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Friday, December 19, 2014 (2014x253)

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2014/12/19 Headlines: U.S. General: Turning Point Against ISIS Will Take At Least 3 Years; Iraq: Kurdish Forces Break Siege of Yazidis on Mount Sinjar; Syria: 230 Islamic State Victims Found in Mass Grave; ISIS Leaders Killed as WikiLeaks Publishes Docs on <span class="caps">CIA Doubts About "High-Value" Assassinations; Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills 30, Kidnaps 200 in Village of Gumsuri; Report: Attorney Sought to Free U.S. Hostage in FBI-Backed Bid; Pakistan Kills 67 Militants, Revives Death Penalty After School Massacre; New Jersey Hopes Cuba Thaw Will Bring Capture of Black Panther Assata Shakur; U.S. Prosecutors Sue New York City over Abuse of Teens at Rikers Jail; Colombia Rejects Terms of FARC Ceasefire Offer; Obama Signs Sanctions Bills on Venezuela, Russia; U.S. Strengthens Protections for Transgender Workers; Obama Signs Measure Ending Social Security Payments to Nazis; U.S. Would Veto Resolution to End Occupation of Palestinian Territories; Chevron Halts Plans to Drill for Oil in the Arctic; Peru: Environmental Defender Wins Court Victory Against U.S. Mining Firm; ACLU Sues Ferguson-Florissant School District over Biased Elections; Nebraska, Oklahoma Sue Colorado over Pot Legalization; Australia: 8 Children Dead, Woman Injured in Mass Stabbing; Report: Gap Between Rich and Poor Hits New High