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Oct 23 2012
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Obama, Romney tangle on al Qaeda, foreign policy in final presidential debate
Mitt Romney accused President Obama of failing to protect the military from budget cuts and squandering U.S. leadership in the Middle East, leaving America standing by as al Qaeda has surged to become active in a dozen countries, as the two men faced off Monday night in their final debate.
Washington TimesDec 30 2013
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New York Times report casts doubt on al Qaeda involvement in Benghazi
A New York Times report on the September 11, 2012, attack that killed four Americans -- including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens -- in Benghazi, Libya, calls into question much of what Republicans accusing the Obama administration of a cover-up have said about the incident.
CNN (Online News)Mar 08 2013
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Republicans Decry Obama’s Decision to Try Al Qaeda Suspect in Civilian Court
The Obama administrations decision to try Osama bin Ladens son-in-law in federal court in New York City instead of a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay has reignited a debate over how to deal with suspected terrorists.
ABC News (Online)Apr 09 2024
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Hilliard City Schools closes for first time Wednesday for Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday
Hilliard City Schools will be the first school in the state to close Wednesday in observation of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday. In 2022, the Hilliard Board of Education unanimously approved school calendars through the 2025-26 school year including Eid as a district holiday beginning this school year, The Dispatch previously reported. The board action came following a campaign from Islamic
The Columbus DispatchApr 02 2024
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Knesset passes law aimed at silencing Al Jazeera, White House 'concerned'
The Knesset passed into law on Monday a bill aimed at shutting down the operations of the Qatari state-funded news outlet Al Jazeera in Israel.
The Likud stated on Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had spoken with Coalition Whip Ofir Katz to ensure that the bill passes and that the prime minister will act immediately to close Al Jazeera according to the procedure laid out in
The Jerusalem PostMar 28 2024
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The UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah Is Booming: New Openings In The Beach Hotspot
While most people are familiar with Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah is fast claiming its place as one of the top tourist destinations in the UAE. So, what is new in the nature and adventure Emirates, and what can visitors look forward to in the next few years? The original beach hotel in Ras Al Khaimah, the Waldorf Astoria hotel, has just completed a multi-
ForbesMay 18 2020
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FBI finds al Qaeda link after breaking encryption on Pensacola attacker's iPhone
Washington (CNN) - The Saudi military trainee who killed three US sailors and wounded several others in a terror attack last year on a military base in Pensacola, Florida, was in touch with a suspected al Qaeda operative, according to multiple US officials briefed on the matter.
US investigators uncovered the al Qaeda connection after the FBI broke through the encryption protecting the
CNN (Online News)Apr 17 2024
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Donald Trump Incorrectly Roasts ‘Stupid Jimmy Kimmel’ for ‘Classic Choke’ While Presenting Best Picture at the Oscars — But That Was Al Pacino
Donald Trump is keeping his Oscars feud with Jimmy Kimmel alive with a new post on Truth Social in which the former president once again slammed Kimmel for being a “horrendous” Academy Awards host. Trump then mixed up Kimmel with this year’s best picture presenter, Al Pacino. Trump’s diss arrived amid his hush money trial in New York City, which Kimmel has been roasting Trump for all week on
VarietyApr 04 2024
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Cambridge firm Amylyx will pull ALS drug from market, lay off staff
Four weeks after it reported that its controversial and costly drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis failed to provide any benefit to patients in a large clinical trial, Cambridge biotech Amylyx Pharmaceuticals said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market in the US and Canada. In addition, the company said it plans to lay off 70 percent of its workforce to preserve its cash into
The Boston GlobeApr 10 2024
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Albert ‘Al’ W. Laisy, CSX lawyer who represented the company before federal regulators, dies
Albert “Al” W. Laisy, a retired CSX Corp. lawyer who was the lead counsel on many cases before the federal agency charged with regulating the railroad industry, died of congestive heart failure March 23 at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. The former Bel Air resident was 92. “Albert was very smart, well-educated, hardworking and knowledgeable,” said E. Ray Lichty, a retired
Baltimore Sun