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The alleged attacks were first reported in December 2016 when staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana and at least one Canadian began to notice symptoms.

U.S. Reveals Details Of Alleged 'Sonic' Attacks On Diplomats In Cuba

The U.S. State Department is investigating what is behind a series of mysterious attacks that have caused life-threatening health ailments for American citizens.

Syrian refugee children play at an informal refugee camp in Lebanon's Bekaa valley.

In Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Met With Harassment And Hostility

In some Lebanese towns, Syrian refugees now outnumber Lebanese. And harassment against them is picking up — as is political rhetoric against them.

Pope Francis Visits Colombia Amid Deep Divisions Over Peace Process

Pope Francis arrives in Colombia on Tuesday. His visit comes as the South American nation is working through a peace deal that ended a 50-year guerrilla war. The pope supported the peace deal, but some claim he hasn't supported more justice for the war's victims.

A Rohingya woman rests for a moment with her children Tuesday after crossing into Bangladesh. She says she lost several members of her family in Myanmar, where a new spate of violence has sent more than 100,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing what they describe as certain death.

'I Just Knew To Run To Save My Life': Nearly 125,000 Rohingya Flee Myanmar

Observers expect that number to grow. Myanmar's crackdown on the Muslim minority has prompted outrage around the world, including ire directed at its civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Juliana Torres (left), 16, and Micaela Lattimer, 16, both of Baltimore, rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, outside the White House on Tuesday.

Protesters In D.C., Denver, LA, Elsewhere Demonstrate Against Rescinding DACA

The protests follow an announcement by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that an Obama administration policy protecting some children brought to the U.S. illegally will be ended.

Rock Island Schools Still Face A Deficit After Funding Bill Is Passed

The superintendent of the Rock Island School District says he still faces a deficit even after Illinois passed a funding bill that unlocked cash for…

QC Educators Voice Support For 'Dreamers'

Education leaders throughout Rock Island are vowing support for students protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. The Trump…

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