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July 22, 2015 AUTOS

Next Toyota Prius Plug-In Allegedly Could Provide 30 to 35 Miles of Electric Range

Toyota’s first-generation Prius plug-in was a bit of a dud. First launched for 2013, it was much pricier than a standard Prius but by the time production ended, the price had been slashed to within $2000 of the regular model. But even the price drop didn’t solve its biggest problem: a relatively low electric-only range of about 11 miles—that is, if you could keep the gas engine from firing up.

July 22, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

Boko Haram resurgence deepens humanitarian crisis in Niger

By Boubacar Mazou Abdel-Kader DIFFA, Niger (Reuters) – A wave of attacks by Islamist insurgents Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and the islands of Lake Chad has forced tens of thousands across the border to Niger’s arid southeastern region of Diffa, worsening a dire humanitarian situation. An estimated 150,000 people have fled to Diffa in the past two years, according to aid agencies, increasing by one-third the population of the

July 22, 2015 WORLD HEADLINES

PKK claims killing Turkish police to avenge 'IS bombing'

Kurdish militants on Wednesday claimed the murder of two Turkish police officers as revenge for a deadly suicide bombing near the Syrian border blamed on Islamic State jihadists that killed 32 activists. The attack by Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in the town of Ceylanpinar intensified fears that the fighting raging in Syria between Kurds and IS extremists was spilling over onto Turkish territory. In Ankara, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu