'The uniform and the rules attract autistic people to join the police'

An autistic police sergeant says the uniform and the rules are some of the things that attract people on the spectrum to the job.

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The country where the British are blamed for everything

Conspiracy theories in Afghanistan often have a distinctive feature - it's foreigners, and especially the British, who are cast in the role of the villain.

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Could non-alcoholic gin ever be as good as the real thing?

A new breed of adult-focused soft drinks is providing alternatives to traditional alcoholic tipples.

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How Aboriginal Australians forged tools from early British ships

Archaeologists say recently discovered items in Sydney can be traced to London's River Thames.

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Russia says 'terrorists nearly wiped out' of Syria's Western Ghouta

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday said Syrian forces had "nearly wiped out the terrorists" in the rebel-held enclave of Western Ghouta. Backed by the Russian military since 2015, the Syrian regime in February launched a massive offensive against rebels in the Damascus suburb, killing more that 1,600 civilians. "As a result of this anti-terrorism operation in Western Ghouta, terrorist elements have nearly been wiped out of this suburb of the Syrian capital," Lavrov said at press conference in Moscow after meeting UN Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura.

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Parkland Survivor Criticizes Laura Ingraham For Only Apologizing After Advertisers Fled

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg on Friday pilloried Fox News host Laura

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Russia tests new intercontinental ballistic missile

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has successfully tested its latest intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's military said Friday.

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Mueller reportedly eyeing Sessions as Sessions cheats on recusal

Rachel Maddow shares new reporting that Robert Mueller's investigation includes looking at Jeff Sessions contacts with Russians, while at the same time, Sessions is sending investigators to look at the conduct of the Trump Russia investigation.

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Family of 8 presumed dead after SUV plunges off California cliff

Police are trying to learn why an SUV they believe was carrying a family of eight plunged off a cliff in Northern California. Jennifer and Sarah Hart from Washington and three of their kids were found dead at the scene. The other three are still missing. Anne-Marie Green reports.

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