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Anchorage family waits to hear from son in Cairo
Egypt is facing political turmoil as thousands of protestors take to the streets demanding that President Hosni Mubarak resign. Even though the uprising is thousands of miles away, one Anchorage family is keeping a close eye the action. The Munro...Tags: Anchorage, Armed Forces, Alaska, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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Alaskan in Cairo Says Egypt's Economy Suffers
The chaos in Egypt has calmed down since protests earlier this month, but one Alaskan says there is still a lot of progress to be made. Michael Downey, a 21-year-old student at Western Washington University, is originally from Anchorage but is currently...Tags: Anchorage, Washington (U.S. state), Alaska, Hosni Mubarak, Cairo (Egypt)
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Egypt's Mubarak Transfers Power to Vice President
The Associated PressEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he is transferring power to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but will not leave the country. Mubarak said in a nationally televised address Thursday that the demands of protesters calling for his immediate ouster...Tags: Political Development, Hosni Mubarak, Elections, Politics
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Egypt's Mubarak Resigns, Hands Power to Military
The Associated PressEgypt's vice president says Hosni Mubarak has resigned as president and handed control to the military. Car horns were heard around Cairo in celebration after Vice President Omar Suleiman made the announcement on national TV on Friday. "In these...Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hosni Mubarak, Defense, Cairo (Egypt)
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Egyptian Military Says Mubarak Will Meet Protesters' Demands
The Associated PressPresident Hosni Mubarak will meet the demands of protesters, military and ruling party officials said Thursday in the strongest indication yet that Egypt's longtime president may be about to give up power. The military's supreme council was meeting...Tags: Protest, Demonstration, Parties and Movements, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hosni Mubarak
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In Theory: Were early Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Were early Christians really persecuted for their beliefs? The popular image is of them being thrown to the lions and having to meet in secret, but an author is challenging what she calls the "myth" of Christian persecution. Candida Moss, who is...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Belief and Faith, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, University of Notre Dame, College Baseball
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Egypt: 10 men suspected of killing of 3 female family members in 'honor' crime
Associated PressLUXOR, Egypt (AP) — A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional...Tags: Adultery, Human Interest, Murder
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State Dept. report notes increase in anti-Semitism; special envoy named
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Ira Forman, former CEO of the National...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Civil Rights, Religious Conflicts, Russia
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Seven Egyptian soldiers freed by captors in Sinai
CAIRO — Seven Egyptian soldiers who had been abducted in the Sinai last week were set free by their captors early Wednesday amid conflicting reports as to how their release was secured. Many local news websites reported that tribe leaders in the...
Tags: Armed Forces, Kidnapping, Cairo (Egypt), Mohamed Morsi
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Yale Gets Egyptomania
Echoes of Egypt: Conjuring the Land of the Pharoahs Ends Jan. 4, 2014, Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven, (203) 432-5050, peabody.yale.edu. Colleen Manassa, curator of Echoes of Egypt, gives a tour of the exhibition on...
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New Egypt tax law has cuts for poor, hikes rates for businesses, leaves wealthiest unchanged
Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy. The changes, which are more favorable than the previous tax law for the country's...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Taxation, Business, Money and Monetary Policy
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Egyptian troops mistakenly fire on Sinai funeral in sweep against militants behind kidnapping
Associated PressCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. The...Tags: Armed Forces, Kidnapping, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Israel
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