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By PETER BAKER and MARC SANTORA
Declaring that “Africa is on the move,” President Obama on Saturday lauded the economic development that has transformed parts of the continent.
Published: July 26, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By TAHA SIDDIQUI and DECLAN WALSH
Dozens have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.
Published: July 26, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By CEYLAN YEGINSU
The strikes, which followed Turkish attacks on Islamic State targets in Syria, effectively ended a two-year ceasefire between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
Published: July 26, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By ANDREW SIDDONS
The modest expansion of nonlethal military assistance will begin with training this fall for Ukrainian Army personnel in the western part of the country.
Published: July 25, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A judge charged them in the burning death of a 19-year-old American in 1986 during a protest against the dictatorship then in power.
Published: July 25, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Secretary of State John Kerry said the deal with Iran was in Israel’s interest, but several foreign policy experts said his remarks risked worsening relations between the White House and Israel.
Published: July 25, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By MARK MAZZETTI and DAVID E. SANGER
The potential exposure of the intelligence officers could prevent a large number of them from being posted abroad again.
Published: July 25, 2015 at 12:00AM
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By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
The White House says relations with Israel will not influence whether Mr. Pollard, serving a life sentence in North Carolina, will be released.
Published: July 25, 2015 at 12:00AM
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Elliott Fitch Shepard.
Elliott Fitch Shepard (1833–1893) was a New York lawyer, the owner of the Mail and Express newspaper, and a founder of three banks as well as the New York State Bar Association. He was born in Jamestown, New York, one of three sons of the president of a banknote-engraving company. During the American Civil War, Shepard earned the rank of colonel and was a Union Army recruiter. After attending the City University of New York, he practiced law for about 25 years. One of his residences, Woodlea, and the church he founded nearby, Scarborough Presbyterian, are contributing properties in the historic district of Scarborough-on-Hudson in the village of Briarcliff Manor. Woodlea, one of the largest privately owned houses in the United States at the time, is now part of Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Shepard was married to Margaret Louisa Vanderbilt, granddaughter of philanthropist, business magnate, and family patriarch Cornelius Vanderbilt. Deeply religious, Shepard became the controlling stockholder of the Fifth Avenue Stage Company so he could force it to close on Sundays.
Source: Wikipedia article of the day for July 25, 2015, Elliott Fitch Shepard.
Yesterday, the First Lady welcomed 140 college-bound students to the White House for the Reach Higher "Beating the Odds" Summit.
These young people represented a wide range of communities — urban, rural, foster, homeless, immigrant, special needs, and more. All of them have overcome great odds to go to college, and many are even first in their family to pursue further education after high school.
