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UND NEWS U.S. News & World Report, others: UND Online programs move to head of the class
The University of North Dakota earned the No. 3 spot in the nation in two recent independent assessments, including one by U.S. News & World Report, for the schools exceptional online programs....
Posted on 1/27/12 at 11:34 AM
THE NEW FORTY The New Forty prophecy...
My son Noah was over last night and we were discussing everything from the evolution of man as a species to the shifts we have and will see in society. Noah is a big thinker and loves to engage in big...
Posted on 1/8/12 at 9:49 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY Americans take seventh at WJC
The World Junior Championship is over for the Americans. There wasn't a lot of drama this year as the U.S. stumbled through pool play and wound up in relegation for the first time since 1999. On Wedn...
Posted on 1/5/12 at 2:42 AM
REGGIE TALES And We'll See You Tomorrow Night!
Those of you who know me well know that I'm not a fan of Fox announcer Joe Buck. It's nothing personal, but I just don't care for his work and it's always somewhat bothered me that he seemingly slid r...
Posted on 10/28/11 at 8:19 AM
THE BRIDGEHUNTER'S CHRONICLES BUGA- The German Garden and Horticulture Show 2011: Koblenz and the city's bridges
(Continued from an article written by its sister column the Flensburg Files. Link: http://flensburgerfiles.areavoices.com/2011/10/27/buga-the-german-garden-and-horticulture-show-2011-koblenz/) Whil...
Posted on 10/28/11 at 4:22 AM
Cruise ship fuel removal stalled due to rough seas 
GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Rough seas off Italy's Tuscan coast forced a delay in the planned Saturday start of the operation to remove a half-million gallons of fuel from the grounded Costa Concordia, and officials said pumping may now not begin until midweek.
January 28, 2012
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Magnitude 4.9 earthquake rattles Crete
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an earthquake with preliminary 4.9-magnitude has shaken the country's southern Aegean islands, including Crete. No injuries or damage were immediately reported in the quake, which was the third in three days in the area.
January 28, 2012
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EU adopts Iran oil embargo
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union adopted an oil embargo Monday against Iran and a freeze of the assets of the country's central bank, part of sanctions meant to pressure the country to resume talks on its nuclear program.
January 23, 2012
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Community shows support for couple with ties to New England missing in Italian cruise ship disaster
A prayer chain has started in New England for a missing couple that has ties to the small southwestern North Dakota community.
January 20, 2012
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Cruise captain pleaded not to reboard ship
ROME (AP) — Five more bodies were pulled Tuesday from the wreckage of a crippled cruise ship off Tuscany, and a shocking audio emerged in which the ship's captain was heard making excuses as the Italian coast guard repeatedly ordered him to return to oversee his ship's evacuation.
January 17, 2012
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Obama seeks power to merge agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for greater power to shrink the federal government, and his first idea is merging six sprawling trade and commerce agencies whose overlapping programs can be baffling to businesses, a senior administration official told The Associated Press.
January 13, 2012
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Defense secretary blasts video of Marines urinating on dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta phoned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Thursday and promised full investigation of a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters — a video both men condemned as deplorable.
January 12, 2012
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Taliban: Afghan talks won't mean end to fighting
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban's political wing is ready to enter peace talks to end the war in Afghanistan, but the insurgents will in the meantime continue their armed struggle, the group said Thursday.
January 12, 2012
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Rains kills at least 28 in southeastern Brazil
JAMAPARA, Brazil (AP) — A mudslide caused by two days of downpours has killed at least 13 people in a small town in southeastern Brazil, and another 11 are listed as missing, the head of the Rio de Janeiro state civil defense department said Tuesday.
January 10, 2012
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Mixed advice in Europe over faulty breast implants
LONDON (AP) — European health authorities issued widely different recommendations Friday in dealing with potentially faulty French-made breast implants, with Germany and the Czech Republic following France in recommending their removal, while Britain insisted there isn't enough evidence to suggest they should be taken out in all cases.
January 06, 2012
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Greek PM to meet with labor union, business reps
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's prime minister discussed the sensitive issue of labor costs Wednesday in a series of meetings with unions and trade federations before a crucial visit by the country's debt inspectors.
January 04, 2012
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Nigeria gas price protest turns violent in Lagos
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An angry mob protesting spiraling fuel prices assaulted a soldier Tuesday while police shot another man at the demonstration, a sign of growing unrest over the government's hugely unpopular decision to end a subsidy program that had kept gas costs down for more than two decades.
January 03, 2012
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As Iraq War ends, no parade for troops is imminent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans probably won't be seeing a huge ticker-tape parade anytime soon for troops returning from Iraq, and it's not clear if veterans of the nine-year campaign will ever enjoy the grand, flag-waving, red-white-and-blue homecoming that the nation's fighting men and women received after World War II and the Gulf War.
December 30, 2011
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