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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the U.S. and Iraq have reached an agreement on legal protections for American commandos deploying into Iraq to assess and advise Iraqi forces. In a diplomatic note, Iraq has given assurances that troops will not be subject to Iraq's judicial process, but to the U.S. military's code of justice. The legal protections are the same as those provided to U.S. employees and troops working at the embassy. Two teams of special forces already in Iraq could begin their assessments later this week. Four more teams will join them soon.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It won't be a friendly get-together when IRS Commissioner John Koskinen (KAHS'-kihn-ihn) appears this evening before a House panel to answer additional questions about lost emails. In a subpoena demanding that Koskinen return for more testimony, the committee's Republican chairman -- Darrell Issa (EYE'-suh) -- said he wouldn't tolerate any more of what he called "obstruction and game-playing" in response to the panel's investigation of alleged IRS targeting of tea party and other groups. Some panel members are skeptical of IRS assertions that emails to and from a former IRS official were lost.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says agents and local police in the last week rescued 168 victims of child sex trafficking, including many who had never been reported missing. In addition, 281 pimps were arrested as part of the same nationwide initiative, an annual enforcement push known as Operation Cross Country. This is the eighth such week-long operation. The FBI says nearly 3,600 children have so far been recovered from the streets. FBI Director James Comey says the children aren't from faraway lands, but are instead "America's children."
DETROIT (AP) — Faulty air bags — which have already led to the recall of millions of cars worldwide — are blamed for a new round of recalls in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota will recall cars sold in places where hot, humid weather can potentially affect the air bags. The older-model cars have air bag inflators that can rupture. If that happens, the air bags might not work properly in a crash, and shards from the broken system could fly out and cause injury.
ATLANTA (AP) — A new museum highlighting historic and modern struggles for equality has opened to the public in downtown Atlanta. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is showcasing the civil rights movement and modern human rights struggles separately, but also aims to show how they're related. The museum features both permanent and rotating exhibits.
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