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Pan Am Flight 103 Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. On December 21, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded 31,000 feet over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after takeoff from London. Two hundred fifty-nine people on board the New York-bound Boeing 747 were killed, along with 11 people on the ground. Afterward, United States and

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Junichiro Koizumi Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of Junichiro Koizumi, former Japanese prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Personal Birth date: January 8, 1942 Birth place: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Birth name: Junichiro Koizumi Father: Junya Samejima, member of the House of Representatives and director general of the Japan Defense Agency. (He

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Ayad Allawi Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of Ayad Allawi, the former interim Prime Minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1945 Birth place: Iraq Marriage: Thana Allawi (1987-present) Children: Three Education: Studied medicine/neurology in Baghdad and London. Religion: Shia Muslim Timeline 1960s – Joins the Baath Party while in medical school in Baghdad. 1970s – In

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Secret Service Fast Facts

Here is some background information about the Secret Service, a federal agency tasked with protecting the president of the United States, among many other responsibilities. Facts The Secret Service is one of the country’s oldest federal investigative agencies, founded in 1865 to stop counterfeiters. There are approximately 3,200 special agents and an additional 1,300 uniformed

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Black service members in the Air Force are treated differently than their White peers, an investigation finds

Black service members in the US Air Force face disparities in disciplinary action and career opportunities compared to their White peers, according to a recent report. The findings, released Monday, come from an independent review conducted by the Air Force Inspector General. Investigators examined whether Black members of the Air Force and Space Force experienced

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US Visa Fast Facts

Here’s a look at visas, travel documents for individuals who are visiting or moving to the United States. Facts A visa is a travel document, affixed to a passport, granting citizens from foreign countries permission to enter the United States for a certain purpose, whether it’s a business trip, a family vacation or a student

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Three skiers have been killed by avalanches in Colorado during an ‘especially dangerous’ time

Three skiers lost their lives to avalanches over the weekend during an “especially dangerous” period in Colorado’s popular backcountry, officials said. On Sunday, the bodies of two backcountry skiers were recovered from an avalanche in the North San Juan zone after they were found buried by the snow, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center

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Man arrested after dragging officer with car

Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — A Springfield man is under arrest after allegedly dragging an officer with his car during a traffic stop. Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that members of the C3 North End unit conducted a traffic stop along the 2600 block of Main Street around

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Holyoke tree lighting days before Christmas

Click here for updates on this story     HOLYOKE, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Christmas is just days away, many local towns and cities typically come together to get in the holiday spirit. For decades, the city of Holyoke has kept the tree lighting tradition alive. Crowds would gather around the tree at city hall spreading the holiday

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