Highlights of this day in history: Sherman begins ‘March to the Sea’ in American Civil War; Zebulon Pike spots namesake mountaintop; Anti-Vietnam War protesters gather in DC; Joey Buttafuoco gets jail time; Actor Sam Waterston born. (Nov. 15)
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“Sarah Palin’s Alaska” portrays the cable TV show’s heroine as an adventure-loving wife and mother enjoying a whirlwind of activities amid spectacular settings in her home state. There are no overt clues to her future political ambitions. (Nov. 14)
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A gas explosion at a hotel in the Mexican resort city of Playa del Carmen has killed six people and injured 15. Four of the dead have been tentatively identified as Canadian tourists, including a nine-year boy. (Nov. 14)
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A 13-year-old girl who went missing with her mother, brother and a friend was found bound and gagged Sunday in the basement of a man’s home about 10 miles from her house, authorities said. (Nov. 14)
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The sheriff of Knox County, Ohio says 13-year-old Sarah Maynard was found safe, but her brother, mother, and a family friend remain missing. One man is under arrest. (Nov. 14)
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Residents of a central Ohio town held out hope Sunday that a mother who disappeared last week along with her two children and a friend would turn up after authorities found an “unusual amount of blood” found in her home. (Nov. 14)
Continue reading …Residents of a central Ohio town held out hope Sunday that a mother who disappeared last week along with her two children and a friend would turn up after authorities found an “unusual amount of blood” found in her home. (Nov. 14)
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Prince William joined British troops at a memorial service in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province to mark Remembrance Sunday. British forces have suffered heavy losses there. (Nov. 14)
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President Barack Obama ended his 10-day trip today with a return visit to the 44-foot-high bronze Great Buddha statue in Japan, noting he was “only 6″ when he last visited the sacred site. (Nov. 14)
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Highlights of this day in history: Nazi Germany bombs English town of Coventry during World War II; ‘Moby-Dick’ published; Nellie Bly begins globe-trotting trek; Leonard Bernstein makes conducting debut; Composer Aaron Copland born. (Nov. 14)
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