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    Somali famine refugees begin Ramadan fast

    DADAAB, Kenya (Reuters) - Somalia's famine refugees, weakened by months of drought, on Monday began Islam's punishing Ramadan fast amid the tents and shacks of the world's largest refugee camp. "Because of the famine, we've been going for days without any food anyway," said 25-year-old Mohamed...
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    S. Korean military sites tested for dioxin

    SEOUL, -- South Korean officials say an inspection is under way at former U.S. military bases to see if they are contaminated with dangerous chemicals. The Gyeonggi Institute of Health and Environment, a body under the Gyeonggi provincial government in Gyeonggi Province, said it would...
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    Manitoba invests in Tim Hortons camp

    Manitoba will contribute $1.8 million to help fund Canada's seventh Tim Hortons camp, Premier Greg Selinger announced Wednesday. "I am proud that Manitoba will soon be home to the seventh Tim Hortons camp where young people from all walks of life will have a chance to learn and have fun in...
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    S. Korea tests for agent orange dumping

    (CNN) -- South Korea launched an investigation Tuesday into reports of toxic chemicals being dumped at a former U.S. military base, the Defense Ministry said. The tests follow allegations of American soldiers burying chemicals on Korean soil. The first tests are being carried out by a joint...
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    'Good Grief Camp' unites kids of fallen service members

    Arlington, Virginia (CNN) -- Eleven-year-old Anthony Balmer is excited to be back at camp this Memorial Day weekend. It's a place for him to play games, talk to his mentor, and visit some historical sites around Washington. But, he says, he feels a mix of emotions: "Mostly here you get happiness...
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    Demjanjuk convicted over Nazi camp deaths

    MUNICH – Retired U.S. autoworker John Demjanjuk was convicted of thousands of counts of acting as an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp and sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison, a groundbreaking verdict that closed one chapter in a decades-long legal battle. Judges ordered him...
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    Marine dies during California training exercise

    -- A Marine was killed in California on Friday when the amphibious assault vehicle he was riding in submerged during a training exercise, the Camp Pendleton public affairs office said. Six Marines were in the vehicle during the incident, the base's public affairs office said in a statement, and...
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    Spy center planned for Utah

    http://www.fox13now.com/videobeta/a749e20d-3db3-4440-ac52-38823cb46fd2/News/Dignitaries-bury-shovels-to-begin-construction-of-Utah-cyber-spy-center CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah — A groundbreaking was held Thursday for a new National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams. The center is officially...
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    Indonesian cleric may face death penalty

    Abu Bakar Bashir may face the death penalty. Jakarta, Indonesia -- An Islamic cleric accused of helping fund and establish a terror cell and military training camp could face the death penalty, according to the formal investigation submitted to prosecutors Monday. Abu Bakar Bashir was...
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    Alamance Co. Housekeeper Retires with $1 Million Lottery Ticket

    ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. - A recently-retired housekeeper in Alamance Co. came forward with the previously unclaimed $1 million lottery ticket. Deanna Sanders, of Graham, claimed the prize with a ticket she had purchased from the Snow Camp Raygo, located at 8007 Snow Camp Road in Snow Camp...
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    Teens survive 80 foot fall

    http://www.fox8.com/videobeta/1e0c4ff8-78af-4aa0-a65f-68c7a980ba72/News/Teens-Fall-Off-Cliff-in-Bath-Twp- BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Two sophomores from Walsh Jesuit High School survived a treacherous fall during a spiritual retreat at Camp Christopher in Bath Township on Wednesday afternoon...
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    At least 700 families living outside Kenya refugee camp face peril

    Newly arrived Somali refugees stand outside the UNHCR registration centre at the Ifo camp in Dadaab, Kenya, on September 9. The largest refugee camp in the world, in Dadaab, Kenya, is facing an overcrowding crisis with at least 700 families now residing in "unacceptable living conditions"...
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    DMC's camp offers get-away for foster kids

    DMC's camp offers get-away for foster kids PEEKSKILL, N.Y., Rap pioneer Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC says his camp for foster kids helps youngsters form necessary personal bonds with others. McDaniels, co-founder of Camp Felix, said he wanted to provide a place where children from derailed...
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    No boot camp for Kilpatrick

    No boot camp for Kilpatrick DETROIT, (UPI) -- A judge ruled Monday former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will not be sent to a prison boot camp. Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner told state corrections officials he wouldn't allow Kilpatrick to be assigned to the military-style program...
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    Suspected Nazi guard taken to federal officials by ambulance

    CLEVELAND – An airplane carrying suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk (dem-YAHN'-yuk) has taken off from a Cleveland airport as U.S. officials deport him to Germany. Burke Lakefront Airport Commissioner Khalid Bahhur (BAH'-her) confirmed that Demjanjuk was on board the flight that...
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    Quake survivors face hard start in tent camps

    L'AQUILA, Italy – Life in tent No. 16 is one of hardship, fear and mourning, but Rita Tichetti and her family feel lucky to be alive. Tichetti, who found shelter with her nine family members in one of the 200 tents set up in this camp on the outskirts of town, never loses site of her three...
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    Top 10 Summer Camps

    Top 10 Summer Camps you should not send your kids to. 10. Tommy Lee's---------- Camp Kickachickee 9. Lorena Bobbit's------ Camp Cutaweewee 8. Tanya Harding's------ Camp Wackaneenee 7. Kenneth Star's------- Camp Catchacrookee 6. Louis Farakahn's----- Camp Killawhitey 5...
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