight against Boko Haram   

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Written by By Damon C. Williams Special to the NNPA from the Philadelphia Tribune

Published: 20 July 2015

 

The president told the NAACP that racial bias and lack of equal opportunities drive Black men into the prison system    

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Written by Nancy Benac, Associated Press

Published: 20 July 2015

 

The president will attend a fundraiser as well as spending time with his daughters     

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Written by Zeina Karam, Bram Janssen, Associated Press

Published: 20 July 2015

 

Syrian and Iraqi parents terrified as they see their children brainwashed by merciless killers      

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Written by Robert Burns, AP National Security Writer

Published: 20 July 2015

 

After sealing deal with Iran over nukes, the Defense Secretary is in Israel to discuss security challenges    

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Written by Nancy Benac of the Associated Press

Published: 13 July 2015

 

President's move part of push to make criminal justice system fairer