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Senate vote pushes Craney Island port project ahead
A Senate bill that helps advance the construction of Hampton Roads’ next major ocean terminal, passed overwhelmingly Wednesday. The water bill would transfer from the federal government to the state the site of the future Craney Island Marine...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Hampton Roads, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Mark R. Warner
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Black Rock': When camping trips collide, bad stuff ensues ★★ 1/2
"Black Rock" pits three women, camping on a remote island off the coast of Maine, against a trio of U.S. Army veterans back from messed-up tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is where we find ourselves with the legacy of America's Iraq invasion:...
Tags: Iraq, Mark Duplass, Gaming, Lake Bell, Eli Roth
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Tomblin naming Thompson new veterans secretary; House to elect new speaker
Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — House Speaker Richard Thompson is resigning from the West Virginia Legislature to join Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet as secretary of Veterans Assistance. Tomblin announced Thursday that Thompson will succeed Secretary...Tags: Earl Ray Tomblin, West Virginia Legislature
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Judge sentences U.S. soldier to life in prison for Iraq killings
ReutersTACOMA, May 16 (Reuters) - A military judge ruled on Thursday that a U.S. soldier is to spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for killing five fellow servicemen in a 2009 overseas shooting spree, one of the worst cases of soldier-on-...Tags: Iraq, Judges, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), Justice System
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CORRECTED-Judge sentences U.S. soldier to life in prison for Iraq killings
Reuters(Corrects reference to Camp Liberty) TACOMA, Wash., May 16 (Reuters) - A military judge ruled on Thursday that a U.S. soldier is to spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for killing five fellow servicemen in a 2009 overseas shooting spree,...Tags: Judges, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), Armed Conflicts
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Federal appeals court in Va. sides refuses to block mining permit in West Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is refusing to block a federal permit for a West Virginia coal mine that was challenged by environmentalists. A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a federal judge was...Tags: Judges, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Environmental Issues
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APG testing could cause noise, vibrations off-post
The U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground plans to conduct a firing program beginning on or about Monday, May 20, and ending on or about Friday, May 24. This firing program is likely to generate...Tags: Aberdeen Proving Ground, Physiology, U.S. Department of Defense
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General: Military drawdown doesn't mean a slowdown
— The Army has a battle strategy not only for terrorists and despots, but for a new potential enemy in this age of combat pullbacks and tight budgets. Call it boredom. Years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan have given the Army a bumper crop of...Tags: Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Iraq War (2003-2011), Fort Eustis, International Military Interventions
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Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon
Reuters* Lawmakers eye legislation to help stem jump in assaults * Hagel open to 'all options' to deal with issue, spokesman says * Defense chief once backed keeping sex crimes within military system By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 15...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Politics, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Military sex assault cases pile pressure on Pentagon
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out sexual assault is putting unprecedented pressure on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to consider options that once appeared off limits to address sex crimes in...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Sex Crimes, Politics, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rollie Haar
Services for Rollie Haar, 81, Aberdeen, will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at New Life Fellowship with Pastor Rodney Johnson officiating. Burial at Riverside Memorial Park with military honors by Sidney L. Smith American Legion Post 24. Rollie died...
Tags: American Legion
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U.S. Army anti-sexual assault coordinator accused of sex crimes
Reuters* Sergeant under investigation for pandering, other counts * Lawmakers, defense chief express renewed anger, disgust By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant who worked as a sexual assault prevention coordinator at Fort...Tags: Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Assault, Medical Research
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