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2 foreign aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two foreign women working for a Swiss-based aid group have been kidnapped in the remote northeastern province of Badakhshan, Afghan officials said Wednesday. Three male Afghan colleagues were abducted as well, but one...Tags: NATO, Kabul (Afghanistan), U.S. Embassy, Kidnapping
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Fabulous Thunderbirds, luau kick off second summer at Levitt
Summer arrives at ArtsQuest's SteelStacks campus in south Bethlehem this weekend in a rush: The first concert of the summer season at Levitt Pavilion on Saturday, a Luau at the Levitt on Sunday and a Memorial Day celebration that lasts throughout the...Tags: Concerts, Entertainment, Memorial Day, Music, Human Interest
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Obama touts American exceptionalism in speech
The Washington PostCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- President Barack Obama sent 1,000 Air Force Academy cadets into active duty Wednesday by laying out his vision for a postwar America in which the United States leads beyond the battlefield and defiantly challenging his critics'...Tags: Bashar Assad, West Point, Iraq War (2003-2011), Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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2 foreign aid workers among team reportedly abducted in Afghanistan
World NowTwo foreign women working for a Swiss-based aid group have been kidnapped in the remote northeastern province of Badakhshan, Afghan officials said Wednesday.... -
Group offers retired greyhound to help veteran
A local group that trains retired greyhound racing dogs to help war veterans will make its first presentation Friday at the Palm Beach Kennel Club. The group, Service Dogs 4 Service Men, will present a greyhound to Barry Offenberger, of Kendall, who...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Lymphoma, Kabul (Afghanistan), West Palm Beach, Pets
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Afghan intelligence says it foiled massive bomb plot
World NowAfghan security agents on Wednesday captured five would-be suicide bombers with more than half a ton of explosives who were apparently planning a massive attack near Kabul’s international airport, the country’s main intelligence agency said...... -
Obama to address Air Force Academy grads, campaign in Bay Area
President Obama plans to speak at a U.S. military service academy on Wednesday, a forum he has used throughout his administration to chart an evolution in military strategy and the gradual process of withdrawal from Afghanistan. The president is...Tags: West Point, NATO, United States Naval Academy, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.S. Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments
WASHINGTON (AP)— Uncle Sam may not want you after all. In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits with misconduct convictions or drug or alcohol issues, according to internal...
Tags: Theft, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Middletown Insurance Company Honored For Its Support Of Employee Deployed To Afghanistan
The Hartford CourantArmy Staff Sgt. Anthony Kierys left his wife and young daughter last year for Afghanistan on his second deployment with the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion. Like all soldiers, he worried about how his family was doing back home as he traveled through...Tags: Tropical Storms, Career and Workplace, Middletown, Employment Opportunities, American Legion
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Pakistan convicts doctor who helped U.S. find bin Laden of treason-like charge; 38 years in prison
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A doctor who helped the CIA hunt down Osama bin Laden was convicted Wednesday of conspiring against the state and sentenced to 33 years in prison, adding new strains to an already deeply troubled relationship between the U....
Tags: Police Investigations, Vaccines, Hillary Clinton, The Pentagon, Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
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Wheaton soldier ‘fought all the way to the end’
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsEven as a freshman entering Wheaton North High School, Samuel Watts had his heart set on joining the military. “He just wanted to serve,” his …... -
Manchester Family Pushes For Expanded Autism Coverage For Military Families
The Hartford CourantFive-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism. Sgt. Maj. William Kenyon of Manchester is an active-duty veteran of Desert Storm — the early-1990s...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, John B. Larson, Behavioral Conditions, Health, Arts and Culture
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