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| Timing matters to would-be martyrs | | Opinion: There is significance, Peter Bergen writes, to the day some U.S. diplomatic missions will close. They have a long history as targets (1998 pictured). FULL STORY |
| Care for one another got them through | | Their captor wanted Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus to believe they could not escape. But they clung to each other -- and to hope. FULL STORY |
| U.S. issues global travel alert | | A U.S. travel alert warns al Qaeda may launch attacks in the Middle East, North Africa and beyond in coming weeks. FULL STORY |
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