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Oscars 2013: 'Searching for Sugar Man' wins best documentary
The musical mystery “Searching for Sugar Man” won the Oscar for documentary on Sunday night. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the film about an obscure Detroit singer made a remarkable near-sweep of eligible awards since its premiere at the 2012...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Film Festivals, Awards and Prizes, Epidemics and Plagues, Palestine
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U.S. moves to protect Guam amid 'clear danger' from North Korea
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday that it was sending a mobile missile defense system to Guam as a "precautionary move," as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea posed a "real and clear danger" to the U.S. military base on the...
Tags: Defense, Missile Systems, U.S. Department of Defense, North Korea, Wars and Interventions
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Korean tensions prompt U.S. to beef up defense of Guam
WASHINGTON—The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is sending a mobile missile defense system to Guam as a "precautionary move," as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said North Korea posed a "real and clear danger" to the U.S. military base on the western...
Tags: Missile Systems, Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, North Korea, Wars and Interventions
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U.S. moves missile-tracking radar platform closer to North Korea
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy is moving a sea-based radar platform closer to North Korea to track possible missile launches, a Pentagon official said Monday, in the latest step meant to deter the North and reassure South Korea and Japan that the U.S....
Tags: Defense, Missile Systems, U.S. Navy, Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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North Korea, in break from bluster, elevates reformer
SEOULĀ — North Korea's parliament on Monday approved the appointment of a new premier seen by outside experts as an economic reformer, a rare sign of moderation from the country after days of bellicose statements. The appointment in Pyongyang...
Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Parliament, Politics
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For the moment, North Korea turns its attention to economy
SEOUL -- After weeks of threats against the United States and South Korea, the leadership of North Korea turned its attention to its battered economy Monday, naming a 74-year-old economic expert as its new prime minister. Pak Pong-Ju is viewed as a...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), South Korea, United Nations
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The veterans benefits backlog
It is shameful that veterans of the United States military have to wait months, and sometimes more than a year, to begin receiving the benefits they are owed after their years of service. Yet that is the case. Almost 900,000 veterans across the...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Eric Shinseki, Veterans Affairs, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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North Korea says peninsula is in 'state of war'
SEOUL — North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that's the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. The latest statement...
Tags: Seoul (South Korea), North Korea, Wars and Interventions, Pyongyang (North Korea), South Korea
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U.S. forces hand over control in Afghan province
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. military leaders on Saturday formally handed over security responsibilities to Afghan troops in an area of Wardak province that was the focus of claims by President Hamid Karzai that U.S. troops were responsible for...
Tags: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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O.C. woman sentenced to five years for sending funds to terrorists
An Orange County pharmacist who admitted to wiring $2,050 to Pakistan to be used to fund terrorist activities was sentenced Friday to five years in federal prison. Oytun Ayse Mihalik, 40, a Turkish national and permanent U.S. resident, pleaded guilty in...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Jihad, Pakistan, Turkey, Terrorism
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U.S. sends stealth bombers on practice run to South Korea
Two American stealth bombers flew over South Korea in a practice run to drop dummy munitions, the U.S. military announced Thursday. The unusual announcement is expected to further anger North Korea, which issued threats this month over recently...
Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Cyprus, North Korea, Wars and Interventions, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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Charity helps foreign troops take Afghanistan pets home
KABUL, Afghanistan — She was just an ordinary brown mutt, a stray, but Pvt. Conrad Lewis loved her. Lewis, a British paratrooper in Afghanistan's Helmand province, adopted the dog and named her Pegasus. Everyone called her Peg. In his letters...Tags: Iraq, Human Interest, Social Issues, Afghanistan, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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