The reversal comes days after the Islamic State group launches a counterattack in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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‘Shock and awe’ signaled by new OPEC oil production cuts
The oil cartel will cut production for the first time in eight years, driving the price of gas higher.
Iraqis reinforce front line in Mosul
A major Islamic State attack drove the original force back.
Another 200 U.S. troops will deploy to Syrian conflict
Around 300 Special Operations troops are already in place.
Syria’s Assad ready to retake Aleppo
Thousands of foreign fighters are backing the Assad regime.
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Lawmakers voted on military spending and other measures.
Democrats drop shutdown threat; budget goes to Obama
The Senate beats a midnight deadline and approves the stop-gap spending bill.
For 80 years, Massachusetts family has made candy canes
Last year the Gardner business made about 3,300.
Election recount in Wisconsin allowed to move ahead
Meanwhile, a federal judge will decide if paper ballots can be recounted and election software examined in Pennsylvania.
‘Silicon Valley’ star arrested, accused of battery
T.J. Miller’s arrest comes two days before he is to host the Critics’ Choice Awards.