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Living on the bay and loving it
Driving the back roads that hug the periphery of Maryland's shoreline, there is no singular characteristic that defines the homes. The ones that date back to summer-only retreats are usually one-story clapboard structures with the give-away air...
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Victims of 1998 Africa bombing still seeking compensation
Fourteen years after a truck bomb ripped through the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, the families of 12 Americans killed in the attack are still fighting for federal compensation that has been granted to other terrorism victims — a struggle that has...Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of State, Tanzania, Bennie G. Thompson, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Ex-soldier from Laurel charged with trying to join terrorist group in Somalia
Craig Benedict Baxam was surfing the Internet from his Army base in South Korea last summer when he came across an Islamic religious website.
The soldier from Laurel had never been particularly religious. But with his deployment and his time in the...Tags: Al-Qaeda, U.S. Army, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Relief and Aid Organizations, FBI
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Ex-UWM professor thrived on missionary work
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAt night they could hear them overhead. The sound was startling -- like rocks hitting the roof of their home in Nairobi, Kenya. "There were a lot of monkeys and sometimes they would wake us up by climbing around on our metal roof," Betty Whitmer...Tags: Christianity, Abusive Behavior, Kenya, Alzheimer's Disease, Whitefish
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Botswana abolishes entry visas for S. Sudanese
Sudan TribuneSouth Sudanese citizens intending to travel to Botswana need not apply for entry visas any more, the Southern African nation announced last week. The move, which took effect from 10 May, was made public in a statement issued by the Botswana High...Tags: Sudan, France, Interior Policy, Botswana, Africa
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UPDATE 2-Ethiopian Airlines first to fly 787 Dreamliner since grounding
Reuters* U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan * Battery faults sparked Dreamliner safety concerns * Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, April 27 (Reuters) - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday became the...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Federal Aviation Administration, Japan
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Kenya's new president sworn in amid divisions
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The swearing-in ceremony Tuesday for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, already one of the country's richest and most powerful men, involved pomp, a 21-gun salute, an old Bible and controversy. A dozen heads of state attended as Kenyatta...
Tags: International Criminal Court, Kenya, Government, Ceremonies, Heads of State
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Court confirms election of Kenyatta as Kenya's president
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The second-place finisher in Kenya’s recent presidential election accepted a unanimous Supreme Court ruling Saturday that his chief rival, Uhuru Kenyatta, was the rightful winner. The court ruled the election was free...
Tags: International Criminal Court, North Korea, Kenya, International Court or Tribunal, International Law
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Kenyan presidential loser Raila Odinga contests result
NAIROBI, Kenya -- In a setback for Kenya’s efforts to cement its democracy, presidential contender Raila Odinga on Saturday refused to concede defeat in a close election he said was fraught with fraud and irregularities. But he called for calm and...
Tags: International Criminal Court, Kenya, Political Systems, John Kerry, International Court or Tribunal
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Tension in Kenya as election result delayed again
NAIROBI, Kenya -- As tensions mounted over repeated failures to issue results in Kenya’s tightly fought presidential contest, the election commission Friday said there would be a further delay but promised the announcement later in the evening....
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Kenyans vote in first presidential election since 2007
FrameworkKenya on Monday held its first presidential election since the 2007 vote which ushered in months of tribal violence that killed more than 1,000 people and displaced 600,000 from their homes.... -
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Q: On our return trip from Chicago my wife and I gave up our seats because the flight was oversold and we each received a $400 voucher for future travel. Can these vouchers be redeemed only at the United desk at an airport or can we do it online or on the...Tags: British Airways Plc, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry
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