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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 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
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
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
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
Top Marine: Fears of ending gay ban prove founded 
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Marine Gen. James F. Amos, the face of opposition in the military to lifting the ban on gays serving openly, now acknowledges his concern has proven unfounded that repeal would undermine the war effort. In fact, he says, Marines have embraced the change.
November 28, 2011
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Egypt police clash with protesters ahead of vote 
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo's Tahrir Square Saturday to dismantle a protest tent camp, setting off clashes that killed one protester, injured hundreds and raised tensions days before the first elections since Hosni Mubarak's ouster.
November 19, 2011
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US official: China constructive on disputed waters 
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — China signaled a gradual evolution toward resolving quarrels with its Asian neighbors over disputed waters of the South China Sea, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday, describing the development as an encouraging step forward in easing tensions over the busiest trade route in the world.
November 19, 2011
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Philippines arrests ex-president in hospital room 
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested in her hospital room on electoral fraud charges Friday in a high-profile tug of war set off by her attempts to leave the country ostensibly for medical treatment.
November 18, 2011
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Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral stepping down 
LONDON (AP) — The Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral quit Monday, the second high-profile clergy member to step down over anti-capitalist protests that have spilled across the historic church's grounds.
October 31, 2011
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Various '7 billionth' babies celebrated worldwide 
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — She came into the world at two minutes before midnight, a tiny, wrinkled girl born into a struggling Manila family. On Monday, she became a symbol of the world's population reaching 7 billion people and all the worries that entails for the planet's future.
October 31, 2011
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Libyans bury Gadhafi in unmarked grave 
MISRATA, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi was buried early Tuesday morning in an unmarked grave in a modest Islamic ceremony, closing the book on his nearly 42-year rule of Libya and the eight-month civil war to oust him.
October 25, 2011
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2-week old baby rescued after Turkish quake 
ERCIS, Turkey (AP) — A 2-week-old baby girl and her mother were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment building on Tuesday in a dramatic rescue, nearly 48 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake toppled some 2,000 buildings in eastern Turkey.
October 25, 2011
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Could model airplanes become a terrorist weapon? 
BOSTON (AP) — Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons.
September 29, 2011
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Lawyer: Iran sets bail for 2 jailed Americans 
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian court Tuesday set bail of $500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy-related charges, clearing the way for their release a year after a similar bail-for-freedom arrangement for the third member of the group, their defense attorney said.
September 13, 2011
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Officials: 22 Shiite pilgrims found dead in Iraq 
BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen forced their way onto a bus of traveling Shiite pilgrims Monday and shot all 22 men onboard as they traveled through western Iraq's remote desert on a trip to a holy shrine, security officials said.
September 12, 2011
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At least 61 Kenyans dead after pipeline explosion 
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A leaking gasoline pipeline in Kenya's capital exploded on Monday, turning part of a slum into an inferno in which at least 61 people were killed and more than 100 hurt.
September 12, 2011
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Russian jet carrying hockey team crashes, 43 dead 
TUNOSHNA, Russia (AP) — A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed into a river bank today while taking off in western Russia, killing at least 43 people and leaving two others critically injured, officials said.
September 07, 2011
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EU bans Syrian oil as crackdown kills 13 
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union banned oil imports from Syria on Friday in a move that will cost the embattled regime millions of dollars each day as it tries to crush a resilient uprising that has railed against the country's authoritarian government for more than five months.
September 02, 2011
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Police calm London, but riots flare across UK 
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of extra police officers flooded into London Wednesday in a bid to end Britain's worst rioting in a generation. An eerie calm prevailed in the capital, but unrest spread across England on a fourth night of violence driven by diverse and brazen crowds of young people.
August 09, 2011
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