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North Korea releases imprisoned American

SEOUL, South Korea — A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes’ face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday, seven months after his arrest in North Korea. Carter flew to …KABC · 1 hour ago

North Korea releases American to Jimmy Carter with a message – and a snub

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Mother of N. Korean captive: I’m joyful, grateful

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Hurricane Danielle strengthens into a Category 4

MIAMI (Reuters) – Hurricane Danielle strengthened into a Category 4 storm on Friday, becoming the season’s first major hurricane as it churned over the Atlantic far from land, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. …Reuters · 2 hours ago

Danielle now a category 4 hurricane

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Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 4 storm

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NKorea’s reclusive Kim on unexpected China visit

JILIN, China – North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il has turned up in China in a strangely timed visit for the reclusive leader while former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in North Korea trying to win the release of an imprisoned …Exponent · 1 hour ago

NKorean leader’s trip spurs succession speculation

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North Korean leader’s trip spurs succession speculation

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Car Blast Near Mexico Site of Mass Grave

(SAN FERNANDO, Mexico) — Two cars exploded early Friday, in front of the offices of a major Mexican television station and a transit police station, in a northern state where officials are investigating the massacre of 72 …Time · 56 minutes ago

Car bomb explodes in Mexico where 72 bodies found

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Bomb hits Mexican TV station

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Homemade bombs kill 3 US troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Homemade bombs killed three U.S. troops in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Friday, and a roadside blast tore through a crowded market in the increasingly volatile north, killing three police …Asbury Park Press · 2 hours ago

Fears Taliban expanding in Afghan north and west

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Afghan War: Homemade bombs kill 3 U.S. troops

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Fidel Castro: Osama bin Laden is a US agent

HAVANA — Fidel Castro says al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is a bought-and-paid-for CIA agent who always popped up when former Pre
sident George W. Bush needed to scare the world, arguing that documents …Huffingtonpost.com · 1 hour ago

Cuba’s Fidel Castro claims al-Qaida leader Osama bin laden is a US agent

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Fidel Castro: Osama Bin Laden A US Agent

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