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Iran fires 2 missiles marked with ‘Israel must be wiped out’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran test-launched two ballistic missiles Wednesday emblazoned with the phrase “Israel must be wiped out” in Hebrew, Iranian media reported, in a show of power by the [filtered word]e nation as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden visited Jerusalem.

BAGHDAD — U.S. special forces captured the head of the Islamic State group’s unit trying to develop chemical weapons in a raid last month in northern Iraq, Iraqi and U.S. officials told The Associated Press, the first known major success of Washington’s more aggressive policy of pursuing IS militants on the ground.

Officials: Somali forces kill 10 extremists in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hoping to capture a high-profile target, Somali forces hopped off helicopters a couple of miles from an al-Shabab-controlled town, slipped through the dark and got into a fierce firefight that reportedly killed more than 10 Islamic extremists, U.S. and Somali officials said.

IDOMENI, Greece — After welcoming hundreds of thousands of people into its heartland, Europe seems to be finally closing its doors.

N. Korea to ‘liquidate’ S. Korea assets, fires missiles into sea
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is responding to Seoul’s unilateral sanctions, saying it will “liquidate” all remaining South Korean assets at former cooperative projects in the North.
The statement Thursday follows the North’s firing of short-range missiles, likely in anger over U.S.-South Korean war games. It also comes a day after the North released photos of leader Kim Jong Un standing beside what appears to be a nuclear warhead mock-up.

Millennials finally arriving in car market
DETROIT — Millennials were once a source of panic in the auto industry. Dubbed the “go nowhere” generation, they weren’t getting driver’s licenses, never mind buying cars. Headlines declared it was “The End of Car Culture.”
New data suggests at least some of that worry was misplaced. Millennials — especially the oldest ones — are these days buying cars in big numbers. They just had a late start.

LOS ANGELES — Newly released video shows the moment a Google self-driving car learned the hard way not to tussle with a public bus.

Lead fear forces water ban in 30 N.J. schools
NEWARK, N.J. — Elevated levels of lead caused officials in New Jersey’s largest school district on Wednesday to shut off water fountains at 30 school buildings until more tests are conducted, but officials said they don’t believe the contamination poses any serious health risks.

BALTIMORE — Two officers who police Baltimore’s public schools walked ou

ATLANTA — Armstrong State University won permission Wednesday to name its College of Health Professions for a longtime benefactor who happens to be on the Board of Regents.
Don Waters earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1975, and his wife, Cindy, earned bachelor of business administration the next year. They are among seven family members that have attended the school. As their careers have flourished, the duo has become major supporters of the university.