| Trump: Mexico will pay for the border wall — ‘eventually’ and ‘in some form’ Posted: 23 Apr 2017 12:43 PM PDT  The president says he may not approve a government funding bill this week if it does not include funding for a "badly needed border wall" that he claims Mexico, "in some form," will "eventually" pay for.
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| Full Pelosi Interview: Trump Is Showing 'Weakness' With Wall Posted: 22 Apr 2017 11:15 PM PDT  In an exclusive interview on Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tells Chuck Todd that Democrats unite around a variety of issues, but stand opposed to the president's border wall plan.
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| The Latest: California police ask for help to find boy Posted: 23 Apr 2017 05:27 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on a missing boy whose father was found passed out in a Los Angeles County park (all times local):
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| Pulse-Pounding Video Shows Girl Falling Out of Church Bus Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:18 PM PDT  The 4-year-old suffered a broken jaw and is the process of recovering.
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| Remembering ‘Happy Days’ Star Erin Moran, an Icon from the 70s Generation Posted: 23 Apr 2017 09:21 AM PDT  For nearly a decade, millions watched little Joanie Cunningham grow up on "Happy Days." She died Saturday afternoon at just 56 years old.
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| The 56 Most Delish Burritos Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:08 PM PDT |
| Erdogan accuses French researcher of inciting assassination Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:03 AM PDT  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's lawyer has lodged a complaint against a former French diplomat accusing him of inciting the assassination of Turkey's leader, his spokesman confirmed Monday. The move follows comments by Philippe Moreau Defarges about the outcome of the April 16 referendum on controversial constitutional changes that will tighten the president's grip on power. Defarges, now a senior fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), said all legal paths to challenge Erdogan had been shut off and that the only two options left were civil war or assassination.
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| American Killed in Ukraine, Kremlin Coy on Alleged Abuses of Gay Chechens: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:31 AM PDT  The headlines you might have missed this weekend, and the ones to watch this week.
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| Homeland Security not targeting Dreamers: Kelly Posted: 23 Apr 2017 01:05 PM PDT  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Homeland Security will not target immigrants brought to the United States as children for deportation, despite conflicting statements within the Trump administration, its secretary John Kelly said on Sunday. Kelly, asked on Sunday morning talk shows to clarify the department's position on the status of these illegal immigrants protected under an Obama-era program, said the agency is focused on deporting only dangerous criminals. "My organization has not targeted these so-called Dreamers," Kelly told CNN, referring to the name given to those granted protections under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by Democratic President Barack Obama and extended by Republican President Donald Trump.
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| Ann Coulter's backers at UC Berkeley file lawsuit Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:44 PM PDT  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ann Coulter is now at the center of a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday against the University of California, Berkeley by students who say the school is violating their right to free speech by canceling the conservative pundit's speaking event on campus this week.
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| Lawyer for Philippines hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:51 AM PDT  By Clare Baldwin and Stephanie van den Berg HONG KONG/THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass murder in a nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. Attorney Jude Sabio said in the 77-page complaint that Duterte "repeatedly, unchangingly and continuously" committed crimes against humanity and that under him, killing drug suspects and other criminals has become "best practice". Sabio is the lawyer for Edgar Matobato, a man who has testified in the Philippines Senate that he was part of a hit squad that operated on Duterte's orders.
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| Cop Apprehends 2 Pygmy Goats Caught Wreaking Havoc and Eating Cat Food in Garage Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:29 PM PDT  Sgt. Daniel Fitzpatrick was able to lure them into his patrol car using cat leashes, but he wasn't sure what to do with them next.
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| Police search for missing boy in California; father arrested Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:43 PM PDT  SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California on Sunday finished their search of a park where the passed-out father of a missing 5-year-old boy was found over the weekend and are asking for anyone with information to come forward.
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| Off-Duty NYPD Officer Critically Injures 2 Women While Drunk Behind the Wheel: Cops Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:24 AM PDT  Neville Smith, 32, rear-ended a Honda as he merged onto a highway before dawn Sunday.
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| German Jews fear growing Muslim anti-Semitism: report Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:56 AM PDT  Jews in Germany say they feel a "growing threat" of anti-Semitism, especially from Muslims but also from xenophobic far-right groups, a parliamentary report said Monday. In Germany, which has long struggled with the dark memory of Nazi-era World War II and the Holocaust, there was now "a significant discrepancy in perception" about anti-Semitism, said the group set up by the German Bundestag in 2014. "While the non-Jewish majority does not see current manifestations of anti-Semitism as a relevant problem, Jews in Germany feel they are facing a growing threat," it said.
