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Fiery meteor explodes over Russia; 1,100 injured
Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) - With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains region Friday and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread...Tags: Astronomy, NASA, Mexico, Emergency Incidents, Space Programs
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Peace on Earth in 2012? Doubtful
Contributing columnistNearly every national or international beauty contest features a question period when some aspiring beauty queen voices her desire for “world peace” in answer to an innocuous puffball question. However, this year, as in the past, world peace...Tags: Dominican Republic, Iran, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Central Intelligence Agency, Culture
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Mercer opens new $3.7 million library
eruehs@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — Nearly 2,000 visitors turned out Monday for opening day at the new Mercer County Public Library. “This is no doubt the absolute pinnacle moment in all my years working for this library system,” said Director Robin Ison,...Tags: Elections, Human Interest, Politics
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Global Voices: The six personalities of Russia's Putin
Vladimir Putin emerged from the obscurity of a secret agent’s life when called to Moscow in 1997 by power-hungry oligarchs in search of a pliable accomplice to plant in the Kremlin. In little more than two years, Putin was president of Russia and...Tags: 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Government, International Monetary Fund, Moscow (Russia), Petroleum Industry
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Leonid Bershidsky: Accused U.S. spy's tools get a laugh from Russians
Two wigs, one blond, one dark. Three pairs of glasses. Two knives. Two envelopes containing 500 euro notes. One flashlight. One can of mace. One compass. One paper map of Moscow. One ancient Nokia phone. One letter in Russian, addressed "Dear friend."...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Moscow (Russia), Central Intelligence Agency, News Agency, Social Media
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A look at Paul McCartney, who performs 2 Orlando shows this weekend
And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. Although the math might be fuzzy behind that lyrical equation, offered in the closing moments of the Beatles' 1969 "Abbey Road" album, there's no doubt that Paul McCartney is one of the...
Tags: Music Theater, Elizabeth II, Amway Center, Music, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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U.S.-Russia 'reset' thwarted by Syrian war, spy scandal
Just when it seemed that Russia was poised to collaborate with Western powers on a new peace mission for Syria, a spy scandal has erupted to revive Cold War-era mistrust and division. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State...Tags: Bashar Assad, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Religion and Belief, Government, Central Intelligence Agency
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U.S. diplomat accused of recruiting for CIA in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian authorities detained an American diplomat accused of attempting to recruit a Russian intelligence officer into the CIA, the Federal Security Service said Tuesday. Ryan Christopher Fogle, the third secretary of the American Embassy...Tags: Terrorism, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, G8, Central Intelligence Agency
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Trudy Rubin: Russia gives John Kerry very little on Syria
Those who oppose greater U.S. involvement in Syria were no doubt relieved at the announcement that Moscow and Washington want to convene an international conference to end the country's civil war. They shouldn't be. Secretary of State John Kerry's...Tags: Bashar Assad, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Francois Hollande, Barack Obama, Weaponry
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The day the inspectors came
— We had been anticipating the inspection for a while. Such is the atmosphere in today's Russia that many nongovernmental organizations can expect the knock at the door at some point. When they finally came to us, the visit was tinged with farce...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
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Barbara Walters to retire from TV journalism
Barbara Walters is saying goodbye to TV journalism. After more than half a century in the industry, the veteran ABC News anchor plans to retire next summer, ABC announced Sunday night. Walters, 83, is set to make it official Monday morning on "The View....Tags: Entertainment Events, NBC (tv network), ABC (tv network), MTV (tv network), Academy Awards
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U.S., Russia agree to convene talks on Syria
MOSCOW -- The United States and Russia have agreed to convene an international conference as soon as this month to try to end two years of bloodshed in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced after...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Bashar Assad, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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