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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says a purported video showing the beheading of an American journalist in Syria is "sickening." The U.S. has yet to authenticate the video from the extremist group Islamic State. Britain and France says the killing of Steven Sotloff is "barbaric." Britain's prime minister will hold an emergency meeting early Wednesday. The video warns that a British citizen being held will be killed.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The Pentagon says al-Shabab, a terrorist group operating in eastern Africa, may have been dealt a serious blow with an overnight U.S. airstrike in Somalia. It's believed the group's leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was among six militants killed in missile strikes. A witness in Somalia described ground-shaking explosions.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A missionary group says another American doctor has contracted the Ebola virus while working at a hospital in Liberia. The group, called Serving In Mission, said the unnamed doctor had been treating women in the obstetrics ward of a hospital in the Liberian capital. It's uncertain how the infection occurred.
NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers may have broken past the cyber protection of another major retailer. Home Depot says it's working with banks and law enforcement and that it will notify customers if it is determined it has been hacked. The possible data breach was first reported by Krebs on Security, a cybersecurity website, which says Russian and Ukrainian hackers may be responsible.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has rejected a request that would have immediately permitted a low-cost air carrier to begin flights between the U.S. and Europe. The Transportation Department turned down a request by Norwegian Air International that would have allowed the carrier to offer cheap service between London's Gatwick Airport and other cities. The airline now plans to register its planes in Ireland, to obtain privileges granted domestic carriers to each other's airlines.
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