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| ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock Posted: 24 Apr 2017 08:04 AM PDT ![ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock]( "ESPN Is an Albatross For Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock") Published reports indicate that cable channel ESPN is preparing another round of cuts to its on-air talent, as parent company Walt Disney Co (ticker: DIS) continues to try to right the ship at the popular network. Traditional cable TV viewers have flocked to cheaper alternatives, and Disney is still trying to solve its ESPN problem. ESPN is expected to cut 40 jobs starting on May 1, including radio hosts, on-air personalities and writers.
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| State Department Gets New Spokesperson From ‘Fox and Friends’ Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:34 PM PDT  Out with the old, in with the president's favorite cable programming.
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| Lawyer representing United passenger takes on American Airlines Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:30 AM PDT  The lawyer representing Dr. David Dao, who was dragged from a United Airlines plane, said he will also represent a woman whose clash with an American Airlines flight attendant went viral over the weekend. Thomas Demetrio told CNBC on Monday that he will represent both passengers whose recent confrontations with airline and airport employees sparked global outrage and prompted a nationwide conversation over U.S. carriers' treatment of passengers. The video is a microcosm of what's wrong with the airline industry today," Demetrio said in an interview with CNBC.
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| The Best Pocket Knife for Every Situation Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:18 PM PDT |
| US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban Posted: 24 Apr 2017 11:43 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said Monday.
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| Israel indicts U.S.-Israeli teen over bomb threats Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:45 AM PDT  By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli-American teenager was indicted in Israel on Monday on allegations he made thousands of hoax bomb calls, some targeting U.S. Jewish community centers, and earned $240,000 by offering to phone in threats against schools, hospitals and planes. The arrest of the suspect, who is Jewish, in Israel on March 23 drew headlines when he was identified by police as having been behind bomb threats against the centers in the United States that had raised fears of a surge in anti-Semitism. An indictment filed in the Tel Aviv District Court pointed to a threat-for-profit motive by the 18-year-old, who prosecutors said used electronic voice-altering equipment and a long-range WiFi antenna to cover his online tracks.
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| Brain-Damaged Woman Grins as Future Sister-in-Law Asks Her to Be a Bridesmaid Posted: 23 Apr 2017 11:56 AM PDT  "There's no reason not to include her," said Nichole Sullivan of her sister-in-law to be, who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
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| China's quota threat charges up electric car market Posted: 22 Apr 2017 08:23 PM PDT  China's electric-car market is already the world's biggest, but a government proposal to introduce "new energy" vehicle quotas for automakers is further charging it up. With the threat of the measure looming, major manufacturers at the annual auto show in Shanghai are announcing big plans to boost their electric vehicle (EV) offerings in China. Volvo has confirmed it will introduce its first 100-percent electric car in China in 2019, while Ford will market its first hybrid vehicle in early 2018 and envisions 70 percent of all Ford cars available in China will have electric options by 2025.
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| Justices turn away appeal from Houston man shot by police Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:26 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Houston man shot in the back by police during a traffic stop, prompting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to complain of a "disturbing trend" in how the high court deals with cases alleging police misconduct.
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| US counting on French anti-terror ops in Africa: Mattis Posted: 23 Apr 2017 01:20 PM PDT  US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new presidency, as he visited strategic Djibouti on the day of France's first-round election. "I have no doubt that the French will continue to make their own decisions in their own best interest and that the terrorists will not enjoy these decisions," Mattis told reporters in the Horn of Africa nation, which hosts Washington's only permanent military base on the continent. The US backs France's Operation Barkhane, under which its military is fighting Islamists in five countries across the Sahel region -- Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger and Burkina Faso -- alongside African allies.
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| Wooden Figurines 'Weave' at Tiny Looms Placed in Ancient Grave Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Tiny wooden figurines have stood upright "weaving" at appropriately sized looms for more than 2,100 years in a Chinese tomb containing the remains of a middle-age woman, a new study finds. The discovery of the miniature scene astonished archaeologists, who were surveying an area slated for subway construction in Chengdu, a city in China's southwestern Sichuan province, in 2013. The looms may be small — the largest is about the size of a child's toy piano — but they're the earliest evidence on record of looms that could be used to weave patterns, the researchers said.
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| U.S. Citizen Killed In Ukraine Mine Blast Posted: 24 Apr 2017 12:15 AM PDT  The victim, whose name has not been released, was a part of a patrol of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in eastern Ukraine.
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| CNN anchor alleges Fox News ex-CEO Roger Ailes also harassed her Posted: 23 Apr 2017 12:00 PM PDT  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television journalist Alisyn Camerota said on Sunday she was a target of sexual harassment by Roger Ailes when she worked at Fox News, joining other former colleagues at the cable channel who have accused their ex-boss of inappropriate behavior. Camerota, now co-host of CNN's "New Day," told that network's Brian Stelter in an interview that Ailes suggested they might have to get to "know each other better" at a hotel if she wanted to succeed at Fox News. "I remember thinking, 'Is this it?'" In the interview with Stelter, Camerota expanded on comments she made last week on her own show, when she said she had experienced "emotional harassment" at Fox and the culture at the network made it impossible to stop.
