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Afghan media vigorously cover war despite threats

When a suicide bomber targeted a group of journalists on April 30, it was yet another day that I had to answer dozens of calls and messages from family and friends checking on me, as I scrambled to help Stars and Stripes report on the carnage. “Yeah, I’m safe so far,” was my repeated answer. The “so far” meant that as a journalist working in Afghanistan, I didn’t know what would happen next.


US, S. Korea plan summit, dismiss talk of US troop withdrawal

The U.S. and South Korean presidents will meet before Donald Trump’s summit with the North, officials said, as the allies insisted American troops won’t be on the table in upcoming nuclear negotiations.


Iwakuni air show featuring F-35B draws record crowd

In its first aerial demonstration in Asia, the F-35B Lightning II showed off its ability to hover and land vertically.


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Yellow fever threatens South Florida after Zika scare

State health officials are concerned that a large outbreak in Brazil and others in South and Central America could lead to infected travelers who bring the disease to South Florida, which has the right mosquitoes and climate for it to spread.


New way to see art? Paris museum welcomes naked visitors

It's part of growing efforts by France's tiny nudist community to encourage acceptance of clothes-free activities, after a nudist restaurant and nudist park opened in the French capital.


Israeli PM steps up calls to end the Iranian nuclear deal

As President Donald Trump weighs whether to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “A deal that enables Iran to keep and hide all its nuclear weapons know-how is a horrible deal.”


China denies using blinding lasers on US aircraft in Djibouti

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Friday that China had informed the U.S. that it had verified it was not behind the alleged incidents. The Defense Ministry issued a similar denial.


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Yellow fever threatens South Florida after Zika scare

State health officials are concerned that a large outbreak in Brazil and others in South and Central America could lead to infected travelers who bring the disease to South Florida, which has the right mosquitoes and climate for it to spread.


New way to see art? Paris museum welcomes naked visitors

It's part of growing efforts by France's tiny nudist community to encourage acceptance of clothes-free activities, after a nudist restaurant and nudist park opened in the French capital.


Israeli PM steps up calls to end the Iranian nuclear deal

As President Donald Trump weighs whether to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “A deal that enables Iran to keep and hide all its nuclear weapons know-how is a horrible deal.”


China denies using blinding lasers on US aircraft in Djibouti

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Friday that China had informed the U.S. that it had verified it was not behind the alleged incidents. The Defense Ministry issued a similar denial.




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Coast Guard rescues 5 after winds led to outages, 2 deaths

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued five people whose fishing boat had been blown against a breakwall Friday afternoon in Huron County's Harbor Beach. All five men had been able to climb from their 25-foot fishing vessel onto the rocks. An aircrew then hoisted them into a Dolphin helicopter.


82nd Airborne Division seeks Jumpmaster of the Year

Over three days last week, officials at the U.S. Army Advanced Airborne School at Fort Bragg, N.C., challenged five of the division’s best jumpmasters as part of the annual Jumpmaster of the Year Competition.


Marine under investigation after being featured in new report on white supremacists

Marine Vasillios "Billy" Pistolis is featured prominently in the May 3 report on current and former U.S. military personnel who are involved in white supremacist hate groups. According to the report, Pistolis who bragged about beating people in Charlottesville, Va., last summer.


Families of sailors who died in Navy collisions hope for answers in court

Families of some of the 17 sailors killed in two U.S. Navy collisions in Asia last summer say the courts-martial beginning this week probably won’t give them closure. What they really want is answers.


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Coast Guard rescues 5 after winds led to outages, 2 deaths

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued five people whose fishing boat had been blown against a breakwall Friday afternoon in Huron County's Harbor Beach. All five men had been able to climb from their 25-foot fishing vessel onto the rocks. An aircrew then hoisted them into a Dolphin helicopter.


82nd Airborne Division seeks Jumpmaster of the Year

Over three days last week, officials at the U.S. Army Advanced Airborne School at Fort Bragg, N.C., challenged five of the division’s best jumpmasters as part of the annual Jumpmaster of the Year Competition.


Marine under investigation after being featured in new report on white supremacists

Marine Vasillios "Billy" Pistolis is featured prominently in the May 3 report on current and former U.S. military personnel who are involved in white supremacist hate groups. According to the report, Pistolis who bragged about beating people in Charlottesville, Va., last summer.


Families of sailors who died in Navy collisions hope for answers in court

Families of some of the 17 sailors killed in two U.S. Navy collisions in Asia last summer say the courts-martial beginning this week probably won’t give them closure. What they really want is answers.



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Wiesbaden, Ramstein pile up runs, wins

Warriors score 29 in two games against Vilseck, while Royals tally 31 in sweep of Spangdahlem.


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Baseball roundup

Wiesbaden, Ramstein pile up runs, wins

Warriors score 29 in two games against Vilseck, while Royals tally 31 in sweep of Spangdahlem.