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Aug 20 2021
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Biden contradicted by Pentagon on claims al Qaeda ‘gone’ and Taliban letting Americans reach Kabul airport
President Biden on Friday claimed that al-Qaeda is “gone” from Afghanistan and that the Taliban is letting Americans reach Kabul’s airport, before Pentagon leaders contradicted the commander in chief on both claims.
Biden stumbled repeatedly when taking his first questions from reporters on Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban — also claiming that US allies were not displeased by the
New York Post (News)Mar 30 2024
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Seattle Looks To Starting Pitching To Disrupt AL West Lone Star Axis
Houston and Texas have thrown money at the American League West to take control of division. Seattle is throwing young, controllable starting pitching into the equation in a bid to step in. “Probably the greatest asset you can have in the game is young, controllable pitching,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “It’s exciting. Houston entered the 2024 season with a payroll of $249 million, a
ForbesMar 18 2024
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Israeli forces raid Gaza City's al-Shifa hospital
The Israeli military says it has taken control of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in what it called an operation to "thwart terrorist activity".
It said troops killed 20 "terrorists", including a senior commander of Hamas's internal security force, and detained dozens of suspects during the raid.
Witnesses described heavy exchanges of fire around the site, where thousands of
BBC NewsApr 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 SunMar 28 2024
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Twins begin defense of AL Central title with 4-1 win over Royals
Pablo Lopez admitted to feeling some anxiety when the Twins ace stepped on the mound to face the Royals on opening day. It didn't calm him down any when Maikel Garcia homered off him three pitches later. The All-Star right-hander eventually managed to get his nerves under control, holding Kansas City to just three more hits without a walk while breezing through seven innings Thursday. And when
CBS News (Online)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 01 2024
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‘No life here’: Israel’s army withdraws from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital
Israel has withdrawn its forces from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital following a two-week operation, leaving behind scenes of devastation.
The Israeli military confirmed the sudden pullback on Monday, saying it had completed operational activity in the area of the hospital and claiming to have killed and captured numerous Hamas fighters. Witnesses report a swath of death and destruction at the
Al JazeeraMar 16 2024
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A Life: Al Pristaw ‘always did what good neighbors do’
After Riverside Mobile Home Park was swamped by Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011, Pristaw and another park resident, Nelson Gilman, pushed a wheelbarrow filled with donated orange juice, bread and eggs through the mud to hand out to their neighbors in distress. In recent years when spring came around, Pristaw knocked on neighbors’ doors to let them know that Sustainable Woodstock, a local
Valley NewsJun 11 2015
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Al Qaeda leaders say group near collapse amid rise of ISIS, report claims
Two of Al Qaeda's spiritual leaders have said that the terror organization is barely functioning after losing money and manpower to the rapidly rising Islamic State group, according to a published report.
Fox News (Online News)