Suspected architect of Paris attacks is dead, according to two senior...
Gunfire broke out in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis early on Nov. 18 as police pursued suspects from the terror attacks on Nov. 13. Witnesses documented the flood of police into the historic suburb as the raid grew. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)PARIS —The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks was killed Wednesday in a massive predawn raid by French police commandos, two senior European officials said, after investigators followed leads that the fugitive militant was holed up n..>> view originalWashington College will be closed through Thanksgiving break as hunt for armed student continues - The Washington Post
Washington College is a private liberal arts college in Chestertown, Md. (Courtesy of Washington College)This post has been updated.Washington College will remain closed through the Thanksiving break, the college president announced Wednesday afternoon, as FBI and police continued an intense search for a student who is believed to be armed.It was a third day of uncertainty for the small liberal arts college on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.[Washington College closes as FBI joins hunt for student]Was..>> view originalWashington College closed until Nov
4:39 p.m. EST November 18, 2015Washington College Threat(Photo: WUSA9)CHESTERTOWN, Md. (WUSA9) -- Washington College located on Maryland's Eastern Shore will remain closed until Nov. 30th, the college announced Wednesday.RELATED:Washington College says it's closing campus for gun threatOn Wednesday, the college stated that it would remain closed until Nov. 30th, continuing through Thanksgiving break.The school first stated it was closed Tuesday in the interest of caution and due to new informati..>> view originalHow the Redskins have fared against undefeated teams
New Orleans kicker Garrett Hartley celebrates the Saints’ comeback win over the Redskins in 2009. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)On Sunday, the Redskins play the 9-0 Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. The game will mark the seventh time in the Super Bowl era — and the second time in three weeks — that Washington has faced a team that is undefeated after at least seven games.(Why set the cutoff at seven games, as opposed to six or fewer? Since 1966, 35 NFL teams have started 7-0 or better, inc..>> view originalPhoto released by Islamic State claims to show bomb that downed...
Islamic State's official magazine prints photo of what it says was the bomb that brought down the Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. (Reuters)The latest issue of the Islamic State militant group's online propaganda magazine claims to show the bomb that brought down the Russian jet in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula more than two weeks ago.The image, which includes a Schweppes Gold can and other apparent components of improvised explosives, could not independently verified. The Islamic State'..>> view originalAirport workers at 7 US hubs to strike Wednesday night
Robin Wilson leads chanting as airport workers and supporters from around the world rally for better wages in Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last month.. Workers in DC are the latest to join a national campaign for better wages for contracting workers at airports across the world. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)Airport workers at seven of the busiest U.S. airports are going on strike Wednesday night to protest what they say are poor working conditions and retaliation for unionizi..>> view originalWho Wants to Send Terrorists to God: Vladimir Putin or Denzel...
Vladimir Putin is one tough dude.Whether factually true or not, that's the common perception of the Russian president, known for his often-shirtless escapades typically involvingsome sort of gun or athletic feat. (Exhibit A: –>)That's why it wasn't much of a surprise to see a quote attributed to Putincirculatingonlinein the wake of the Paris attacks, crediting him with the following "Come at me, bro" statement: "To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me."The ..>> view originalWhy rejecting Syrian refugees won't make America safer
A Kurdish boy from the Syrian city of Afrin receives help after arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos along with other migrants and refugees Nov. 17, after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey. BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty ImagesOn both sides of the Atlantic, last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris have made governments already leery about accepting refugees fleeing the Islamic State in Syria downright opposed to it. Poland’s new governmenthas saidit won’t commit to hosting any more asylum ..>> view originalHow collectors' rifles are used by terrorists
A policeman looks through the broken door of a church in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, November 18, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARDKENZOs)When several gunmen descended on the streets of Paris Friday, killing more than 120 people and wounding hundreds more with a combination of bullets and suicide vests, eyewitness reports quickly identified the rifles carried by the attackers as Kalashnikovs or AK-47s.In the days following the attack, similar rifles were found in the trunk of a..>> view originalWhat is Ben Carson doing exactly?
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks to the media before a town hall event at Bob Jones University on Nov. 13 in Greenville, S.C. (Rainier Ehrhardt/Associated Press)Ben Carson is running the most unorthodox of campaigns — and, yes, I am including Donald Trump in that calculation. He has a small group of advisers, the vast majority of whom have never worked at anything close to the presidential level. He seems largely to say and do whatever comes to his mind in the moment.He spent ..>> view original
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