Special News: 2017

Sunday, 31 December 2017

FOX NEWS: Greg Gutfeld's bold predictions for the year 2048

Greg Gutfeld's bold predictions for the year 2048

Will a new generation of Trumps be running the White House?

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FOX NEWS: The best of 'Street Justice' in 2017

The best of 'Street Justice' in 2017

Judge Jeanine takes a look back at memorable moments.

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FOX NEWS: Rep. Lee Zeldin on Trumps first year of winning

Rep. Lee Zeldin on Trumps first year of winning

Congressman speaks out on 'Judge Jeanine.'

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FOX NEWS: Iran's protests are powerful and real. Why are mainstream media outlets so hesitant to report on them?

Iran's protests are powerful and real. Why are mainstream media outlets so hesitant to report on them?

For all the squabbling that social media platforms are notorious for, their relevance to the media landscape plays an important role in times of protest.

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FOX NEWS: Examining US-China relations under Trump

Examining US-China relations under Trump

Washington Examiner commentary writer Tom Rogan weighs in.

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FOX NEWS: Iran protests: How Trump can strike a fatal blow against a dangerous, tyrannical regime

Iran protests: How Trump can strike a fatal blow against a dangerous, tyrannical regime

President Trump should take decisive action in 2018 to support the ouster of the virulently anti-American theocracy that has ruled Iran with an iron fist and threatened its neighbors for the past four decades.

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FOX NEWS: As we say goodbye to 2017, Nikki Haley stands up for the US and the UN's true ideals

As we say goodbye to 2017, Nikki Haley stands up for the US and the UN's true ideals

Americans have a love-hate relationship with the U.N.

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FOX NEWS: Disney World's Trump robot target of screaming rant. Is there any place that's safe from leftist insanity?

Disney World's Trump robot target of screaming rant. Is there any place that's safe from leftist insanity?

Is there any spot left in America where we can get awa from leftist hysteria? It’s getting harder and harder. Even at the home of Mickey Mouse.

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FOX NEWS: Diamond and Silk share predictions for 2018

Diamond and Silk share predictions for 2018

Social media stars share their take on 'Fox & Friends.'

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For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency

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Kristaps Porzingis’s 30 Points Help Knicks Top Pelicans and End Skid

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Susan Romeo, Peter Moesta

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Rosanna Perretta, Robert Menna

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Elizabeth Nugent, Nicholas Lotito

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Anthony Sibilia, Joseph Marino

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Ann Nguyen, Andrew Dewhurst

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Alicia Franck, Brinkley Serkedakis

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What’s on TV Sunday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Dave Chappelle

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New top story on Hacker News: Introduction to RAW-sockets [pdf]

Introduction to RAW-sockets [pdf]
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New top story on Hacker News: San Francisco’s Skyline, Now Inescapably Transformed by Tech

San Francisco’s Skyline, Now Inescapably Transformed by Tech
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New top story on Hacker News: Stanford scholar gets six-figure settlement from James Joyce Estate (2009)

Stanford scholar gets six-figure settlement from James Joyce Estate (2009)
76 by walterbell | 13 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Coming Soon: Machine-Checked Proofs in Everyday Development

Coming Soon: Machine-Checked Proofs in Everyday Development
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New top story on Hacker News: Fakespot – measure the legitimacy of reviews on popular sites

Fakespot – measure the legitimacy of reviews on popular sites
110 by throwaway13337 | 60 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Brittleness comes from “One Thing”

Brittleness comes from “One Thing”
95 by gmays | 22 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Amazon Flywheel (2016)

The Amazon Flywheel (2016)
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New top story on Hacker News: The Long-Term Stock Exchange Comes to Life

The Long-Term Stock Exchange Comes to Life
290 by kawera | 134 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to make a rain on a windshield shader in ShaderToy [video]

How to make a rain on a windshield shader in ShaderToy [video]
39 by adamnemecek | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Spamnesty – A Bot to waste spammers' time

Spamnesty – A Bot to waste spammers' time
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New top story on Hacker News: Name to a number

Name to a number
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New top story on Hacker News: A history of S_IFMT

A history of S_IFMT
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New top story on Hacker News: Mathematical picture language program

Mathematical picture language program
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New top story on Hacker News: How Taiwan transformed its health care system

How Taiwan transformed its health care system
84 by Osiris30 | 27 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Cleanup at the slaughterhouse

Cleanup at the slaughterhouse
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New top story on Hacker News: How to draw oscilloscope lines with WebGL

How to draw oscilloscope lines with WebGL
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New top story on Hacker News: The curious case of high blood pressure around the world

The curious case of high blood pressure around the world
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New top story on Hacker News: First 100 miles on my E-Bike

First 100 miles on my E-Bike
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New top story on Hacker News: LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting call to Wichita police

LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting call to Wichita police
347 by mcone | 644 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Measuring up to Heisenberg (and since)

Measuring up to Heisenberg (and since)
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New top story on Hacker News: Fitbit Firmware Modifications and Data Extraction [video]

Fitbit Firmware Modifications and Data Extraction [video]
51 by DyslexicAtheist | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator since 1972

ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator since 1972
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New top story on Hacker News: Much Assembly Required: Assembly Programming Game

Much Assembly Required: Assembly Programming Game
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New top story on Hacker News: Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest

Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest
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New top story on Hacker News: RaspiReader: An Open-Source Fingerprint Reader Facilitating Spoof Detection

RaspiReader: An Open-Source Fingerprint Reader Facilitating Spoof Detection
22 by lainon | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Many Lives of Herbert O. Yardley (1981) [pdf]

The Many Lives of Herbert O. Yardley (1981) [pdf]
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New top story on Hacker News: Bluetooth Low Energy WarDriving 101

Bluetooth Low Energy WarDriving 101
82 by infosecrf | 18 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Are all BSDs created equally? A survey of BSD kernel vulnerabilities [video]

Are all BSDs created equally? A survey of BSD kernel vulnerabilities [video]
90 by teamhappy | 10 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Creating believable crowds in Planet Coaster

Creating believable crowds in Planet Coaster
164 by tnolet | 11 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to test a random number generator (2010)

How to test a random number generator (2010)
62 by Cieplak | 30 comments on Hacker News.

FOX NEWS: Trump pulls brakes on $13B Obama-backed rail-tunnel plan

Trump pulls brakes on $13B Obama-backed rail-tunnel plan

AAn Obama-era plan to have the federal government finance half of a $13 billion rail tunnel project ran into a red light Friday from the Trump administration.

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FOX NEWS: Trump defends frequent Twitter use as way to ‘fight a very dishonest and unfair press’

Trump defends frequent Twitter use as way to ‘fight a very dishonest and unfair press’

President Trump on Saturday defended his use of social media platforms like Twitter by saying he does it to “fight” back against news coverage he views as “dishonest and unfair.”

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FOX NEWS: Pence neighbors in Aspen hang 'Make America Gay Again' banner

Pence neighbors in Aspen hang 'Make America Gay Again' banner

It's been said that good fences make good neighbors. But in Aspen, Colo., this week, Vice President Mike Pence has something different posted between his vacation lodging and that of the people next door.

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FOX NEWS: Trump redoubles support of Iran protests, saying the 'world is watching'

Trump redoubles support of Iran protests, saying the 'world is watching'

President Trump on Saturday again expressed his support for Iran’s growing anti-government protests, saying oppressive regimes “cannot endure forever” and that “the world is watching.”

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FOX NEWS: Rep. Matt Gaetz: Mueller investigation has not been fair

Rep. Matt Gaetz: Mueller investigation has not been fair

Florida congressman speaks out on 'America's News HQ.'

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FOX NEWS: Coming up on 'Fox News Sunday:' December 31

Coming up on 'Fox News Sunday:' December 31

President Trump warns Iran as the world watches

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FOX NEWS: Former State Dept. official reacts to Trump's Iran remarks

Former State Dept. official reacts to Trump's Iran remarks

Dr. Paul Bonicelli weighs in as protests erupt in Iran.

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FOX NEWS: 2017's foreign policy highs and lows

2017's foreign policy highs and lows

Gen. Jack Keane looks back at the busy year and ahead to the global challenges in 2018.

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FOX NEWS: Are predictions of a 'blue wave' in 2018 premature?

Are predictions of a 'blue wave' in 2018 premature?

Larry Sabato looks into his crystal ball for the midterm elections on 'Journal Editorial Report.'

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FOX NEWS: Australian diplomat's tip a factor in FBI's Russia probe

Australian diplomat's tip a factor in FBI's Russia probe

An Australian diplomat's tip appears to have helped persuade the FBI to investigate Russian meddling in the U.S. election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign, The New York Times reported Saturday.

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Christian Group Helps Ethiopian Jews Make Aliyah to Israel

Eighty-two Ethiopian Jewish immigrants landed at the Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv last week, bringing to 1,200 the total number of Jews from the East African nation relocated to Israel by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.

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Call for tech giants to face taxes over extremist content

Internet firms are "ruthless profiteers" who fail to fight terrorism, the security minister says.

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Iran protests: 'Iron fist' threatened if unrest continues

After three days of demonstrations, the country's Revolutionary Guard threatens a crackdown.

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Trump's Russia inquiry 'started by Australian tip-off'

An Australian diplomat was told about "dirt" on Hillary Clinton in a London bar, reports say.

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Police shoot man dead after alleged Call of Duty 'swatting' hoax

The 28-year-old was shot by police after his address was allegedly given to police in prank call.

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Greece seeks to cancel Turkish pilot's asylum

The helicopter pilot was among eight Turkish soldiers to flee after the 2016 failed coup there.

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Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules

New regulations also prohibit double amputee and blind climbers from scaling the world's highest peak.

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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years for insulting the judiciary

Mohammed Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown in 2013.

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St Petersburg supermarket bombing suspect arrested

So-called Islamic State has said it was behind the supermarket blast, which injured several people.

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Eric Garner death: Activist daughter Erica dies aged 27

She became a Black Lives Matter activist after her father died while under police restraint.

