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In Elizabeth, a port city near Newark International Airport, up to five devices were discovered inside a backpack, and one of the devices — found around 8:30 p.m. Sunday — exploded as it was being disarmed, an official said.
Amtrak announced its Acela Express Northeast Regional and other services would operate with schedule modifications Monday, and passengers should be prepared for delays and cancellations.
Officials said they could not identify any definitive links between this most recent incident and three others over the weekend: a bombing in N.Y., an explosion along a New Jersey race route and a stabbing that wounded nine in a Minnesota mall.
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2016Despite a uniquely favorable environment with Republican Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on undocumented immigrants, Hillary Clinton trails President Obama’s 2012 performance in several Latino-rich states.
The Republican party starts in a significant electoral-college hole, fueled by several large-population states that are among the most reliably Democratic in the country.
Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush made a cameo appearance. And it was funny.
While the last week has seen a dramatic drop in violence, a 20-truck U.N. aid convoy remains stalled at the Turkish border.
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After 16 years and $10 billion, the once-controversial security aid package is celebrated today by many Republicans and Democrats as one of the top U.S. foreign policy achievements of the 21st century.
Fathi Hammad, a senior Hamas leader, said he welcomed the State Department's decision to brand him a “specially designated global terrorist.” But, he added, “I don’t know why they picked me.”
“I am the furthest thing from racist ... and would never do something to intentionally poke at a race,” the alumna said. School officials condemned the image as racially offensive.







