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Nigeria, Cameroon pledge coordinated Boko Haram fight

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Nigeria’s president is promising deeper collaboration with its neighbors in the fight against Islamic extremism after a two-day visit to Cameroon. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari headed home Thursday after meeting with his counterpart for two days of talks focused around the threat posed by Boko Haram. Cameroon …

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TCU reinstates conservative student punished over anti-Islam tweets

On August 4 I told you about Harry Vincent — a conservative Texas Christian University student who was suspended and severely punished for posting a series of online messages that insulted the Islamic State, the Baltimore rioters and Mexicans. On August 5 the private university had a change of heart …

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Trial concludes over constitutionality of Tennessee's lethal injection method

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Attorneys for 33 death row inmates have asked a judge to declare Tennessee’s preferred method of executing prisoners unconstitutional. The trial that began July 7 in Davidson County Chancery Court concluded Wednesday. During closing arguments, inmates’ attorneys discussed technical aspects of the procedure, including the role of …

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