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ISIS fighter was trained by State Department
An ISIS fighter who calls for jihad in a new online video was trained in counterterrorism tactics on American soil, in a program run by the United States, officials tell CNN.

'Saved by the Bell' actor guilty of misdemeanor in Wisconsin bar stabbing
A jury has found actor Dustin Diamond not guilty of one felony charge in a Christmas Day bar stabbing last year.

U.S.
New Yorkers primed for 'Manhattanhenge'
New Yorkers are famously jaded -- they'll walk past a man in a bunny suit, juggling chainsaws -- but don't be surprised if you see throngs of them on street corners this weekend, aiming smartphone cameras toward New Jersey.

Thieves find brazen way to steal your identity
A criminal could be collecting unemployment benefits under your name right now -- and you wouldn't even know it.

Cuba officially off U.S. terror blacklist
The United States officially removed Cuba from its list of countries that sponsor terrorism on Friday, setting the two nations up for a full renewal of diplomatic ties.

FBI struggling with surge in homegrown terror cases
The New York Police Department and other law enforcement agencies around the nation are increasing their surveillance of ISIS supporters in the U.S., in part to aid the FBI which is struggling to keep up with a surge in the number of possible terror suspects, according to law enforcement officials.

WORLD
The women of ISIS: Who are they?
"I made my little steps ... I was trembling. Nervous. Scared..." Shams' breathless prose reads like a trashy romance novel, as she describes every tiny detail of her first meeting with her husband-to-be.

Transplant recipient meets sister of man who gave him a new face
When Richard Norris from Virginia received a face transplant three years ago, it transformed his life. Now the sister of the man whose death made that possible has come face-to-face with Norris for the first time.

New clues, questions in Natalee Holloway case
Ten years after Natalee Holloway went missing, a Dutch citizen says he knows where to find her. Prosecutors, however, aren't buying it.

Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari sworn in, says he belongs 'to everybody'
Nigeria's new President was sworn in Friday at a boisterous ceremony that marked the first peaceful transfer of power between rival parties in the nation.

BUSINESS
Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht sentenced to life
Ross Ulbricht, creator of the underground website Silk Road, which let users anonymously buy and sell anything from drugs to hacking tutorials, was sentenced Friday to life in prison after he made a tearful plea for leniency.

American Express president Ed Gilligan dies at 55
American Express President Ed Gilligan died Friday morning after becoming seriously ill on a flight to New York, the company said.

HEALTH
How 'casual Fridays' suppress creativity
I used to work with a guy who refused to let his sartorial standards drop just because it was nearly the weekend. Instead of Casual Fridays, he tried to institute its opposite: Fancy Fridays. This did not exactly catch on widely in the office, and yet he might've been onto something. A recent paper in Social Psychological and Personality Science argues in favor of dressing up, finding that when people felt more formally dressed as compared to their surrounding peers, they tended to think more creatively.

'Ugly' vegetables: Trendy, tasty, and good for you, too
Move over, kale. Americans are expanding their veggie horizons. 2015 is the year of the warty, hunchbacked and spiney.

TECHNOLOGY
The next political battleground: your phone
There's a new political battleground in 2016: your phone.

Periscope: Four ways it's shaking up media
It's May 2, and in London, the Duchess of Cambridge has entered St. Mary's hospital to give birth to her second child. CNN Royal Correspondent Max Foster is waiting just outside in a crowded press area. He can't do much on TV until the baby is born. Instead, he turns to his phone -- clamped to a mini-tripod perched atop a trash bin -- and chats with thousands of royal fans via livestreaming app Periscope.

ENTERTAINMENT
What's streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, others in June
You have to come in from the sunshine sometime, so why not curl up and watch a good movie or TV show?

Taylor Swift 'fine' with not being 'overtly sexy'
Taylor Swift says she's "fine" with her generally squeaky-clean image.

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