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No 'biological' threat from suspicious packages, feds say as investigation widens

No 'biological' threat from suspicious packages, feds say as investigation widens

Officials say they're taking seriously the potential explosive devices that were addressed to political targets this week but that powder in some of the envelopes doesn't appear to be a bio-weapon.
by Ryan Lucas and Bill Chappell

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Bomb threats highlight risk of violent political rhetoric

Bomb threats highlight risk of violent political rhetoric

The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.S. -- and prompting uncomfortable questions about the consequences of leaders' increasingly vitriolic rhetoric.
by The Associated Press

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FBI: $25K to find missing NW Wisconsin girl whose parents were killed

FBI: $25K to find missing NW Wisconsin girl whose parents were killed

The reward is for information that helps locate Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Barron, Wis., girl whose parents were found shot to death in their home last week. Authorities say they're not close yet to identifying a suspect.
by MPR News Staff

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Apparent 'pipe bombs' mailed to Clinton, Obama and CNN

Apparent 'pipe bombs' mailed to Clinton, Obama and CNN

U.S. authorities have identified at least six suspicious packages that were mailed to leading Democratic figures and CNN since Monday. Some of them appear to be similar.
by Vanessa Romo and Bill Chappell

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State Department announces penalties in response to Jamal Khashoggi death

State Department announces penalties in response to Jamal Khashoggi death

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said some Saudis suspected in the journalist's death would have their visas to enter the U.S. revoked. Targeted sanctions against Saudis are also being discussed.
by Peter Kenyon, Vanessa Romo and Bill Chappell

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Photos: Army of volunteers searching for Jayme Closs

Photos: Army of volunteers searching for Jayme Closs

Volunteers streamed into a staging area in western Wisconsin on Tuesday to assist in an expanded ground search for a missing teen whose parents were fatally shot in their home last week.
by Evan Frost

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Lawsuit filed over highway shutdown during pipeline protest

Lawsuit filed over highway shutdown during pipeline protest

Two members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and a reservation priest are suing over a five-month shutdown of a North Dakota highway during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, saying the closure violated their and others' constitutional rights.
by The Associated Press

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