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Brave woman tried to calm London attackers and reasoned with them before police came
Associated PressLONDON (AP) — A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London. Ingrid Loyau-Kennett got off a bus and tried to reason with...Tags: Armed Conflicts, First Aid, United Kingdom, David Cameron, Shootings
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Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi soldiers at checkpoint north of Baghdad
Associated PressBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead four soldiers at an army checkpoint north of Baghdad. Two police officers say four others were wounded in the Thursday morning attack in the town of Taji. The militants fled the area after...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Baghdad (Iraq), Shootings, Armed Forces
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Soldiers killed in gunbattle with Islamists in Niger-military sources
ReutersNIAMEY, May 23 (Reuters) - Several soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with suspected Islamist militants after a suicide bomb attack on a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources said. "The situation is now under control. The...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Niger, Suicide, Bombings, Military Equipment
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5 killed in fierce gun battles between Assad supporters, opponents in Lebanese port city
Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — Opponents and supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad traded heavy machine gun fire and mortar shells in the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, leaving five people dead in what was described as some of the heaviest fighting there in...Tags: Germany, Research, Rebellions, Freedom of the Press, Religion and Belief
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British Prime Minister seeks answers after soldier hacked to death
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron convened an emergency meeting of his intelligence chiefs on Thursday after two Islamists hacked a soldier to death with meat cleavers on a south London street. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just...Tags: Giles, Suicide, Riots, Religion and Belief, Murder
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Photographer Wayne Miller, chronicler of WW II and black life in 1940s Chicago, dies at age 94
ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of...Tags: Museum of Modern Art, Lobbying, Guggenheim Museum, Photography, Smithsonian Institution
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Five killed, 50 wounded in Lebanon's Tripoli
ReutersTRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Five people were killed and more than 50 wounded in overnight clashes in Tripoli between Lebanese gunmen backing rival factions in Syria's civil war, doctors and security sources said on Thursday. Tripoli has suffered...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Lebanon, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions
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M23 rebels announce ceasefire for UN chief's Congo visit
ReutersGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo announced a ceasefire on Thursday in fighting with government troops hours before a visit to the conflict-plagued zone by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President...Tags: Economic Organization, Rwanda, March 23 Movement, Rebellions, International Economic Institution
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Letters to the editor: Obesity, scandals, and McCartney
I am a retired physical-education teacher who worked with students from kindergarten through eighth grade. A majority of my students could not do one pull-up. I tried to be creative and make exercising fun, for which I had a fair amount of success. I am...Tags: Ticketmaster, Overweight, Freedom of the Press, Lifestyle and Leisure, Central Intelligence Agency
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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones
Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...
Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Central Intelligence Agency, Murder
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Defense, Finance, Chuck Hagel, Theft
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Exclusive: Glencore, Trafigura deals with Iran may have skirted sanctions - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U....Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Metal, Heavy Engineering, Glencore International AG, Diesel Fuel
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