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Feds: Mississippi couple planned honeymoon to join ISIS in Syria
"Our story will be that we are newlyweds on our honeymoon," the young woman allegedly wrote.

Jets QB Geno Smith out 6-10 weeks after 'sucker punch'
New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith needs surgery and is out at least six to 10 weeks after being what is called "sucker punched" by a teammate in the Jets locker room on Tuesday.

U.S.
Texas police chief fires officer who shot and killed unarmed teen
An Arlington, Texas, police officer who shot and killed an unarmed college football player has been fired for "exercising poor judgment," the city's police chief said Tuesday.

Animas River contamination: Early tests optimistic, long-term fears persist
Colorado's top health official signaled that the 3 million gallons of spilled wastewater that contaminated the Animas River last week may not pose a health risk.

Police: Video shows Ferguson shooting suspect with gun
Crowds scatter and duck for cover around him. But a man in a white T-shirt sprints forward, waving what appears to be a gun in his hand.

Police: White House staffer arrested after firing shot at lover
A White House staffer was arrested Friday on charges of assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly threatening and shooting at a Capitol Hill police officer with whom she had been having sex, according to arrest records.

WORLD
6 Bengal tiger poachers killed in Bangladesh, police say
Authorities in Bangladesh killed six tiger poachers over the weekend during a shootout in a national park, police said.

U.S. F-16 crashes in Germany; pilot safe
A pilot ejected from a U.S. F-16 before it crashed Tuesday morning in a forested area in Germany's Bavaria region, the U.S. Air Force said.

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster in March, 2011.

Swedish police: 2 arrested in IKEA stabbings were asylum-seekers
One day after two people were stabbed to death inside a Swedish IKEA, police in that Scandinavian country arrested two men in connection with the crime -- both of them asylyum-seekers from Eritrea.

BUSINESS
Yuan tumbles for second day as China devalues
China's central bank allowed the yuan to drop sharply against the U.S. dollar again on Wednesday, sparking the currency's largest two-day decline in decades.

China's yuan devaluation turns up heat on Asia
China's surprise decision to devalue its currency is turning up the heat on the rest of Asia.

HEALTH
Kids have three times too much homework, study finds; what's the cost?
Nothing quite stresses out students and parents about the beginning of the school year as the return to homework, which for many households means nightly battles centered around completing after-school assignments.

From Trump's comb-over to the Bieber pompadour, the psychology of men's hairstyles
Anyone who was even remotely plugged into pop culture in the 1990s can recall the Jennifer Aniston hairstyle. And who doesn't associate Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue magazine, with her signature bob.

TECHNOLOGY
Finally: The $3000 Putin-themed Apple Watch you've been waiting for is here
"What's that?" They'll say.

13 hot-as-hell artist Instagram accounts you wouldn't dare to unfollow
There's little doubt in the hype-obsessed art press that Los Angeles is currently the world's hottest location, with a new gallery opening each month and young artists clamoring to get a foothold -- and, at long last, shunning New York.

ENTERTAINMENT
In praise of vinyl records
I can't explain why I still own vinyl records.

7 songs that mattered in the '70s
The Vietnam War. Racial tensions. Inflation and unemployment. Environmental calamity. The battle over women's equality.

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