Libyan village clinics become trauma centers
In Zawiyat al-Mahjoob east of Misrata Libyan rebels convert a village clinic into a trauma hub as casualties flood in from government shelling. Staff of volunteers including surgeons and nurses perform emergency care amid bloodshed with six wounded sent to Misrata hospital and four dead laid in the morgue.
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Zawiyat Al-Mahjoub
Libya
Muammar Gaddafi
Misrata
Accus
Mohammed al- Tawil
al-Tawil
Abdullah Shiguman
al- Tawil
Poles ride Popieluszko train to John Paul II beatification
Eight hundred Poles board a special train named Popieluszko for a 26 hour journey to Rome for the beatification of Pope John Paul II. Pilgrims travel in Mass filled cars, attend services, and seek personal miracles while one pilgrim notes the strong sense of national unity and faith.
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Pope John Paul II
Krakow
Poland
Rome
John Paul
Europe
John Paul II
Mieczyslawa Rzepecka
Popieluszko
Jerzy Popieluszko
Circus Maximus
Warsaw
Pope Benedict XVI
Sylwia Kurowska
St. Peter’s Square
Kurowska
Palin Reemerges With Public Critique of Obama and Trump
Former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin reappears in public life after a quiet period. She critiques President Obama and defends Donald Trump, while remaining noncommittal about a presidential bid and delaying campaign planning.
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Washington
Sarah Palin
GOP
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
United States
Harvard Law Review
Palin
White House
Trump
Alaska
Orphaned polar bear cub rescued at Anchorage oil field
A female polar bear cub about four months old and weighing 17 pounds was rescued at the Alpine oil field on the North Slope and taken to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. Biologists say the cub emerged from a den with its mother and sibling seven weeks ago, then became orphaned. The zoo will care for the cub temporarily until a suitable home is found.
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Anchorage
Alaska
North Slope
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Rosa Meehan
Fish and Wildlife Service Marine Mammals
Zoo
Heather Schaad
Schaad
Alpine
Fish and Wildlife
Meehan
U.S. Geological Survey
Fish and Wildlife Service
Nuiqsut
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Colorado Christian University
William G. “Jerry” Boykin
Fox News Channel
Obama
Anchorage Oil Field
Jodi Smith
ConocoPhillips Alaska
Alaskan
North Slope Alpine
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