TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s top security official says 1,000 extra police are being deployed at tourist sites and beaches in the North African nation. Interior Minister Mohamed Najem Gharsalli made the announcement late Saturday. He said “we don’t want to…
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Funerals in Charleston for slain members of black church
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Speaking at the funerals for three of the victims of a deadly attack on a historic African-American church in South Carolina, eulogizers said Saturday that the lives lost had become a catalyst for change. The services…
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NC museum plans upgrades and battles for funding – The Virginian
By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot© June 29, 2015 HATTERAS VILLAGE, N.C. Plans for new exhibits on Outer Banks shipwrecks and the notorious pirate Blackbeard could be sunk because North Carolina lawmakers have shown little interest in paying for them with…
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The Latest: Tour operator: 250 Germans want out of Tunisia
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The Latest: Tunisia puts 1000 extra police on tourist sites
Bryant, Sharon Rebecca Sharon Rebecca Bryant, Chief of the Monacan Indian Nation and Lay Minister/Priest of St. Paul’s Episcopal Mission, completed her earthly journey on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was born on June 21, 1961,…
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North Carolina Teen Bitten By Shark, Authorities On Alert After Spate Of Attacks
A North Carolina teen was bitten by a shark in the state’s popular Outer Banks just one day after another man was bitten, a series of attacks that have put authorities on alert and threatened to hurt the area’s tourism…
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Dade County And The Arts: Conversations About Joy In Everyday Art (Part 4)
I know some people believe that art is kind of an extra—the icing on the cake. But I believe it is central in our yearning for beauty, and that it can make or break how a place makes its own…
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The Latest: Minister: 3 Irish among dead in Tunisia attack
Rodgers, Ragan Ragan Rodgers, 70, of 5025 Sunset View died Friday, June 26, 2015, in his home.He was born on November 3, 1944, in Pelahatchie Mississippi, son of Thomas Marvin and Frances Ragan Rodgers. On February 28, 1970, he married…
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Shark attacks reported in North and South Carolina
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Gunman rampages through Tunisian seaside resort killing 37 – WBTV 3 News …
By BEN WIACEK and PAUL SCHEMMAssociated Press SOUSSE, Tunisia (AP) – A young man pulled a Kalashnikov from a beach umbrella and sprayed gunfire at European sunbathers at a Tunisian resort, killing at least 39 people – one of three…
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