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Blind Chinese Activist Chen Arrives In New York
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared "equality and justice have no boundaries" after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, National Government, Barack Obama, Abortion Issue, Government
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U.S. Military Faces Scrutiny Over Its Prostitution Policies
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - No one talks tougher against prostitution than the U.S. military. Even in countries where prostitution is legal, military personnel violating a seven-year-old Department of Defense policy against paying for sex face up to a year in...Tags: Barack Obama, Defense, George Bush, The Pentagon, Lindsey O. Graham
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Militants Kill American Teacher In Yemen
ReutersSANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen linked to al Qaeda shot dead an American teacher in Yemen on Sunday, accusing him of Christian "proselytizing", and officials said government forces had killed a dozen militants in clashes and attacks on their strongholds. The...Tags: Yemen, National Government, Armed Conflicts, Government, Teaching and Learning
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Friends, Family Attend Viewing For Slain Journalist
pix11.comFriends, family and colleagues have been saying their goodbyes over the weekend to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin, 56, cut down Feb. 22, while covering an attack by the Syrian military on rebel forces in the besieged city of Homs. A wake was held...Tags: Journalism, Human Interest, Norwich, Human Rights, Bashar Assad
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Peace Corps Leaves Mali, New U.S. Travel Warning Issued
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Peace Corps volunteers have been evacuated from Mali and non-essential U.S. diplomatic personnel have been offered flights out due to ongoing political instability following a military coup in March, the State Department said on...Tags: Peace Corps, Amadou Toumani Toure, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Travel Alerts
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Price Of Gas Could Rise Due To U.S.-Iran Tensions
PIX11.com / @pix11mikeAt the American gas station on Van Dam Street in Long Island City, Queens, gas prices are relatively reasonable by New York standards. A gallon or regular is going $3.55, and premium for 3.81, but that could all change very soon. Tension between the...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Queens (New York City), Long Island City, Long Island, Iran
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Security Stepped Up At Places Like Grand Central Terminal
Staff reporterTwo suspected al-Qaeda-linked terrorists were killed in a CIA drone attack on Friday in Yemen and that has triggered stepped up security Saturday at Grand Central Terminal. The killings has also spawned a US State Department a worldwide travel alert...Tags: Yemen, Bombings, Defense, New York City Police Department, Raymond W. Kelly
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U.S. Attorney Bharara Announces Intl. Narco-Terror Bust
Staff reporterFederal prosecutors in New York announced Tuesday the results of a globe undercover sting operation that took down suspected money men for Hezbollah and the Taliban busted in a narco-terror takedown. Four men are now accused of plotting to sell heroin on...Tags: Punishment, Defense, New York, National Security, Drug Trafficking
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LINKS: How To Help NJ Flood Zone Residents In Need
PIX11.comState, federal and local authorities are calling on the public to aid New Jersey residents whose homes and neighborhoods suffered flood damage from Hurricane Irene: • The State Department is directing volunteers to some of the hardest-hit areas. Those...Tags: Charity, The Salvation Army, Disasters and Accidents, Social Issues, Relief and Aid Organizations
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Twitter Scandal Taking Toll On Congressman's Wife/Supporters
Staff reporterIt's the question that many have been asking all week, even the man at the center of it all Congressman Anthony Weiner, "Who sent the picture of a guy in shorts under the account of a guy named Weiner?" Weiner made the inquiry during an interview with...Tags: Wolf Blitzer, Entertainment, Television, CNN (tv network)
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Weiner May Step Down "In A Couple Of Days": Democrats
PIX11.comBefore the week is out, Rep. Anthony Weiner could resign. That's what some Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying now. But what Congressman Weiner will say, now that he has a chance to meet with his wife for the first time in over a week, will determine...Tags: Queens (New York City), Idaho, Hillary Clinton, New York, Carolyn McCarthy
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