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Three Taylor Swift concerts were canceled in Austria this week, after authorities foiled planned attacks on the venue.

Three young men are now in custody, and at least two of them recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State — specifically an affiliate group known as ISIS-K.

This isn't the first time Islamic State-related groups have been tied to attacks in Europe — over 140 people were killed in an attack on a Moscow concert hall earlier this year, and an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in 2017 killed 22 and injured more than a thousand.

So - what exactly is ISIS-K, and how should we think about their presence in Europe?

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Residents of Ferguson, Mo., reflect on how the city has changed since a white police officer killed a black teenager in 2014. The death of Michael Brown sparked huge demonstrations.

Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus becomes interim leader days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.

"Corporations are people, too" is an old legal principle now being embraced by social media companies like Meta and TikTok. They say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech.