Interview with Dennis Anthony, K C. Council, 5th at Large Candidate
Fifth District at Large, Kansas City Council Candidate Dennis Anthony Talks With What’s Up Kansas City About His Campaign, and About the Issues Voters Face.
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Ukraine president presses for quick cease-fire
Ukraine’s president pushed Saturday for a quick cease-fire in his country’s troubled east, insisting that the conflict must be resolved and not “frozen,” and pressed Kiev’s case to be supplied…
Islamic State hostage’s family hopeful she’s still alive
By FELICIA FONSECA and BRIAN SKOLOFF The parents of a 26-year-old American who Islamic State extremists say was killed in an airstrike in Syria said in a statement addressed to…
Gulf countries denounce Shiite rebel’s ‘coup’ in Yemen
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Nigeria postponing Feb. 14 vote amid Boko Haram violence
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China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader
By DIDI TANG Authorities in southern China have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper and another 20,000 packages of tissues containing unflattering images of Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing chief executive,…
In unison, Muslim clerics lash out against Islamic State
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