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Tennessee couple held hostage for hours before carjacker killed husband, police say A Tennessee man was executed in front of his pregnant wife by a carjacking suspect who took them hostage at gunpoint for several hours following a six-hour crime spree that ended with two others dead and three people wounded, authorities said.

'The Five' react to Trump, Biden bashing each other on the campaign trail 'The Five' evaluates Trump's chances of flipping Minnesota as both candidates hold dueling events

Florida parents reportedly smoking weed, drinking during kids' remote classes Some parents in Florida have turned to booze and weed to get through remote learning with their kids. 

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US Army boosting presence in Syria, says ISIS ‘still poses a threat’ The U.S. Army is sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles to Syria to bolster force protection in the region as ISIS “still poses a threat,” according to a coalition spokesman. 

Boris Johnson says UK 'seeing a second wave coming in' of coronavirus, claims it was 'inevitable' U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the U.K. is “seeing a second wave” of coronavirus infections -- as he says he wants to keep schools and the economy open as much as possible.

Joint push for Caribbean countries to develop a coordinated sex-offender registry announced A joint mission to formulate a coordinated sex offender registry across 15 Caribbean nations – tracking them both in that region and eventually across the world – was announced this week, urging all governments in the sector to follow in the footsteps of Trinidad and Tobago, which was the first country in the collective to pass its own laws related to convicted sex offenders.

US plans to sell weapons to Taiwan, likely to further raise tensions with China The Trump administration is planning to sell major weapons systems, including mines, missiles and drones, to Taiwan; Benjamin Hall reports.

Iran upholds sentence to amputate the fingers of 3 teens convicted of stealing Iran has reportedly sentenced three teenagers to have their fingers amputated for stealing, a brutal punishment still on the books under the country's Islamic penal code.

Bipartisan group of lawmakers meets ahead of UN Assembly to discuss Iran’s aggressive behavior The United Nations is gearing up for the General Assembly as the focus may primarily be on Iran; Greg Palkot reports.

Coronavirus clusters at French universities give Europe a lesson Students are worried if coronavirus masks offer enough protection.

Turkey's confrontational foreign policy challenges Greece, European Union amid rising maritime tensions NATO members Greece and Turkey have ratcheted up tensions in recent weeks over access to natural resources in the Mediterranean, causing yet another fracture in the western military alliance.

John Kerry mocked for 2016 claim that there will be no Middle East peace without Palestinians President of Security Studies Jim Hanson reacts.