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| Black man punched by California officer files rights lawsuit Posted: 24 Apr 2017 04:26 PM PDT  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A black man hurled to the ground and punched repeatedly in the face by a police officer this month has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and county of Sacramento, claiming Monday he was targeted because of his race and abused in jail after his arrest.
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| The latest attempt at a flying car doesn’t really look like a car Posted: 24 Apr 2017 04:20 PM PDT 
Forget about self-driving cars for a second and imagine yourself "driving" a flying car. It may happen as soon as this year, as at least one company is looking to deploy a commercial version of a mini helicopter that you'd be able to fly yourself. However, it'll be a few years until these flying cars will be allowed to merge with regular car traffic — if that will ever happen.
Kitty Hawk, a company that's backed up by Google legend Larry Page, plans to launch the Flyer by the end of the year. You can already sign up for a three-year membership that costs $100 and will net you $2,000 off of the retail price. However, it's unclear at this time how much the Flyer itself will cost. For the time being, the Flyer won't be allowed on public roads. Or above them. The device operates in the FAR 103 Ultralight Category of US FAA regulations, which means you won't need a pilot's license and may be flown in uncongested areas for recreational purposes. The Kitty Hawk test flying car that was recently used in California "looked like something Luke Skywalker would have built out of spare parts," according to The New York Times. "It was an open-seated, 220-pound contraption with room for one person, powered by eight battery-powered propellers that howled as loudly as a speedboat," the report notes. The final version of the Flyer will likely be more quieter when it launches, though it might not look like a car at all. The Times says that Page isn't the only entrepreneur chasing this dream. There are plenty of companies in the US and around the world looking to develop flying cars. Airbus is one of the most prominent rivals, given their extensive expertise in making things fly. In addition to regulation and safety, there's one other concern that needs addressing before such devices become commercially available: battery life. It's unclear how long a Kitty Hawk drone would be able to fly. A video below shows Page's flying contraption in action. And this is how it feels like riding one. Meanwhile, I can't but wonder how much we'll have to wait for self-driving flying cars to arrive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWh4W1C2PM
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| Jury divided in 1st trial for Cliven Bundy's Nevada standoff Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:29 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal jury in Las Vegas found two men guilty Monday in an armed standoff that stopped government agents from rounding up cattle near Cliven Bundy's Nevada ranch in 2014, but then deadlocked on federal charges against four others.
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| Italy prosecutor stirs migrant 'taxis' row with NGOs Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:12 AM PDT  Charity boats rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are colluding with traffickers in Libya, an Italian prosecutor was quoted as saying Sunday, stirring up a simmering row over aid groups' role in Europe's migrant crisis. In an interview with Italian daily La Stampa, Sicily-based prosecutor Carmelo Zuccaro made his most specific claims yet over NGO activities off Libya, which the EU border agency Frontex recently described as tantamount to providing a "taxi" service to Europe.
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| This Donald Trump interview transcript has a whole lot of 'unintelligible' in it Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:09 AM PDT  Donald Trump's verbal prowess has often raised eyebrows among the public, with baffled linguists often in the uncomfortable situation to try to guess what he was trying to say on several occasions (the 'bigly' vs. 'big league' debate, anyone? So it doesn't exactly come as a surprise that AP's transcribers struggled to discern what the U.S. president was saying during an interview with White House correspondent Julie Pace. In the transcript of its Friday interview, AP found 16 (!) "unintelligible" instances, which is quite a compelling figure for a single interview. It isn't clear whether Trump mumbled nonexistent words or the recording was of poor quality. Here are a few examples: About the military About Syria About the press and the taxes What was the president trying to say? We're just as baffled as you probably are. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [H/T Jezebel] WATCH: Eric Trump is now a front-runner for the Most Oblivious Thing Ever Said About the Internet by Anyone, Anywhere
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| Tomb Full of Mummies Unearthed at Luxor Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:01 AM PDT  Several mummies and more than 1,000 figurines have been discovered at an ancient cemetery located at Luxor in Egypt, archaeologists reported. A team of archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities uncovered the funerary complex during the ministry's ongoing excavations at the site. The funerary complex contains multiple tombs that were originally built for a man named Userhat, who was a judge in Luxor sometime during what modern-day archaeologists call Egypt's New Kingdom (1550–1070 B.C.) period, the ministry said in a statement.
