Category Archives: abroad

‘Dangerous’ heat wave creeps east

By doris | Published: July 19, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Take me out to the ball game? For some dealing with this relentless heat wave, that idea could make you think twice. The heat wave that has taken hold of much of the upper Midwest over the past few days is taking its toll on just about everyone — [...]

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Oil taking toll on Gulf Coast property owners

By doris | Published: May 9, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com As floating globs of oil begin to come ashore on the barrier islands off the coast of Louisiana, real estate agents and homeowners along the Gulf Coast are bracing for a potential and perhaps devastating drop in property values. Already some owners are seeing cancellations stemming from the uncertainty around the [...]

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Bomb plot suspect arrested trying to catch flight to Dubai

By doris | Published: May 4, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan arrested overnight in the Times Square bombing investigation will appear in a Manhattan federal courtroom Tuesday morning to face formal charges. Faisal Shahzad, 30, was arrested at JFK International Airport in New York at 11:45 p.m. E.T. Monday as he prepared [...]

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Passenger: Terror suspect seemed ‘stunned’

By doris | Published: December 26, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Syed Jafry was preparing for his plane to land in Detroit, Michigan, after a long flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, when he heard a noise that startled him. “There was a little bit of light, a little bit of — kind of flamish light and there was fire,” Jafry told [...]

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Pirates foiled in a second attack on Maersk Alabama cargo ship

By doris | Published: November 20, 2009

Full Story at  CNN.com (CNN) — A U.S.-flagged ship that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again Wednesday, a busy day for piracy in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa. It was the first time a security team aboard a major merchant ship repelled a [...]

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Another U.S. ship escapes Somali pirate attack

By doris | Published: April 15, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com MOMBASA, Kenya – A cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid was headed to Kenya under Navy escort Wednesday after evading pirates firing grenades and automatic weapons, the second unsuccessful hijacking attempt of a U.S. freighter in a week, officials said. In defiance of President Barack Obama’s vow to halt their banditry, [...]

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US ships block help for pirates holding US captain

By doris | Published: April 11, 2009

Full Story At news.yahoo.com NAIROBI, Kenya – U.S. warships are trying to stop Somali pirates from sending reinforcements to a lifeboat where an American captain is being held hostage as the high-seas standoff off Africa’s eastern coast entered a fourth day Saturday. Underscoring the high stakes involved, France’s navy on Friday freed a sailboat seized [...]

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Two NFL players among missing boaters

By doris | Published: March 2, 2009

Full Story At nbcsports.msnbc.com LEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard received no distress signal from a fishing boat that disappeared off Florida’s Gulf Coast while carrying two NFL players and two former college players. The Coast Guard is searching a wide area for the 21-foot vessel carrying Corey Smith, a Detroit Lions free-agent defensive end, [...]

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Clinton’s global listening tour

By doris | Published: February 20, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com SEOUL, South Korea – Hillary Rodham Clinton has a new campaign and message: The United States wants to listen. To that end, on her first overseas trip as secretary of state, Clinton is talking a lot. Her schedule is packed with so many town halls, ceremonial events, television shows and meetings [...]

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