Officials have identified the suspect as Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab a 23-year-old from Nigeria whose name appears on a U.S.intelligence watch list.

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This year's recipients also included, Abdul Rahman Zeitoun, a New Orleans resident who became the subject of a book by American author Dave Eggers.

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Kabul Police criminal investigations chief Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada says a suicide car bomber struck a convoy of NATO vehicles at the airport's east gate.

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Jackson is the last original judge with Abdul's departure and then Cowell's several seasons ago.

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Duane Davis, 29, who works in finance, recently enlisted Abdul's help in planning an upcoming tropical getaway to Anguilla.

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While the top-rated series will no longer pad Abdul's wallet, it continues to generate big money for many other parties.

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