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Tennessee Air National Guardsman applied to be a hitman online, the FBI says. It was a spoof website and now he’s facing charges

By Rashard Rose A Tennessee Air National Guardsman is facing charges after applying to be a hitman on a spoof “rent-a-hitman” website, according to the Department of Justice. Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, was charged Thursday after submitting an employment inquiry to the website rentahitman.com, which is a parody site that includes “testimonials” from purportedly satisfied

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Australia says Chinese relations won’t improve to past highs

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her country is working to stabilize relations with China but can’t return to the thriving economic relationship with its biggest trading partner that existed 15 years ago. Wong told Australia’s National Press Club on Monday that bilateral relations that existed when

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Myanmar army rulers free 3,000 prisoners in holiday gesture

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the traditional lunar New Year holiday, but it was not immediately clear if those released included the thousands of political detainees. State-run television reported that the State Administration Council, the military-created ruling body, pardoned

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