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August 12, 2011

Libyan rebels again recapture oil terminal

BENGHAZI, Libya – Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi’s troops along the country’s Mediterranean coast said they captured a key oil terminal Thursday that has repeatedly changed hands in the 6-month-old civil war. Rebel spokesman Mohammed al-Rijali said he was with the fighters in Brega when they gained control of the strategic port city, 125 miles […]
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August 12, 2011

Britain considers restrictions on social media to stop rioting

David Cameron says online organizers are to blame for the 'horrific actions' that have stung the nation.
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August 12, 2011

Medical monitors may go wireless

Researchers say they have imbedded sensors into a thin patch resembling a temporary tattoo.
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August 12, 2011

Friends, military personnel remember copter crash victims

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Thursday released details of 30 men who died in Saturday’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan, providing the fullest picture yet of those lost to the deadliest day for U.S. forces in the Afghan war. The group included 17 Navy SEALs and five other personnel from a Navy Special Warfare unit, as […]
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August 12, 2011

Study: Female smokers more at risk for heart disease than male smokers

GENEVA – Women who smoke are 25 percent more likely than their male counterparts to develop heart disease, and the risk increases the longer women maintain the habit, according to research published in The Lancet journal on Thursday. The higher risk could be because the toxins in cigarettes have a more potent effect on women […]

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August 12, 2011

GOP rivals jockey for lead during debate

Though President Barack Obama was the prime target, some hopefuls took shots at each other.
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August 12, 2011

The truth about 9/11: Some don’t believe

A coping mechanism or a legitimate concern?
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August 11, 2011

U.S. claims airstrike killed Taliban who downed copter

KABUL, Afghanistan – An airstrike by international forces has killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for the downing of a U.S. helicopter last weekend in which 38 U.S. and Afghan troops died, the military claimed Wednesday. The claim of success comes amid fears that as U.S. troops begin to leave Afghanistan, the country is far from […]
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August 11, 2011

American detained over missing tourist

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – A U.S. tourist who told authorities his friend disappeared while the two snorkeled in Aruba has been detained because police doubt aspects of his story, including whether the pair even went into the water together, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Gary V. Giordano’s account of the disappearance of his travel partner, 35-year-old Robyn […]
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August 11, 2011

NATO says airstrike in Libya killed 85 troops, not civilians

BENGHAZI, Libya – NATO and Libyan officials both rebutted damaging claims Wednesday in the 6-month-old civil war, with NATO insisting an airstrike killed soldiers and mercenaries, not 85 civilians, and state-run TV apparently showing Moammar Gadhafi’s youngest son alive to counter rebel claims of his death. NATO spokesman Col. Roland Lavoie said the Libyan claim […]