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Three Americans died in Algerian hostage standoff, 7 escaped
Associated PressThree U.S. citizens were killed in last week's hostage standoff at a natural gas complex in Algeria, while seven Americans made it out safely, Obama administration officials said Monday. The State Department confirmed that gas workers Victor Lynn...Tags: New York City, Aafia Siddiqui, U.S. Department of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, FBI
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 12
Let us not forget troops who invaded North Africa To the editor: Just a reminder that Nov. 8 was the anniversary of what happened 70 years ago when the United States made the first invasion of the European continent in World War II in North Africa,...Tags: World War II (1939-1945)
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Female Army vet shares stories from World War II
chrisc@herald-mail.comIt's been almost 70 years since a young New York City woman traveled from Brooklyn to Manhattan and enlisted in the U.S. Army. But for Florence "Flo" Miles, 90 and now living in Hagerstown, the memories are still vivid. Especially when she pages...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York City, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Africa, Science and Technology
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Chaos engulfs Cairo; Mubarak points to succession
Associated PressWith protests raging, Egypt's president named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor as chaos engulfed the capital. Soldiers stood by — a few even joining the demonstrators —...Tags: Travel, Crimes, Arts and Culture, Elections, Hosni Mubarak
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Egyptian president asks Cabinet to resign
The Associated PressEgypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak fired his Cabinet early Saturday and promised reforms in his first response to protesters who have mounted the biggest challenge ever to his 30-year rule. But many protesters were outraged by Mubarak's nationally...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Hosni Mubarak, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Facebook
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Mubarak won't seek new term; go now, crowds shout
President Hosni Mubarak announced Tuesday he will not run for a new term in September elections but rejected protesters' demands he step down immediately and leave the country, vowing to die on Egypt's soil, after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million...Tags: Travel, Jordan, Commuting, Assault, Crimes
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Get kids ready for the end of the school year
While the end of the school year typically brings excitement for the start of summer, sometime students can feel unsure about leaving behind the security and familiarity of their school day. Often they will express feelings of sadness about missing the...Tags: Jordan, Depression, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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L.A.'s biggest nightclub owner bets big on Vegas casino
LAS VEGAS — He's the biggest nightclub owner in Los Angeles, the man whose Hyde Lounge and Shelter became prime hunting grounds for the paparazzi. He's been photographed cozying up with Paris Hilton, Kristin Cavallari and Sofia Vergara. When HBO's...
Tags: Jennifer Lopez, Economy, Business and Finance, New York City, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bruce
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Rick Atkinson closes his war trilogy with 'The Guns at Last Light'
After calling it a masterpiece of deep reporting and powerful storytelling, what more needs to be said of Rick Atkinson's trilogy about World War II? The first volume, "An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943" received the Pulitzer Prize for...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Charles de Gaulle, Armed Conflicts, Journalism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Bombino mixes rock, global perspectives
Guitarist Bombino's performance at a wedding in the desert city of Agadez, Niger, six years ago was, in some ways, a typical job. Then 27, he had been playing music since childhood and toured globally as a member of the band Tidawt. But this gig became...
Tags: Entertainment, Algeria, Music, Music Industry, Burkina Faso
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