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Grim test for Iraq as Islamic State fighters dig in for battle of Fallujah
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 27 May 2016
Launched by Abadi on Sunday, the new war on Fallujah promises to be tough ... His presence at various fronts in the war on IS is a reliable signal both of intent to prevail and of a more serious role for the Shiite militias that he grooms ... Ramadi is reportedly uninhabitable and more than 100 civilians died in attempts to return to the "liberated" city....
Obama's every gesture will be scrutinized in Hiroshima visit
Edit San Francisco Chronicle 27 May 2016
[...] that daily scrutiny will be magnified exponentially when Obama makes the first presidential journey to the place where the first atomic bomb attack killed tens of thousands 71 years ago ... president will reportedly lay flowers at Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park, visit the park museum and make a short statement to about 100 people, an effort at what some call "reconciliation diplomacy."...
Gear up for Memorial Day by watching these wartime flicks
Edit Deseret News 27 May 2016
When the subject of war movies comes up, it’s interesting to see so many people name favorites released within the past 20 or 25 years — “Saving Private Ryan” (rated R), “Schindler’s List” (R), “Unbroken” (PG-13), “The Imitation ... My favorite World War II movies are much older than 25 years....
Flags In at Arlington sets stage for Memorial Day
Edit Stars and Stripes 27 May 2016
— His grandfather died four years before Capt ... This was the second year that McDaniel participated in the event and honored his grandfather, who fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War ... He plans on bringing more of his family to the Arlington event next year ... Lt ... Ryan Morgan took a moment to place American flags at the headstones of two friends in Section 60, where many casualties of the most recent wars are buried ... ....
Flags In at Arlington National Cemetery sets stage for Memorial Day
Edit Stars and Stripes 27 May 2016
— His grandfather died four years before Capt ... This was the second year that McDaniel participated in the event and honored his grandfather, who fought in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War ... He plans on bringing more of his family to the Arlington event next year ... Lt ... Ryan Morgan took a moment to place American flags at the headstones of two friends in Section 60, where many casualties of the most recent wars are buried ... ....
Obama ready to face historic, haunted ground of Hiroshima
Edit The Miami Herald 27 May 2016
He will not dissect Japanese aggression in World War II. Rather, Obama aimed to offer a simple reflection, acknowledging the devastating toll of war and coupling it with a message that the world can — and must — do better ... Hiroshima is much more than "a reminder of the terrible toll in World War II and the death of innocents across the continents," Obama said Thursday ... It is a moment 70 years in the making....
photo: Public Domain / Casper Manlangit
Obama ready to become first president to visit Hiroshima
Edit WPTV 27 May 2016
He will not dissect Japanese aggression in World War II. Rather, Obama aimed to offer a simple reflection, acknowledging the devastating toll of war and coupling it with a message that the world can — and must — do better ... Hiroshima is much more than "a reminder of the terrible toll in World War II and the death of innocents across the continents," Obama said Thursday ... It is a moment 70 years in the making....
Danish Student Talks About Fighting ISIS In Iraq
Edit Opposing Views 27 May 2016
A 23-year-old Danish student has revealed her experience of traveling to Syria and Iraq to fight ISIS ... Palani told Vice she decided to join the war to fight “for human rights for all people.” ... An Amnesty International report published in January accused Peshmerga forces of war crimes, including destroying Arab villages during an offensive against ISIS ... If I was to go back I could go to jail for six years.”....
Franchises That Could Have A Successful Female Protagonist
Edit ThisGenGaming 27 May 2016
Star Wars ... Gears of War ... Stroud continued to serve as a controller in the CIC during the Locust War after the death of her mother during the Battle of Aspho Fields – becoming even more heartbroken when the love of her life, Marcus, was tried as a deserter and sent to prison 10 years after Emergence Day ... 19 year old Computer Forensic student with quite the large obsession for Star Wars....
Oil dips after hitting $50/bbl as glut worries resurface
Edit Yahoo Daily News 27 May 2016
crude's West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures have risen nearly 90 percent from 12-year lows hit this winter. They have recouped about half of what they lost since mid-2014 when both traded at above $100 a barrel ... rising summer domestic demand, to preserve market share in its oil wars with Iran and Iraq," David Hufton, head of PVM Oil brokers, said....
Syria's ruined cities will need decades, not years, to recover from war
Edit Stars and Stripes 27 May 2016
The end of Syria's brutal civil war is not in sight ... More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed over the past five years, and roughly half of the country's citizens have been forced to flee their homes ... The damage to Aleppo -- the site of a multi-front contest between regime forces, rebels, Kurdish militias and the Islamic State militant group - has doubled in the past two years....
Obama’s shameful apology tour lands in Hiroshima
Edit New York Post 27 May 2016
Undeniably, World War II is history, and further strengthening the US-Japan alliance profoundly important ... Hiroshima (and Nagasaki) came after four years of brutal war and a desperate race against Nazi and Japanese efforts to develop atomic weapons. We won the race, and Truman acted decisively and properly to end the war ... Truman wanted to end World War II and save American lives, and also lay the basis for sustained international peace....
California's unemployment rate decreases to 5.3 percent (EDD - Employment Development Department)
Edit Public Technologies 27 May 2016
The year-over-year change, April 2015 to April 2016, shows an increase of 450,200 jobs (up 2.8 percent) ... 33,000 from March, and up 355,000 from the employment total in April of last year. The number of people unemployed in California was 1,013,000 - down by 8,000 over the month, and down by 211,000 compared with April of last year ... Two categories (mining and logging and manufacturing) posted job declines over the year, down 8,300 jobs....
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