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Tunisia: Kasserine - Fire Ravaging 7 Hectares of Alfa Plantation Under Control
Tunis/Tunisia — Firefighters of the forest district of Kasserine, in collaboration with the civil protection agents in Sbeitla, were able, on Monday, to control a fire that occurred in an alfa plantation located in the locality of Kallel (delegation of
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VIRTUAL TOUR – THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE SOUTH
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(Credit: Clary) Azriel Clary, who previously made headlines for splitting ways with the disgraced singer R. Kelly, and vowing to expose what life was like inside his camp has revealed that she has become the target of an arsonist. Thursday, Clary took to social media to share that so
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Brazil
On April 7, 2011, A 23-year-old former student returned to his public elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and began firing, killing 12 children and wounding 12 others, before shooting himself in the head. While Brazil has seen gang-related violence in urban areas, this was the worst school shooting
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Edward Waters College [Jacksonville] (1866- )
Edward Waters College was founded in 1866 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) for the education of newly freed slaves. Located near downtown Jacksonville, Florida, the college currently sits on 23 acres and houses Centennial Hall (a nationally registered historic structure), the
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Daniel McCree recognized the safety benefits enjoyed by hotels, apartment buildings and office buildings and decided to extend that safety to homeowners. Basing his model on fire escapes being used by bigger buildings, McCree created a portable version made of wood that could be attached to the
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Issa Rae to star alongside Bette Midler in HBO special 'Coastal Elites'
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Man Who Vandalized Stores in Minneapolis Appears to Be Police Officer Jacob Pederson
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Police nab two suspects in Cornhill Street robbery - Stabroek News
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