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Russia begins air strikes over Syria, warns US to stay clear

Russia launched air strikes against targets in Syria on Wednesday in the Kremlin’s biggest intervention in the Middle East in decades, telling the U.S. air force to steer clear while its warplanes were in action.

 
‘Girls’ star Lena Dunham quits Twitter due to ‘verbal abuse’

Citing a recent onslaught of what she calls “verbal abuse,” “Girls” creator Lena Dunham has announced she’s bowed out of Twitter and now allows someone else to post on the social media channel for her.

 
Soccer ref in Brazil pulls gun on players during match

A soccer referee in Brazil has given new meaning to the pistol formation, pulling a gun on players and coaches in a recent game in an incident that was caught on video.

 
Joaquin becomes hurricane, heads toward Bahamas

Joaquin, formerly a tropical storm, has strengthened into the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday.

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Comcast to enter video streaming business with ‘Watchable’

Comcast Corp said on Tuesday it will launch a trial of a video streaming service with content from online video networks such as Walt Disney Co’s Maker Studios, aiming to target younger viewers who have an appetite for Web videos.

 
Clark County parents oppose changing opt-in sex ed policy

Parents who packed a Clark County School Board meeting late Tuesday overwhelmingly voiced their opposition to changing a policy that trustees can’t change.

 
Teacher forced special needs boy to wear trash bag over clothes

A Chicago teacher isolated a 5-year-old special-needs student and forced him to wear a plastic trash bag over his clothes, his mother told the Washington Post.

 
Girl denied inhaler during coughing fit at school, per policy

A 9-year-old girl was denied her inhaler during a coughing fit at school in West Jordan, Utah because staff were not notified of the child’s prescription, Jordan School District officials said Monday.

 
Father of Washington shooter convicted on gun charges

The father of a Washington state teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at his high school last October was convicted on Tuesday of federal gun charges, prosecutors said.

 
Virgin America will offer free inflight Wi-Fi to Netflix users

Netflix is now boarding Virgin America flights: The companies have teamed up to offer free Wi-Fi to Netflix subscribers on select aircraft for unlimited video streaming above the clouds.

 
49ers linebacker pleads not guilty to sexual battery

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleaded not guilty to sexual battery on Tuesday in Santa Clara County (Calif.) Superior Court.

 
Operation Homefront awards house to vet in Las Vegas — VIDEO

Nevada Army National Guard veteran Nathan Fischer is starting a new chapter in his life. Fischer has a home of his own in northwest Las Vegas and he will be able to raise his daughter there.

 
Man accused of beheading mother with sword

A Wisconsin man is being held in a mental health facility after being charged with beheading his mother with a sword because he thought she was not his real mother, court records showed.