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A discrimination lawsuit that put a spotlight on gender balance and working conditions for women at Silicon Valley firms ended with a jury rejecting the female plaintiff's claims.More >>
A discrimination lawsuit that put a spotlight on gender balance and working conditions for women at Silicon Valley firms ended with a jury rejecting the female plaintiff's claims.More >>
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The University of Oklahoma is expected to disclose the results of its investigation into a racist fraternity chant that was captured on video.More >>
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Autopsies are scheduled on the bodies of two children found in a deep freezer in their Detroit home.More >>
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Smokey fire, building collapse near New York University injure 12 people; gas blast blamedMore >>
Smokey fire, building collapse near New York University injure 12 people; gas blast blamedMore >>
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AP Investigation: Men forced to work as slaves to catch seafood for global supplyMore >>
Maker of iconic Louisville Slugger bats selling brand to Wilson Sporting Goods for $70 millionMore >>
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Supreme Court wrestles with state's power to keep Confederate battle flag off license platesMore >>
Supreme Court wrestles with state's power to keep Confederate battle flag off license platesMore >>
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Police unable to confirm alleged gang rape described in Rolling Stone, suspend investigationMore >>
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US trains Iraqi security forces as battle to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State group goes onMore >>
Aging US veterans return to Iwo Jima for 70th anniversary of iconic WWII battleMore >>
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Orthodox Jewish neighbors struggling with loss of 7 'beautiful little children' in deadly fireMore >>
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FBI urges patience during investigation into hanging death of black man in MississippiMore >>
FBI urges patience during investigation into hanging death of black man in MississippiMore >>
By ABDI GULED
Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somali government officials say they have taken control of the hotel where extremist gunmen were holed up for more than 12 hours in an attack that has left at least 17 people dead.
Capt. Mohamed Hussein said Saturday the gunfire had stopped and security agents have accessed the whole building. Hussein had earlier said the gunmen were believed to have occupied the third and fourth floor of the the Maka Al-Mukarramah hotel in the capital Mogadishu.
Al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist group that has carried out many attacks in Somalia, claimed responsibility for the assault on the hotel, which is popular with Somali government officials and foreigners.
Al-Shabab controlled much of Mogadishu between 2007 and 2011, but was pushed out of Somalia's capital and other major cities by African Union forces.
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