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A Look at the Syrian Conflict

October 21, 2016 btwuser 0

During the second presidential debate earlier this month, both candidates made references to the ongoing conflict in Syria, particularly in the city of Aleppo. The […]

President Barack Obama walks through the Rose Garden to the Oval Office following an all-appointees summer event on the South Lawn, June 13, 2016. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza. https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/june-2016-photo-day.

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June 22, 2016 btwuser 0

British MP Killed Over Brexit Back in April, btw brought you news of a possible “Brexit”. Last month, the British parliament suffered a personal casualty. […]

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March 27, 2016 btwuser 0

Congressional Hearing on Flint Earlier this year, btw brought you news of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. This month, the federal government held a […]

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March 5, 2016 btwuser 0

Oscar Recap Perhaps you were one of the 34 million people who tuned into the annual Oscar telecast. If not, the evening was filled with […]

President Barack Obama receives an update on the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., from Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, as National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice listens, in the Oval Office, Dec. 2, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/december-2015-photo-day

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December 11, 2015 btwuser 0

Shooting in San Bernardino On December 2, married couple Syed Rizwan Frook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 21 others in San Bernardino, California, […]

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October 31, 2015 btwuser 0

The Impact of Defective Airbags Back in the summer, btw brought you a story regarding recalls, specifically citing faulty airbags manufactured by the Japanese company […]

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sits with Eric Simmons in his first grade classroom at Shoal Creek Elementary in San Diego, Calif., March 23, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy). (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy). https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/secretary-education-arne-duncan-travels-california.

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October 12, 2015 btwuser 0

Russian Air Strikes in Syria As ISIS continues to threaten in Syria, Russia has acted on its own with air strikes. A coalition against ISIS—which […]

U.S. Army Sergeant provides security during a patrol of the Riyadh village in Iraq March 8, 2007. The Sergeant is assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.Stocktrek Images/Getty Images."MHE Canada MHE USA".

The Struggle to Combat ISIS

September 28, 2015 btwuser 0

Last fall, btw brought you a story about President Obama’s address to the nation regarding a strategy to combat the Islamic State. A year later, […]

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A Closer Look at the Syrian Refugee Crisis

September 11, 2015 btwuser 0

Thousands of people have died fleeing war-torn Syria since conflict intensified in 2011. But it was the haunting image of a lifeless, three-year-old boy washed […]

[President Jimmy Carter (1924-)surrounded by school children in North Carolina]. Photo: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division [LC-DIG-ppmsca-09777]. Thomas J. O'Halloran, photographer.

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August 28, 2015 btwuser 0

Jimmy Carter’s Cancer News The years 1977 to 1981 were turbulent ones for Jimmy Carter, our 39th president of the United States. The country suffered […]