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Boston manhunt gives CNN highest-rated day since Iraq War
CNN has always thrived during high-interest breaking-news stories. Friday's conclusion of the Boston bombing manhunt was no exception. The cable news network scored its best overall day across all TV-rating categories since the Iraq War 10 years ago....Tags: Sports, Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Television, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Leroy F. Brooker
Leroy F. Brooker, 87, of Tulare died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Community Memorial Hospital in Redfield. His funeral will be Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the Tulare United Church in Tulare. Pastor Lorah Houser Jankord will officiate....
Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Iraqis vote in provincial elections amidst angst, ire
BEIRUT — After a week of violence, Iraq held its first provincial elections Saturday since the departure of U.S. troops last year. Results are not expected for several days, but the conditions under which the vote was held showed that little has...Tags: Baghdad (Iraq), Wars and Interventions, Nouri Maliki, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Elections
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Free speech, downsized
It seems we have reached an odd kind of stage in the United States when the Supreme Court has ruled that campaign spending by corporate fatcats is permissible "free speech," but Dr. Ben Carson's utterances against gay marriage are considered impermissible...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Satellite Technology, LSD, Gays and Lesbians
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Freebie Friday: Free stuff to do around Orlando
If you're looking for something to do this weekend that won't cost you anything, check out our list of absolutely free events. Here's our list: EVENTS CENTRAL FLORIDA LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN FAIR: Saturday-Sunday; Discovery Gardens,1951 Woodlea Road,...Tags: International Drive, Maitland, Arts, Downtown (Miami, Florida), Festive Events
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Step toward possible military intervention in Syria
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 200 troops to Jordan, the vanguard of a potential U.S. military force of 20,000 or more that could be deployed if the Obama administration decides to intervene in Syria to secure chemical weapons arsenals...
Tags: Refugee, Washington, DC, Israel, Hillary Clinton, Iraq
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Keeping the idea of city streets safe in Boston Marathon aftermath
A marathon is among the most open and egalitarian of sporting events. It doesn't come cluttered with superstar egos or luxury suites. For spectators, it's free. And the best place to watch it is from the sidewalk. In any big city, a marathon is also a...Tags: Dodger Stadium, Sports, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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George McArthur dies at 88; L.A. Times Saigon bureau chief during Vietnam War
George McArthur, who covered the Vietnam War for the Los Angeles Times as Saigon bureau chief after spending two decades as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, died Friday. He was 88. McArthur died at a hospice in Fairfax County, Va., of...
Tags: Journalism, Racism, U.S. Embassy, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Wars and Interventions
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News Of The Weird: Undocumented Immigrant Gains Safe Harbor Thanks to Xbox Live Records
Undocumented immigrant Jose Munoz, 25, believed himself an ideal candidate for President Obama's 2012 safe-harbor initiative for illegal-entry children, in that he had been brought to the U.S. by his undocumented parents before age 16, had no criminal...
Tags: Immigration, Christopher Dorner, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, New York University
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Did the system fail a soldier?
SHERMAN, Texas — Sgt. John Russell designed his new house here so there would be room for everyone: for him and his wife, Mandy, his wife's parents and his own. There was a doggie door for Louie and Queenie — "the little ones," he called...Tags: Health, Psychiatry, Behavioral Conditions, Dyslexia, Prosecution
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Herb Beach
Herb Beach passed away at his home in Charlevoix on April 8, 2013. He was born April 6, 1939, in Detroit to Roscoe and Edith Beach. Herb served in the U.S. Army in South Korea as a first lieutenant company commander of an engineering corps rebuilding...Tags: Science and Technology, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Korean War (1950-1953)
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After weeks of North Korean fury, calm on key holiday
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Koreans celebrated the birthday of their first leader Monday by dancing in plazas and snacking on peanuts, with little hint of the fiery language that has kept the international community fearful that a missile...
Tags: Weaponry, South Korea, United Kingdom, Pyongyang (North Korea), Wars and Interventions
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