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Ahmad Khan Rahami Arrested For Manhattan Bombing

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 20, 2016 | World

New York police announced that a man of Afghan origin called Ahmed Khan Rahami, 28, who was sought for his involvement in a blast in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan in New York, was arrested yesterday. US television channels reported that the Afghan-American,...

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In this Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, file photograph, a Seaside Park police officer sits in his cruiser near charred rubble along the boardwalk in Seaside Park, N.J., after a fire started near a frozen custard stand in Seaside Park and quickly spread north into neighboring Seaside Heights,AP

Bomb Goes Off before Marines Charity Run

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2016 | World

A pipe bomb exploded in a New Jersey town on Saturday. The bomb was set off shortly before thousands of runners were due to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities reported. No injuries were reported in the blast in Seaside Park...

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Donald Trump Attends Fundraising Rally For NJ Gov. Chris Christie

Trump Rewards Christie’s Loyalty with Fundraiser in New Jersey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | World

Governor Chris Christie has been severely defeated ever since he dropped out of the Republican presidential race and backed Donald Trump to win the White House. Now after months of receiving endless support, Trump returns the favor. Trump appeared at a fundraiser in...

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Susannah Mushatt Jones celebrates her 116th birthday in July 2015. Reuters

World’s Oldest Person Dies at Age 116

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 13, 2016 | Health, Lifestyle & Culture

Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world’s oldest person, died in New York City on Thursday at age 116, a research group based in Los Angeles said. Robert Young, a senior consultant for Gerontology Research Group, said Jones died at a public housing facility for...