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    May 19, 2011 |Story| WSBT-TV
  1. Some Christians ready for Judgment Day, others ready to party

    <span style="font-size: small;">For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely organized Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will return to earth on Saturday to gather the faithful into heaven. While the Christian mainstream isn't buying it, many other skeptics are milking it.</span>
    For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely organized Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will return to earth on Saturday to gather the faithful into heaven. While the Christian mainstream...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Colorado, Science and Technology, Christianity, Media Industry

  2. May 21, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast
  3. Kyrgyz leader says US Manas air base will close in 2014; base supports Afghanistan operation

    BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Kyrgyzstan's president has reaffirmed that next year the Central Asian nation will evict the U.S. air base that supports military operations in nearby Afghanistan. President Almazbek Atambayev has repeatedly pledged to...

    Tags: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan

  4. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  5. China gives environmental approval to country's biggest hydro dam

    Reuters
    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's environment ministry has given the go-ahead for the construction of what will become the country's tallest hydroelectric dam despite acknowledging it will have an impact on plants and rare fish. The dam, with a height of 314...

    Tags: Renewable Energy, Government, National Government, Politics, Environmental Issues

  6. May 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. ANALYSIS-After months of deadlock, diplomacy gets another chance in Syria

    Reuters
    * Russia, United States seek to relaunch peace effort * Assad's future role could be sticking point * Moscow keen to head off any Western intervention By Arshad Mohammed and Timothy Heritage ROME/MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - If Russia has decided to make...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, National Government, Bob Menendez, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  8. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Body fragments found at U.S. plane crash site in Kyrgyzstan

    MOSCOW -- Rescue teams found remains of two crew members Saturday morning at the site of a U.S. military plane crash in Kyrgyzstan, an official said. “Fragments of two bodies have already been found as we are continuing the search,”...

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, U.S. Air Force, Kyrgyzstan

  10. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  11. Plane from McConnell AFB crashes in Kyrgyzstan

    BISHKEK (Reuters) - A U.S. military refueling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said.
    BISHKEK (Reuters) - A U.S. military refueling plane on its way to Afghanistan exploded in mid air and crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Friday when its cargo of fuel ignited, the Central Asian country's Emergencies Ministry said. The aircraft took off from the U....

    Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War

  12. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune
  13. Attacks weren't 'homegrown' terrorism

    MCT
    Since the Boston terror attacks, an all-too-familiar mantra has re-emerged: American Muslims need more policing and increased surveillance. This demand, encouraged by U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., and many others, stems from a lack of understanding of the...

    Tags: Islam, Afghanistan, Brookings Institution, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, September 11, 2001 Attacks

  14. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  15. There's Russian soul aplenty in Sokhiev's CSO debut

    That the name Tugan Sokhiev has yet to ring a bell with most American concertgoers is perfectly understandable: Until his podium debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Thursday night at Symphony Center, he had yet to wield a baton in front of any major U.S. symphony orchestra.
    That the name Tugan Sokhiev has yet to ring a bell with most American concertgoers is perfectly understandable: Until his podium debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Thursday night at Symphony Center, he had yet to wield a baton in front of any...

    Tags: Entertainment, Michigan Avenue, Culture, Music Industry, France

  16. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  17. Lake Forest High School adds 3 graduates to wall of fame

    Three new faces will join the Alumni Wall of Fame at Lake Forest High School, which contains photographs and plaques celebrating the accomplishments of former students and inspiring current ones. The three unveiled Wednesday were David Crane, Thomas...

    Tags: Vince Vaughn, Tuberculosis, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Western Africa, Princeton University

  18. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News
  19. Jeff Bahr Column: The international language of food

    People from central Europe and the former Soviet Union are crazy about dumplings. Over there, the dumpling is such a staple it can be either a main course or dessert.
    People from central Europe and the former Soviet Union are crazy about dumplings. Over there, the dumpling is such a staple it can be either a main course or dessert.  Last week, I talked about food with foreign exchange students from Ukraine,...

    Tags: Foods and Beverages, Butter, Russia, Ukraine, Borscht

  20. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. John F. Kerry embraces Europe

    WASHINGTON -- When John Kerry&rsquo;s political foes complained in 2004 that he &ldquo;looked French&rdquo; and ordered Swiss cheese on his Philadelphia cheese steaks, the Democratic presidential nominee began keeping his affinities for Europe bien cache -- well hidden.
    WASHINGTON -- When John Kerry’s political foes complained in 2004 that he “looked French” and ordered Swiss cheese on his Philadelphia cheese steaks, the Democratic presidential nominee began keeping his affinities for Europe bien...

    Tags: Italy, Paris (France), John F. Kennedy, Literature, Ernest Hemingway

  22. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News
  23. Kazakh cowboys tour North Dakota, get cattle-tending tips

    MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - Mananbai Sadykov cuffed his stiff blue jeans over intricately stitched cowboy boots and tread mindfully though minefields of cattle manure at the Helbling Hereford Ranch in central North Dakota. Sadykov, 48, is no citified dandy,...

    Tags: John Wayne, Russia, Kazakhstan, Vaccines

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