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Mount Washington resident rides bike cross country to raise money for HIV/AIDS research
Flannery McArdle, 21, rolled into Baltimore on Aug. 13, on a 4,000-mile bike trip from San Francisco to Boston Harbor to raise money for HIV/AIDS research. And her first stop, with 17 other riders following, was to her family's house on Uffington Road in...
Tags: AIDS, HIV, Chicago Cubs, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Lessons learned in Iraq, Rwanda
Letter writer Paul R. Schlitz Jr. can't seem to grasp the fact that an acknowledgment of Iraq's potential to harbor weapons of mass destruction doesn't necessarily indicate current agreement with the decision to invade, nor does it require someone to...Tags: Bill Clinton, Massacres, George W. Bush, Iraq, Ron Paul
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Afternoon Awwwww: Baby gorilla
The Baltimore SunKabatwa, a silverback mountain gorilla, carries her twins in the Virunga Mountains, just outside Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. The babies were born in February. According to a 2010 census, the total number of mountain gorillas has increased by a...Tags: 2010 Census, Dian Fossey
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CBS reporter honored by alma mater
Sun ReporterHeadmaster Randy S. Stevens surveyed the graduating seniors of St. Timothy's School - where the motto is French for "Truth without Fear" - and asked them to consider the example of a woman who once sat in their place. "There is no better role model for...Tags: Armed Forces, Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Mark Twain, Hotels and Accommodations
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Contention surrounds specifics of Iraqi's trial
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON -- Americans, Iraqis and much of the world agree that Saddam Hussein should face a public trial. But when, where, who should preside, what specific crimes he might be charged with and whether to consider the death penalty all remained...Tags: George W. Bush, Iraq, Death Penalty, International Court or Tribunal, U.S. Military
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Analysis: Frontier Markets booming but risks mounting
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - With the world's biggest central banks driving yields on safe assets to near zero, some investors are tossing caution to the wind and rushing to buy illiquid and previously overlooked bonds sold by countries with no capital markets...Tags: Argentina, Financial Markets, Economic Policy, Federal Reserve, Iraq
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Zoo volunteer gets to watch wildlife without the fences
The News-SentinelAfter a grueling climb up a mountain in Rwanda, Eleanor Wallace was rewarded with perhaps the experience of a lifetime -- having a male silverback gorilla brush by her close enough she could feel the fur hitting against her pants leg. As instructed by the...Tags: Eastern Africa, Trips and Vacations, Africa, Tanzania
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Three killed in Rwanda building collapse, more feared trapped
ReutersKIGALI (Reuters) - Police in Rwanda said three people were killed and an unknown number were feared trapped after a four-storey building under construction collapsed on Tuesday in a town in the northeast of the central African country. The building...Tags: Africa
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Carol Mason named Norwalk City Schools' teacher of the year
Norwalk Reflector, OhioLast year, Norwalk High School senior Connor Sargent studied criminal justice at EHOVE. He'd wanted to enter the field since eighth or ninth grade because he felt it was a strength of his. But Sargent also loved music and felt a desire to return to...Tags: Genocide, Massacres, Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Students
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Rising incomes buoy profits at Rwandan brewer Bralirwa
ReutersKIGALI, May 10 (Reuters) - Rwandan brewer Bralirwa reported a 30 percent rise in net profit for 2012 on Friday, citing rising demand from a growing number of people with middling or higher incomes in the fast-growing nation once devastated by genocide....Tags: Genocide, Massacres, Coca-Cola Co., Hate Crimes, Global Expansion
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ANALYSIS-Congo rebels prepare to face UN force with mandate to attack
Reuters* Anti-rebel brigade has mandate for offensive operations * Comprised of South African, Tanzanian, Malawian troops * Military solution seen limited without political measures By Jonny Hogg RUMANGABO, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 6 (Reuters) - I n...Tags: Armed Forces, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), South Africa, March 23 Movement, Armed Conflicts
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Journalist Gets Probation In Drug Case
The Hartford CourantA freelance journalist from Glastonbury has been placed on probation after pleading guilty to misdemeanor federal drug charges. Stephen Terrill was initially charged last year by federal authorities with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent...Tags: Bradley International Airport, Justice System, Congo, Judges
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