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Padmavati: Controversial film 'cleared by Indian censor board'

The controversial period epic has sparked protests across India by Hindu and caste groups.

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Australia rugby star Karmichael Hunt faces drugs charge

Karmichael Hunt was arrested in Brisbane after being found with a white powder, reports say.

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Sue Grafton: Alphabet crime author dies aged 77

Sue Grafton's series of murder mystery 'alphabet' novels have been translated into 26 languages.

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Unrest at protests in many Iran cities

Footage from the town of Dorud shows a crowd carrying what appears to be a wounded man.

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Call of Duty ‘swatting’ death explained

A man has been arrested after an alleged prank call led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man.

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How I divorced Islamic State

The ex-wife of an American leader in the Islamic State group describes her journey out of extremism.

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Nerves of steel: High up on China's power lines

Workers on some of the highest electricity cables in the world give a new meaning to "power walking".

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'I just want to see my mum'

Deen Mohammed Noori, a Rohingya, goes from Bradford to a refugee camp in Bangladesh to see his mum.

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Parents prank daughter with joke Christmas present

Parents of a Lorde fan turned her request for concert tickets into a joke that delighted social media.

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Vin Diesel named 2017's biggest box office draw

Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot top a list of 2017's top-grossing actors.

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Teenage kicks

Teenage environmentalist Autumn Peltier will speak in front of the UN General Assembly this spring.

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2018 and Brexit

What are the key dates and developments to watch out for as Britain and the EU move forward?

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Justice denied?

After the end of the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, will wider worldwide justice be done?

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Shared shame

The case of Tyler Haire, a 16 year old locked up for years without trial, reveals a deeper problem.

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Greek Prime Minister Seeks to Block Asylum for Turkish Officer

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Corrections: December 31, 2017

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Saturday, 30 December 2017

Thai fraudster sentenced to 13,275 years in prison

Pudit Kittithradilok admits duping thousands of victims through a Ponzi-style investment scheme.

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Argentina father jailed for keeping daughter as 'sex slave'

Domingo Bulacio is jailed for 12 years for raping his daughter over decades, fathering eight children.

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Cardboard tents distributed to Brussels homeless

The tents were designed by jobseekers and made using donated cardboard by a prison workshop.

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Bronx NYC fire 'caused by child playing'

A three year old playing with a cooker started the blaze that killed 12 people, officials believe.

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St Petersburg supermarket blast claimed by IS

At least 13 people were injured by a homemade bomb at a supermarket branch on Wednesday.

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Peru writers condemn ex-president Alberto Fujimori's pardon

They say President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's decision is disgraceful for the country and illegal.

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Milo Yiannopoulos slams editor over withering book notes

The provocateur has become the butt of jokes online after his editor's scathing remarks were leaked.

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Mental health care a 'national problem' says sheriff

Sheriff Greg Pollan speaks out after a BBC investigation into the long-running case of Tyler Haire

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Pandas, U.F.O.s and Other Curiosities from Britain’s National Archives

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Iran protesters voice opposition in Iranian cities

Demonstrations that began in one city on Thursday have now spread to several major cities in Iran.

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Bronx fire: 'People were screaming'

At least 12 people have been killed in a fire at an apartment building in New York.

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The litter-shaming photographer cleaning up her country

Ina Makosi takes pictures of models in places covered in litter around Dakar to encourage local communities to pick up their trash.

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The people who play the piano at St Pancras

BBC News spent a day at St Pancras station and came across some real talent.

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Brazilian fishermen work with dolphins to round up their catch

Dolphins in southern Brazil have a special relationship with the local fishermen.

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Ooh la la! 19th Century brothel's return

A businesswoman in Paris restores an old brothel after discovering that was the building's former identity.

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Immunotherapy: Using our immune system to fight cancer

Immunotherapy is a breakthrough technology that scientists hope will one day lead to cures for previously untreatable cancers.

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Zimbabwean family stranded in Bangkok airport for months

The family of eight, including small children, are refusing to go home but can't travel elsewhere.

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Contact made with 'missing' Angolan satellite

Data links to Angosat-1 have been restored after it went missing for two days.

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The height of battle

It's the terrain and weather that claim soldiers' lives on the Siachen glacier, says Abid Hussain.

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Shooting star

Chronicling the life and times of India's first woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla.

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Long goodbye

Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene looks back at the African leaders who lost power in 2017.

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Busy year for storms

Was the remarkable 2017 hurricane season the worst ever? And did climate change play any part?

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Taxation – Explaining What a Double Irish Sandwich Is
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Australia Recruiting Christians Around the World to Pray in the New Year

Christian leaders in Australia are inviting people around the world to pray at sunrise on New Year's Day.

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Operation Blessing Bringing the Gift of Clean Water to Parts of Liberia

Operation Blessing International is providing hundreds of people in Liberia with a much-needed gift -- a reliable source of water.

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Terrorists Planned Much Bigger attack on Coptic Church Where 10 Were Killed

At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire outside a church in a south Cairo suburb, Egypt’s Health Ministry spokesman said Friday. It was the latest attack targeting the mostly Muslim country’s embattled minority.

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