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Sunday, August 27, 2006 News Update
Undercover video acquired by CBS 2's Miami sister station, WFOR-TV CBS 4, reveals an inside look at a suspected terror group leader accused in a plot to target U.S. landmarks, including the Sears Tower.The suspected group was based in Miami and was allegedly led by a former Chicagoan. As CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports, that Chicago ( Read more... ) -
2006 Independence Day News Update
A former soldier discharged because of a "personality disorder" was accused in federal court Monday of executing an Iraqi family so he and other troops could rape and murder a young woman they had been eyeing at a traffic checkpoint.Steven D. Green, a skinny, 21-year-old former private, was led into court wearing baggy shorts, flip-flops and a ( Read more... ) -
Update for 6/20/06
A senior Iraqi military official said Tuesday the bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers have been found near the town where they went missing, but the U.S. military said it could not confirm the report.Maj. Gen. Abdul-Aziz Mohammed said the bodies were found on a street near a power plant in the town of Youssifiyah, just south of Baghdad. U.S. Maj. ( Read more... ) -
Tuesday, May 23, 2006 News Update
British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed with Iraq's new leadership Monday that Iraqi security forces would start assuming full responsibility for some provinces and cities next month, beginning a process leading to the eventual withdrawal of all coalition forces.Blair and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declined to set a timetable for that ( Read more... ) -
Sunday, April 30th late morning news update
American and Iraqi forces have killed more than 20 insurgents during raids in areas used by militants to stage attacks in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.The U.S. military said the raids have taken place in and around Youssifiyah, a town about 12 miles south of Baghdad, where an American helicopter apparently was shot down by insurgents ( Read more... ) -
Late Saturday morning update
Afghan security forces backed by coalition helicopters attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in southern Afghanistan, setting off an intense gunbattle that killed 41 rebels, a provincial governor said Saturday.Six Afghan police officers also died in Friday's fighting in Sangisar, a town 25 miles southwest of Kandahar, said Asadullah Khalid, the ( Read more... ) -
Salary.com posts the 10 most respected jobs
Some workers are looked up to because of the level of respect that their job title commands.Children aspire to grow up to be like them because of the honor and integrity that is perceived to come with their profession. Fathers also hope their daughters marry men who have respected jobs like these. And the men and women in these jobs can hold their ( Read more... ) -
About QuickNews
The reason I started doing news reports was for troops deployed to areas where they don't get CNN or Fox news and their internet access is limited. That is why I still do it, but I have also put my reports up as a service for anyone interested. However, I choose stories that would most interest our service members ( Read more... ) -
The Mini Messier Marathon
The Messier objects - 109 star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies are usually observed in the season when they’re best placed in the evening sky.For instance, the great star cluster Messier 35 is high in the sky after sunset from January through April. But how many of these objects could you see if you were willing to stay up all night? In the 1970s ( Read more... )
