Friday, November 18, 2016

Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces close in and other top stories.

  • Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces close in

    Battle for Mosul: Iraqi forces close in
    By Max Blau, Madison Park and Eliott C. McLaughlin CNN (CNN) -- On the outskirts of Mosul, thousands of Iraqi-led forces have started to close in on the ISIS-controlled city. But entrenched ISIS forces, already bombarded from the ground and the air, are digging in for what could be group's final stand for its last major stronghold in the country.In a televised statement Monday morning, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said "the victory bell has rung" in the massive mission to retake the his..
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  • Taylor, Granato lead Wahine sweep of UC Davis

    Taylor, Granato lead Wahine sweep of UC Davis
    Hawaii's Nikki Taylor hits past the block of UC Davis' Aima Eichie and Lauren Matias in the first set of the match at the Stan Sheriff Center tonight. BRUCE ...
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  • Inspired by the isles

    Inspired by the isles
    Email “Signs of Hawaiian Life” photos to mpoole@staradvertiser.com or mail to Signs of Hawaiian Life, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.
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  • Agent: Daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay fatally shot

    Agent: Daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay fatally shot
    In this file photo, United States' Tyson Gay looks at his time from a men's 100-meter semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in ...
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  • Indian Prime Minister suggests Pakistan 'radiates the darkness of ...

    Indian Prime Minister suggests Pakistan 'radiates the darkness of ...
    By Joshua Berlinger CNN (CNN) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it's time to stand up and act decisively against state sponsors of terror.The comments, made Sunday at the BRICS summit in the Indian city of Goa, were a not-so-implicit dig at Pakistan, which India accuses of using terrorist proxies to foment unrest in Kashmir."In South Asia and BIMSTEC [Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal], all nation states, barring one, are motivated to pursue a path..
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  • World's oldest panda Jia Jia dies in Hong Kong

    World's oldest panda Jia Jia dies in Hong Kong
    By Serenitie Wang CNN (CNN) -- The world's oldest panda in captivity died Sunday in Hong Kong's Ocean Park. Jia Jia was 38, and had lived at the zoo for the past 17 years. In a statement, Ocean Park said the panda had been "rapidly deteriorating" in recent weeks, with greatly reduced food consumption and a marked decrease in weight. Her condition took a turn for the worse on Sunday, leaving her unable to do anything but lay down for the majority of the day. To prevent further suffering, the zoo..
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  • Vital statistics

    Each Sunday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser publishes Oahu vital statistics for marriage licenses and birth certificates filed with the state Department of Health's ...
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  • Local GOP office in North Carolina firebombed

    Local GOP office in North Carolina firebombed
    Eric Bradner, CNN - A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed overnight, with a swastika and the words "Nazi Republicans get out of town or else" spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials."The flammable substance appears to have ignited inside the building, burned some furniture and damaged the building's interior before going out. The substance was housed in a bottle thrown through one of the building's front windows," according to a sta..
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