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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...Tags: Movies, Civil Rights, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Africa
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Ray Lewis plans to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro
Retired Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced that he plans to climb Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro. "In one month, I will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money and awareness for clean water projects in East Africa," Lewis announced...
Tags: Super Bowl XLVII, Ray Lewis, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens
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Go find your mountain
By the time you read this, I hope to have completed something as absurd as it is ambitious: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. I have invested considerable time and expense to accomplish this goal, which will involve flying for almost a full day from my nearly...
Tags: Travel, Literature, Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture
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Zebras return to Disney's Animal Kingdom
Zebras are being reintroduced slowly to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, where they will be the new finale of the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction that carries guests through an Africa-inspired savanna. Fifteen Plains zebras have been adjusting to their...
Tags: Zoology, Conservation, Amusement and Theme Parks, Wildlife, Endangered Species
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Saving lives one step at a time
For years people around the country have been climbing mountains for CureDuchenne. As they raise money and awareness, they also get younger. Most recently, 8-year-old Tyler Armstrong climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and helped raise about $40,000 for the Newport...
Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Muscular Dystrophy, Social Issues, GlaxoSmithKline PLC
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Local 8-year-old Boy Climbs Kilimanjaro for Charity
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Tyler Armstrong, an 8-year-old boy from Yorba Linda, has achieved his goal of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Tyler's family says he reached the top of the mountain at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, which was mid-morning in Africa. He's believed...Tags: Health, Muscular Dystrophy, Africa, Human Interest, Diseases and Illnesses
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Tyler Armstrong: 8 Year Old Mountain Climber
Local 8 Year Old to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro! Eight-year-old Tyler Armstrong’s goal is to become the second youngest person ever to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro. Tyler, of Yorba Linda, Calif., is climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds to...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy
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Climbing Kilimanjaro in the Name of Science
Physics is a natural science involving the study of matter and motion. So here’s a simple equation: with one man and one backpack, how much energy does it take to climb 19,500 feet? Douglas Alexander is solving that equation one step at a time. ...
Tags: Applied Physics, Science and Technology, Human Accomplishments, Douglas Alexander , Charter Schools
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64-year-old Stetson professor to climb Kilimanjaro
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelWhat a great way to bring in the New Year. Rick Copeland, a business professor at Stetson University in DeLand, will fly to Africa this weekend to begin a 19,000-foot climb up Mount Kilimanjaro. The group he's climbing with expects to start their trek... -
U.S. helicopter raid frees two aid workers from Somali pirates
World NowU.S. Navy Seals in dramatic hostage rescue in Somalia: In a dramatic overnight rescue, U.S. military helicopters with Navy Seals swooped into Somalia and safely rescued two Western aid workers.... -
Scots aren't the only ones considering independence
World NowScotland, independence, sovereignty, Tibet, Basques, Quebec, Puerto Rico: Scotland could take steps toward seceding from Britain, Henry Chu reports. It isn’t the only place in the world with an independence movement. Click on our photo gallery to... -
Widow of London Underground bomber sought for alleged Kenya plot
World NowWidow of London Underground suicide bomber suspected of alleged terror plans in Kenya: Kenyan police suspect Samantha Lewthwaite, 28, the British widow of Jermaine Linday, one of the 2005 London Underground suicide bombers,of involvement in a terror...
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