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Catonsville American Legion Post to honor Vietnam War veterans Saturday
Veterans of one of the most controversial wars in American history will be honored for their service this Memorial Day Weekend, thanks to the efforts of a determined group of members from the Jackson and Johnson American Legion Post 263 in Catonsville....Tags: Memorial Day, American Legion, Catonsville, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions
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A death from cancer, and a search for answers
Randy White had just buried a daughter, dead at 30 with a brain tumor. Now his other daughter had been diagnosed with growths in her abdomen.
When doctors told White in 2009 that their conditions were likely caused by something in their environment,...Tags: Fort Detrick (military base), Regional Authority, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Bioterrorism, Skin Cancer
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Uprooting a mystery
At first, he thought it must be a hoax.
The man in the picture didn't have hands at the ends of his arms; he had what looked like tree branches - two masses of tangled, overgrown bark.
In more than 20 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Anthony Gaspari,...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Indonesia, Britney Spears
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A versatile virus
Sun StaffThe flu season that arrives each fall kills an average of 36,000 people in the United States alone. Far deadlier are worldwide outbreaks, called pandemics, that periodically sweep through human populations. Over the past 300 years, there have been 10...Tags: Computer Crime, Hospitals and Clinics, Epidemics and Plagues, Medical Services, Bioterrorism
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At Phillips seafood, tsunamis hit close to home
Sun StaffIn devastated villages of southeast India yesterday, the head of Phillips Foods Inc.'s India division spent the day on a truck, delivering rice and water. The head of Phillips in Thailand did the same, in Thai fishing villages where the homes of...Tags: Marketing, Indonesia, Seafood, India, Natural Disasters
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U.S. intensifies air attacks
From Staff And Wire ReportsWASHINGTON - As the United States pounded targets in Afghanistan for a fourth day, U.S. forces launched their heaviest attack against the capital, Kabul, igniting explosions around a Taliban military academy, artillery units and suspected terrorist camps....Tags: U.S. Department of State, Bombings, Transportation Accidents, Colin Powell, Weaponry
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Terror-linked arrests in Singapore alarm many
Associated PressSINGAPORE - Singapore boasts one of the world's most efficient intelligence gathering networks. So when suspected al-Qaida terrorists were arrested here on suspicion of plotting to blow up the U.S. Embassy, it sent an alarming message: If terrorists can...Tags: Police Arrests, U.S. Department of State, Minority Groups, Indonesia, Government Ministers
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A drug-defiant disease
Sun StaffILIFI, Kenya -- It's a calamity occurring in slow-motion, something that many see happening but no one is sure how to stop. Here in Africa, where AIDS and tuberculosis rage, doctors are witnessing another health catastrophe in the making, a surge in fatal...Tags: Fever, Chills, Hospitals and Clinics, AIDS, Pharmaceuticals
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Panetta explains Pentagon's 'pivot' toward Asia
World NowAs the U.S. seeks to reassert its role as a Pacific power after a decade of distant ground wars, the Obama administration has run into a problem: It’s hard to convince allies and rivals that the enhanced military commitment to Asia is sufficiently... -
UPDATE 1-Southeast Asia's solid economic growth rides over global woes
Reuters* Growth spurred by buoyant domestic spending * Commodity boom boosts region * But China slowdown and European crisis could hit growth By Neil Chatterjee JAKARTA, June 1 (Reuters) - Southeast Asia is showing stronger signs of resilience to global...Tags: Indonesia, Central Bank, Productivity, Consumers, Jakarta (Indonesia)
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UPDATE 2-Indonesia bank ownership plans to hit DBS buy
Reuters* Cbank proposes family can only own 20 pct of a bank * Cap on financial institutional ownership to be 40 pct * Cbank says new rule would only apply to new investment * Proposal to hit DBS bid for Bank Danamon - analysts * DBS, Temasek - no comment...Tags: Jakarta (Indonesia), Singapore, Malaysia, Asia, Indonesia
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CVCI fund invests in Thai skincare company
ReutersHONG KONG, May 29 (Reuters) - Emerging markets fund CVCI Private Equity and a co-investor advised by Thai Strategic Capital have bought a significant minority stake in Thai skincare company Wuttisak Clinic Inter Group Co Ltd, a source familiar with the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Citigroup Incorporated, Emerging Market
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