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Ex-UWM professor thrived on missionary work
Milwaukee Journal SentinelAt night they could hear them overhead. The sound was startling -- like rocks hitting the roof of their home in Nairobi, Kenya. "There were a lot of monkeys and sometimes they would wake us up by climbing around on our metal roof," Betty Whitmer...Tags: Religion and Belief, Methodist, Brooklyn (New York City), Nairobi (Kenya), Whitefish
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Ferriday graduates 76 in commencement ceremony
The Natchez Democrat, Miss.A rainbow arched across the Ferriday High School football field as graduating senior Jessica Jackson shared a harsh reality with her fellow graduates. "After today, I may not see many of you, so it's a bittersweet moment," Jackson said, as storm...Tags: Politics, Employment Opportunities, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Graduation
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Dr. Paul Jorden, 1927-2013
As a teenager, Paul Jorden cared for his cancer-stricken mother, leading her to suggest he become a doctor because of his bedside manner. He took her advice, going on to medical school and a 24-year career as an orthopedic surgeon in private practice....
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Unity state students in East Africa salute rebels for accepting amnesty
Sudan TribuneSouth Sudanese from Unity state residing in East Africa have welcomed the decision Lt Gen Bapiny Monytuel Wijang's South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) rebel group to accept an amnesty offered by president Salva Kiir. Union's representing students from...Tags: Politics, Political Corruption, Salva Kiir Mayardit, France, National Government
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Athletics-Kenya sets up sports anti-doping centre
ReutersNAIROBI, May 14 (Reuters) - Athletics Kenya said on Tuesday it set up an anti-doping centre in the north-western town of Eldoret, the epicentre of distance running in the east African nation. Allegations that Kenyan athletes were using drugs surfaced...Tags: Politics, 2012 Summer Olympics, World Anti-Doping Agency, Olympic Games, National Government
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Kenya's deputy president promises to cooperate with Hague
ReutersBy Thomas Escritt THE HAGUE, May 14 (Reuters) - Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, promised the International Criminal Court on Tuesday he and the president would cooperate despite calling their charges over election violence the result of a...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary
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Blessing of the Seeds to celebrate Growing Project
On Sunday at 2 p.m., the community is invited to an outdoor Sunday afternoon worship service, Blessing of the Seeds, to celebrate and bless the 2013 Growing Project at the farm near Wolfsville, Md. In its eighth year, the project is supported by nine...Tags: Religion and Belief, Reformed, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Environmental Issues, Conservation
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Kenyan police fire teargas at protest over MPs' pay
ReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police fired teargas and water cannon outside parliament on Tuesday to disperse about 200 people demonstrating against lawmakers' demands for a salary 130 times the legal minimum wage. Civil rights groups organized the...Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Justice and Rights, Riots, Crime, Law and Justice
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Komon, Abate win Zayed run in NY
Khaleej TimesUAE sponsors announce higher prize money to celebrate landmark event Kenya's Leonard Patrick Komon who won The UAE Healthy Kidney 10-km run in New York for the second straight year, feels changes to the Central Park course cost him the chance of setting...Tags: New York City, New York City Marathon, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Uganda, Running
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Abda's running fast for Gophers after escaping turmoil in Ethiopia
Star TribuneThese days, Harun Abda can smile when he runs. The passion, the determination, the impetus are all still there. But after fleeing political turmoil and oppression in his native Ethiopia and bounding into the unknown as a refugee, the senior Gophers...Tags: United Nations, Drake Relays, Track and Field, Ethiopia, Minnesota Golden Gophers
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FilmAid Brightens Lives of Refugees
VarietyDadaab Stories is the latest project from FilmAid, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that uses film to help struggling communities. The interactive website helps members of the world’s largest refugee camp, on the border of Somalia in Northern...Tags: Abusive Behavior, United Nations, Politics, Substance Abuse, Refugee
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Athletics-Rudisha keeps his cool to see off Aman in Doha
ReutersMay 10 (Reuters) - Kenya's world record holder and Olympic champion David Rudisha had to work hard to secure victory over Ethiopian teenager Mohammed Aman in the 800 metres at the opening Diamond League meeting of the season in Doha on Friday. London...Tags: Qatar, Allyson Felix, Track and Field, Justin Gatlin, Usain Bolt
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