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Tensions mount after 3 rockets hit US base in Iraq — 1 contractor dead, 1 US troop, 8 contractors injured
FLASHPOINTS A little-known Shiite militant group calling itself Saraya Awliya al-Dam, Arabic for Guardians of Blood Brigade, claimed responsibility for Monday’s attack.
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USF shutters controversial Confucius Institute on New Year’s Eve
Breaking News By Howard Altman and Megan Reeves / Tampa Bay Times / January 2, 2019 PHOTO: The University of South Florida Confucius Institute co-sponsored the Mid-Autumn Festival in October on the Tampa campus. Events included the Oct. 27 Double Ninth Festival, where six Chinese and American senior citizens were invited to share their life…
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Port Tampa Bay businesses pitch in to maintain SS ‘American Victory’
Tampa Bay Times By Howard Altman / Tampa Bay Times / September 23, 2016 VIDEO: (missing) TAMPA — At 71, the SS American Victory is in pretty good shape. But the cargo ship that saw service during World War II, Korea and Vietnam needs some of the upkeep required with age. So with puffs of…
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Former prisoner recounts horrors of captivity for POW/MIA ceremony
News / Military By Howard Altman / Tampa Bay Times / September 13, 2016 PHOTO: Wayback image
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Building a nation, one village at a time
CHARKUSA, Afghanistan – Shortly after 1 p.m. on a searing hot, dusty day, three armored trucks begin a trip out beyond the security of the 12-foot concrete walls surrounding their military base. Just before the convoy turns onto a rutted dirt road into bad-guy country leading to the village of Charkusa, an alert sounds on…