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Shortfalls of student visa system in spotlight after Boston bombing
Homeland Security officials have known for some time that computers used by frontline Customs and Border Protection agents couldn't access a centralized federal database that red-flags foreign students with invalid student ...
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Former Penn State President Spanier’s defense team says ex-general counsel Baldwin’s testimony inadmissible
STATE COLLEGE - The lawyers defending Graham Spanier have asked a judge to dismiss the charges against the former Penn State president, arguing that prosecutors' evidence in the obstruction and perjury case is based on illegally obtained grand jury testimony from the university's ex-general ...
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DNA may help military end era of unknown soldiers
But advancing techniques and DNA technology mean the United States might have buried its last unknown soldier. In offices and laboratories across the country and archaeological sites scattered across continents, teams of investigators and scientists comb the past for the country's lost ...
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Winfield Township places liens on 33 properties to secure sewer tap-in fees
Winfield Township has placed liens on 33 properties because the owners haven't paid to tap into the new sewage system in the Cabot section of the ...
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2-vehicle crash sends minivan into Winfield Township bagel shop
A two-vehicle collision ended with a minivan crashing into the building of HeartFelt Bagels 'n Bialys at Route 356 and Winfield Road in Winfield Township on Saturday, May 25, ...
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In Darkness
Set largely in the dank sewers of the Polish city of Lvov during the Nazi occupation, Agnieszka Hollands In Darkness is aptly titled both literally and metaphorically. It tells the true story of a dozen of so Polish Jews who hid in the sewers for more than a year with the aid of Le ... ...
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Vehicle slams into Butler bakery no injuries reported
A chain-reaction crash involving three vehicles sent one into the Heartfelt Bagels and Bialys store at Winfield Road and Route 356 in Butler County around 11:45 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers and state ...
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Woman’s culinary arts degree was 39 years in the making
On Thursday, Hill walked across the stage during graduation ceremonies at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell after securing what in her view was 39 years in the making: an associate degree in culinary ...
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Alcoa employee devoted to job community
Friday was to be his company retirement party at Alcoa Technical Center in Upper Burrell, where he worked for almost 36 years. Bergstrom most recently was the manager of Buildings and ...
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Hezbollah throws its support to Syria
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, gives a televised speech from an unknown location on Saturday, May 25, 2013, to mark the anniversary of Israel's May 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The date is commemorated each year by Hezbollah as a major military victory, but this year's anniversary comes at a time when Hezbollah is facing growing criticism in Lebanon for its involvement in ...
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Police seek suspect in Derry Twp. exposure incident
A man driving a dark-blue or black 2001 Ford Explorer exposed himself while both were driving east on the highway about 7:30 p.m. Friday near Route 981 in Derry Township, according to state police at Kiski ...
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We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
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Hilton Hotel Auckland, New Zealand
Promoted as 'The Boutique Hotel completely surounded by water', the Hilton Auckland is indeed in a unique location, right at ...
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- Shortfalls of student visa system in spotlight after Boston bombing
- Former Penn State President Spanier’s defense team says ex-general counsel Baldwin’s testimony inadmissible
- DNA may help military end era of unknown soldiers
- Winfield Township places liens on 33 properties to secure sewer tap-in fees
- 2-vehicle crash sends minivan into Winfield Township bagel shop