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Sudan: Crisis in Sudan: More than 11 million displaced
A civil war in Sudan that has claimed 150,000 lives and forced more than 11 million from their homes, according to some estimates, prompted the U.S. government on Tuesday to declare that one of the ...
Statue location honoring Robert Smalls at SC State House picked. Here’s where it will go
Robert Smalls, an enslaved man, commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War to bring slaves to freedom. Later, he ...
Cobb County house built before Civil War on sale for $1, but there’s a catch for potential buyers
The historic McAfee House on Bells Ferry Road and Ernest W. Barrett Parkway is for sale, with a twist for any potential ...
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"I Thought That Death Was Imminent"
Jean Paul* fled civil war in Cameroon, risking his life on an arduous journey that included four days spent walking in the ...
After US exemption, UN says more significant Syria sanctions work needed
A U.S. sanctions exemption for transactions with governing institutions in Syria is welcome, but "much more significant work ... will inevitably be necessary," the U.N. special envoy on Syria, Geir ...
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U.S. accuses Sudanese paramilitary group of genocide
The United States has accused the paramilitary group Rapid Support Services and its allied militias of committing genocide in Sudan. The RSF is fighting the Sudanese military in a brutal civil war ...
Deseret News archives: LBJ declared war on poverty in 1964, but are we winning?
On Jan. 8, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in ...
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Russia Claims to Have Shot Down Ukrainian Su-27 'Flanker' on New Year's Day
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had succeeded in downing a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 and other advanced ...
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Day of Remembrance Held at a Once-Forgotten Cemetery
A group of community volunteers and family members gathered Sunday at the Mount Sinai Cemetery to honor those interred at the ...
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The Dramatic Rescue of the Citizen Sailors Who Patrolled the Atlantic Coast Looking for Nazi U-Boats
During World War II, the crew of the Zaida were among the everyday Americans who risked their lives watching out for enemy ...
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The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad
Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees ...
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Holy Cow History | The belle of Civil War-era Washington, D.C.
Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...