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| U.S. Supreme Court snubs Chesapeake Energy in bonds dispute Posted: 24 Apr 2017 06:36 AM PDT ![U.S. Supreme Court snubs Chesapeake Energy in bonds dispute]( "U.S. Supreme Court snubs Chesapeake Energy in bonds dispute") The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by natural gas company Chesapeake Energy Corp to avoid having to pay $438.7 million to investors in a bonds dispute. The justices refused to hear the Oklahoma City-based company's appeal of a September 2016 ruling by the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of bondholders. The appeals court said the payout was justified after Chesapeake Energy waited too long to tell bondholders of its plan to redeem $1.3 billion of their debt six years early.
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| Two die in Venezuela protests Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:02 PM PDT  Two people were killed in Venezuela on Monday in renewed violence, raising the death toll in three weeks of massive demonstrations against leftwing President Nicolas Maduro to 23, officials said. Several others were seriously injured and "between life and death," said public defender Tarek William Saab. The latest casualties come on a day anti-Maduro demonstrators blocked major roads in the South American nation.
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| Fox News Has A Long List Of Sexual Harassment Allegations Posted: 24 Apr 2017 10:51 AM PDT  Comments against host Sean Hannity come on the heels of the release of veteran anchor Bill O'Reilly.
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| 2017 Honda Civic Type R sets Nürburgring lap record Posted: 24 Apr 2017 05:56 AM PDT  The all-new version of the Honda Civic Type R was always going to make a big slash when it was unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, but the Honda has now proved it has just as much substance as it undoubtedly has style. The Civic Type R has always been renowned for outstanding performance, but this model, which set the new record and was part of the all-new tenth-generation Civic's development program, really has set a new benchmark for the Type R and for its rivals. This development car set a time of 7 minutes, 43.8 seconds, which is almost seven seconds faster than the previous generation Civic Type R managed.
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| Police ambush killer's strategy to avoid death: Blame Dad Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:40 AM PDT  MILFORD, Pa. (AP) — As Eric Frein tries to avoid death row for ambushing two Pennsylvania State Police troopers at their barracks, defense lawyers are suggesting they intend to raise questions about his father's influence on the gunman, a college dropout and ne'er-do-well who lived with his parents into his 30s.
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| France begins presidential vote in test for populism Posted: 23 Apr 2017 04:18 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — Amid heightened security, French voters began casting ballots for their next president Sunday in a first-round poll that's seen as a litmus test for the spread of populism around the world and a vote on the future of Europe.
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| How a New Credit Card Can Boost Your Credit Score Posted: 24 Apr 2017 07:40 AM PDT ![How a New Credit Card Can Boost Your Credit Score]( "How a New Credit Card Can Boost Your Credit Score") Many people are wary of applying for a new credit card because they've heard that their credit score takes a hit when they do it. The truth is that if you play your cards right (pun intended), that credit score ding (typically about five points that lasts two years) will hardly even matter. It will be outweighed by the new card's positive effects on your credit score, which result primarily from your credit utilization rate.
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| Qatar Airways chief accuses US carriers of 'bullying' Posted: 24 Apr 2017 04:54 AM PDT  The chief of Qatar Airways on Monday accused American carriers complaining over alleged subsidies to Gulf airlines of "bullying", as he announced new US routes in defiance of mounting airport restrictions. US carriers Delta, United and American Airlines have accused Qatar Airways along with Dubai's Emirates and Abu Dhabi's Etihad of benefitting from government subsidies to expand their transcontinental networks. Speaking to reporters at the annual Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Qatar Airways chief Akbar al-Baker said he didn't expect any action from Washington.
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| AG Sessions 'can't imagine' Dems shutting down government over border wall funding Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:44 AM PDT  George Stephanopoulos interviews the U.S. attorney general in his first Sunday show interview since joining the Trump administration.
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| Democratic state attorneys general decry student loan rework by Republicans Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:47 PM PDT  By Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been reworking student lending since her appointment in February, raising concerns among Democrats that she will undo former President Barack Obama's overhaul of college financial aid. On Monday, 21 state attorneys general, all Democrats, wrote to Republican DeVos decrying her decision to end the Education Department's work on reforming loan servicing, steps intended to ensure that borrowers understand their outstanding debt and repayment options.
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| Al Qaeda chief urges jihadists to use guerrilla tactics in Syria Posted: 23 Apr 2017 01:51 PM PDT  Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Syrian Sunni jihadists to wage guerrilla war against enemies ranging from Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his Iranian-backed allies to Western powers. In an audio recording posted online on Sunday, Zawahri called for the rebels to be patient, saying they should be prepared for a long battle with the Western-led coalition in Iraq and Syria and Iranian-backed Shi'ites fighting alongside Syrian President Bashar al Assad's government. "Our people in Sham (Syria) prepare yourselves for a long battle with the Crusaders and their allies the Shi'ites and Alawites," the successor to Osama bin Laden said.
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