Iraqi Forces Reportedly Enter Tikrit In Push Against ISIS Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Iraqi Forces Reportedly Enter Tikrit In Push Against ISIS Officials and witnesses say an Iraqi force now controls part of northern Tikrit, the city that was taken last June by the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Read this story 2 Oklahoma Students Seen In Racist Fraternity Video Apologize The men were in a video of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members singing a racist chant. They have apologized, with one of the now-former fraternity brothers saying he had learned "a devastating lesson." Read this story French Highway Heist: Armed Thieves Take Millions In Jewels Police say two armored trucks carrying jewels and other items worth some $9.5 million were seized last night by heavily armed attackers on the highway between Paris and Lyon. Read this story 11 Missing In Black Hawk Helicopter Crash In Florida Seven Marines and a crew of four were aboard the helicopter, which had been on a training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle, according to the base's public affairs office. Read this story 9 Iraqi Interpreters Sue U.S. Government Over Visa Delays Thousands of Iraqis and Afghans have been resettled in the U.S. through a special visa program, but hundreds of cases are on hold. Read this story more news stories

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