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After years of fighting, it was finally time to dance. As their commanders on Saturday declared final victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), the soldiers of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) unfurled their yellow flag atop a bullet-ridden building in celebration. They celebrated the victory with the Dabke, a folk dance, and embracing each other, though with tears in their eyes for the…

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President Trump held off on claiming victory Saturday as the attorney general pored over the Mueller report — but his supporters were happy to declare it for him. About 200 backers rallied outside Trump Tower, wearing MAGA hats and waving American flags, in a previously planned rally for his reelection that turned into a celebration. “I came out to show my love and support for President Trump and to celebrate…

The Powerball lottery jackpot for Saturday’s drawing has surged to $625 million, potentially the seventh-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. The winning numbers are: 66, 52, 60, 24, 25. Powerball: 5. Power Play: 3x. The cash option for the drawing was worth an estimated $380.6 million. The Powerball jackpot was last won by David Johnson, a 56-year-old supermarket worker from Brooklyn, New York. He hit the $298.3 million jackpot on…

A cruise ship with nearly 1,400 passengers and crew members lost engine power in heavy winds and more than 25-foot waves near the coast of Norway on Saturday, injuring several people and prompting a painstaking, hourslong evacuation, the authorities said. The evacuation of the ship, the Viking Sky, began around 2 p.m. local time and stretched through the darkness into the early morning. At 4 a.m. local time, only 280…

Media captionKurdish TV showed the SDF raising a yellow flag on top of buildings seized from IS in Baghuz US President Donald Trump welcomed the fall of the Islamic State group’s five-year “caliphate”, but warned that the terror group remained a threat. Mr Trump’s remarks came after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised victory flags in the Syrian town of Baghuz, IS’s last stronghold. He said the US would “remain…

The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity said it has expelled four members at a chapter at the University of Georgia after video surfaced appearing to show men using a racial slur about black people and talking about picking cotton. “Tau Kappa Epsilon is disgusted, appalled and angered by the remarks shown in a video of four expelled members,” the national fraternity said in a statement. “TKE will not tolerate any actions…

A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway’s western coast on Saturday, then began evacuating its 1,300 passengers and crew amid stormy seas and high winds in a high-risk helicopter rescue operation. The Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as bad weather hit Norway’s coastal regions on Saturday. Police in the western county of Moere og Romsdal said the…

Video 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls call for the full release of the Mueller report Democratic strategists Doug Schoen and Nathan Rubin weigh in on what 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have to say about the conclusion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. A top Senate Democrat on the Judiciary Committee conceded in a conference call with reporters Saturday that when the special counsel’s principal findings are released by Attorney General William Barr, there may…

Media captionKurdish TV showed the SDF raising a yellow flag on top of buildings seized from IS in Baghuz US President Donald Trump has promised to “totally crush” remaining Islamic State group militants after its five-year “caliphate” came to an end. Mr Trump’s remarks came after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raised victory flags in the Syrian town of Baghuz, the IS’s last stronghold. He vowed to fight “until it…

An off-duty police officer with the Chicago Police Department was killed on Saturday morning after being shot while sitting in a vehicle with three other people. The 23-year-old officer, who has not been identified, had just finished his shift and was planning on going to a nightclub with his friends when the shooting happened, according to officials. It is unclear what provoked the shooting. Officials said that another man in…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Record flooding along the Missouri River has impaired treatment of drinking supplies in Kansas City, raising health risks for infants, the elderly and other people with compromised immune systems, the municipal water service warned on Saturday. The public health advisory came as utility crews struggled to replace broken pumps at a wastewater treatment plant submerged by floodwaters about 30 miles upstream in Leavenworth, Kansas, a…

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Leaders from a number of countries are reacting to the announcement by US-backed forces that they have captured the last enclave held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) in Syria, eliminating the group’s so-called caliphate. After weeks of heavy fighting and aerial bombardment, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Saturday declared victory over ISIL, saying they had flushed the group’s fighters from their last…

Police say a cruise ship with engine problems has sent a mayday call off Norway’s western coast and is making plans to evacuate its 1,300 passengers and crew. Norwegian newspaper VG said the Viking Sky cruise ship ran into propulsion problems as strong winds and heavy seas hit Norway’s coastal regions Saturday. Police in the western county of Moere og Romsdal said Saturday the ship has managed to moor in…

The fallout — and fascination — continues from the massive college admissions scandal. The University of Southern California has “placed holds on the accounts of students who may be associated with the alleged admissions scheme,” the school said in a statement on its website. And lawmakers in Congress have already introduced legislation aimed at leveling the playing field for college students. But many of those students say they aren’t surprised…

Selene Saavedra Roman, 28, is a DACA recipient who flew from Houston to Mexico in February because her employer, Mesa Airlines, told her that her “Dreamer” status meant she could leave the U.S. and return without incident. She is also married to a U.S. citizen.

A brief timeline of the investigation Here are some key dates from the Mueller probe: 2013: The FBI conducts interviews of Trump associates Paul Manafort and Carter Page as it relates to conducting business with foreign actors. 2014: The Internet Research Agency (IRA) leads Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S political system, including the 2016 presidential election. July 2015: The FBI opens investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private…

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