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UN, African Union leaders praise international cooperation

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The leaders of the United Nations and the African Union urged stronger international cooperation at the opening Sunday of the African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

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Beyoncé's Grammys glam is all under $30 (seriously)

Who could forget when Beyoncé made headlines for wearing a $12 million necklace to last year's Grammy Awards?

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U.S. general says not planning Manbij troop withdrawal - CNN

The United States has no plans to withdraw troops stationed near the town of Manbij in northern Syria despite warnings from Turkey to remove its forces immediately, CNN quoted the U.S. Central Command chief General Joseph Votel as saying. Pulling U.S. forces from Manbij is "not something we are looking into", the channel's website reported Votel as saying on Sunday during a trip to the Middle East. Turkey, which is waging a military offensive against Kurdish YPG fighters in Syria's northwestern region of Afrin, has repeatedly said it will also drive the YPG militia from the mainly Arab town of Manbij, east of Afrin.

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Northrop Grumman Is Getting Ready for Great Power War (That Means Russia or China)

With the U.S. defense budget set to expand in the coming years as the great power competition between Russia, China and the United States heats up, Northrop Grumman—like other defense contractors—is starting to invest in the future after a prolonged slump. “We foresee just given the nature of the threat environment that we observe around the globe today and the number of dimensions in that threat environment that are evident, we foresee a period of time here in front of us, a rather significant period of time in front of us, where our nation and our allies are going to need to invest in their national security to deal with this,” Wes Bush, chairman and chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman told investors.

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Meet The Progressive Immigrant Lawmaker Who Will Respond To Donald Trump In Spanish

Elizabeth Guzman (D) immigrated to the United States from Peru 20 years ago.

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Shock gives way to despair in Kabul after ambulance bomb

By Akram Walizada KABUL (Reuters) - Kabul was in despair on Sunday, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack in the Afghan capital in months. A week ago, the Taliban killed more than 20 people in a siege of the city's Intercontinental Hotel. Another six people were killed in an assault claimed by Islamic State on the office of aid group Save the Children in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

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