North Korea Frees American Merrill Newman Arrives in China
Merrill Newman an 85 year old U S Soldier held in North Korea for over a month was released on humanitarian grounds and arrived in China today He thanked North Korea for allowing his return and said he hopes to see his wife soon The United States welcomed the decision and urged release of Kenneth Bae another U S citizen held since last year.
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Seoul
Merrill Newman
North Korea
China
KCNA
Newman
Beijing
DPRK
Democratic People’s Republic of
United States
Pyongyang
U.S
Kenneth Bae
Palo Alto
Calif
Yemen Ministry compound seized as 12 militants killed
Yemen's Defense Ministry compound in Sanaa was retaken after a militant attack blamed on Ansar al-Sharia killed 56 people including foreign medical staff. The assault, described as a Mumbai-style incident, involved mostly Saudi attackers who were all fatally wounded.
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Sanaa
Yemen
Defense Ministry
al- Qaida
Saudi Arabia
Ansar al-Sharia
al-Qaida
Arabian Peninsula
Winter Storm Disrupts Travel and UPS Deliveries Across States
A severe storm stranded first time flyer Madison Cunningham at Dallas Fort Worth Airport for over 12 hours. UPS warned of disrupted deliveries in Arkansas Missouri New Mexico and parts of Texas with possible reroutes to rail. At least three deaths were linked to the storm including Granby Missouri mayor Ronald Arnall and a Pope County Arkansas camper death. Subzero cold and ice halted events from Wisconsin to Texas with school closures and parade cancellations. Dallas TRE rail service shut down due to ice. Dallas holiday events postponed.
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Madison Cunningham
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Indianapolis
Cunningham
United Parcel Service
Arkansas
Missouri
New Mexico
Panhandle
Texas
UPS
Susan Rosenberg
Granby
Ronald Arnall
Pope County
Little Rock
Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth
National Weather Service
Wisconsin
Wausau
Wis
Nashville
Hollywood
Farrah Fawcett
Dallas Area
Wealthy Russian diplomats accused of Medicaid fraud
Dozens of Russian diplomats and spouses allegedly used Medicaid to cover pregnancies and births in New York from 2004 to 2013, with about $500000 in illicit benefits, part of a scheme totaling around $1.5 million. U.S. Attorney Bharara called the conduct corrupt while Russia denied the accusations and the State Department prepared to seek waivers of immunity.
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New York
Tiffany & Co
Prada
U.S
Manhattan
Preet Bharara
Russia
United States
Edward Snowden
Barack Obama
Vladimir Putin
Moscow
George Venizelos
FBI
State Department
Bharara
France launches Sangaris mission in Central African Republic
France rushes hundreds of troops to the Central African Republic under U.N. authorization to halt sectarian violence after clashes between Seleka and anti-balaka militias spill into civilian killings. Paris aims to train 20 000 African soldiers annually for a regional force as Bangui endures the worst violence of the crisis.
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Bangui
France
Central African Republic
United Nations
Paris
Francois Hollande
Africa
U.N
al-Qaida
Bamako
Sangaris
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Chicago Law Schoo
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