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WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 – No one was injured and only minor structural damage was reported after a bomb went off outside the Armed Forces Recruiting Station in New York City’s Times Square early this morning. The bomb went off at about 3:45 a.m., cracking the glass door, bending the door frame and shattering the large glass window in front of the station, said Army Capt. Charlie Jacquillard, the commander for the six Army recruiting stations in Manhattan. The station, jointly manned by Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps recruiters, is possibly the most well-known recruiting station in the...

Utah House observes moment of silenceKiller identified as 18-year-old Solejman TalovicEmotionless killer gunned down victims randomlyTheir stories: Bystanders shocked by killingsEmployee, customer witnessed slayingOther recent multiple shootings in the Salt Lake area:Trolley Square: A brief historyPosted: 8:54 AM- The man who opened fire in Trolley Square mall Monday - slaughtering two men, two women and a 15-year-old girl before he was gunned down by police - was armed with a handgun and a shotgun, police said early Tuesday. He has been identified as an 18-year-old Salt Lake City resident. Police say they will release his name, along with those of...

WASHINGTON - President Bush promised a diplomatic offensive to win support for Iraq from Middle Eastern countries that, if anything, have become more hostile to U.S. policy in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's execution. In doses of rhetoric hard to square with facts in the region, Bush portrayed the ordinary people of the Middle East as being behind U.S. goals in Iraq, in his speech to the nation Wednesday night. And he declared the need to address Iran's and Syria's support for insurgents, without acknowledging his refusal to engage either country diplomatically, as many U.S. allies and the Iraq Study Group...

LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A major British supermarket chain is set to begin importing square watermelons from Brazil at a fraction of the price charged for them in Japan. The Tesco supermarket chain announced it will have the boxy fruits in stores by October for less than $9 each, and boasted it was far less than the $85 price tag in Japan, where square watermelon has sold for the past five years. The company's exotic fruit buyer, Damien Sutherland, told Sky News apart from being more convenient to stack and store, the blocky melons offer a new serving method....

China arrests demonstrators June 4, 2006 - Arrests Mark the 17th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Google China/Google.cn: No coverage Associated Press covers Arrests under "China Marks Annivesary" Yahoo News, Google News & MSN News: Also Buried under peaceful sounding headlines. Yahoo News: "China's Tiananmen Secure on Anniversary " AP Headline: "17th Tiananmen Anniversary Passes in China " While the press outlets of the world choose to avoid negative news on China, speaking about Tiananmen Square events of 1989 remains illegal.

Marine receives Time Square promotion Submitted by: New York City Public Affairs Story Identification #: 2006529181437 Story by Cpl. Lameen Witter NEW YORK (May 28, 2006) -- In the midst of Time Square’s bright lights and heavy traffic, a few Marines came together to celebrate what is said to be the best time in a Marine’s career May 28. Reserve Cpl. Jose A. Maldonado, was promoted to sergeant 9 months after he came off active-duty status. The New Jersey native said he wanted to have his ceremony in New York’s famed square in keeping with the spirit of Fleet Week,...

On the surface, it was gratifying to note a peaceful protest by Muslims against the Mohammed caricatures today in London's Trafalgar Square. Peaceful assembly and free expression are the means by which civilized societies work out internal differences. But was today's demonstration truly a spontaneous, lawful expression of free speech, or carefully orchestrated public relations damage control for Islam? The BBC reports: Protests held in London last week sparked outrage when demonstrators carried placards with strong messages - the Metropolitan Police said some protesters could be charged with "incitement to murder". According to CNN.com, last week's Muslim "protestors" carried placards...

NEW YORK CITY(Army News Service, Nov. 23, 2005) -- Holiday greetings featuring 30 deployed troops from the New York City area debuted Nov. 17 on Times Square. About 50 family members gathered at the “Crossroads of the World” to view the greetings on the 30-by-40-ft. screen that overlooks the site where the New Year’s Eve ball drops for millions of television viewers worldwide. Queens resident Evelyn Ponce came to see the greeting from her daughter, Spc. Jessica Alicea, who is deployed in Afghanistan and due to return at the end of December. “We’re very proud of her,” said Ponce. “She...

"The Chinese Communist Party survived a brutal civil war with the Nationalists, battles with American forces in Korea and massive pro-democracy demonstrations at Tiananmen Square. But now it may finally have met its match - the Internet. The collision between the Internet and Chinese authorities is one of the grand wrestling matches of history, visible in part at http://www.yuluncn.com. That's the Web site of a self-appointed journalist named Li Xinde. He made a modest fortune selling Chinese medicine around the country, and now he's started the Chinese Public Opinion Surveillance Net - one of four million blogs in China. Mr....

TYLER, Texas (AP) -- A man angry about being sued for unpaid child support opened fire with an AK-47 assault rifle outside a courthouse, killing his ex-wife and a man trying to help the couple's adult son. The gunman, 43-year-old David Hernandez Arroyo Sr., was killed Thursday afternoon in a gun battle with officers a few miles away after wounding his son and three law enforcement officers, one critically. The son had been acting as a mediator between his parents, police said. Police estimated that Arroyo, who had a history of spousal abuse and weapons violations, shot 50 rounds in...

Zhao Ziyang, former Secretary-General of mainland China’s Communist Party, died at a Beijing hospital last Monday. Good riddance to another communist? In this case, no. Not all tigers are incapable of changing their stripes. During his tenure in China’s one and only political party, Zhao took steps that truly can be called “reforms.” Zhao's greatest moment occurred during the pro-democracy rebellion of 1989, which was centered in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. He opposed the use of China’s vast military might against the peaceful protestors gathered in the square. On May 19, 1989, Zhao personally pleaded with the protestors, mostly...

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Square bacteria grown in lab for the first time Salt-loving microbe will help study of life in extreme environments. An unusual, square bacterium that has eluded scientists since its discovery almost 25 years ago has been grown in the lab, by two independent teams. This means researchers can finally investigate the lifestyle and physiology of what is one of the most salt-resistant microbes. British microbiologist Anthony Walsby first scooped these salty squares out of a hypersaline pond near the Red Sea in 1980. Since then, cultivating "Walsby's square archaeon" in the lab has been a holy grail for microbiologists studying...

Garden's set to rock Final touches in place for one huge party BY MAGGIE HABERMAN DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU Madison Square Garden is ready for a Republican party. The star-spangled balloons are blown up and bagged; the cherry-red carpet is nailed in place; the blue delegate seats are nailed to the floor, and the confetti with pictures of GeorgeW. and Laura Bush is set to go. There's one stage for the speakers and a separate, hydraulic platform for the entertainers. Then there's a secret stage for the President himself that won't appear until Thursday night. That was the view...

Child soldiers square up to US tanks (Filed: 23/08/2004) Boys who would be martyrs talk to Toby Harnden at the Imam Ali Shrine, Najaf Struggling to lift a Kalashnikov, a 12-year-old with the Mahdi army militia said he could do anything in battle except fly a helicopter. "Last night I fired a rocket-propelled grenade against a tank," he said. "The Americans are weak. They fight for money and status and squeal like pigs when they die. "But we will kill the unbelievers because faith is the most powerful weapon." The boy called himself Moqtada, styled after the rebel cleric whose...

<p>December 31, 2003 -- Count on one less out-of-towner at tonight's New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square. Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) offered his regrets yesterday, telling The Post that he'd avoid the Times Square crowd because it's a "tempting target" for terrorists.</p>

<p>BEIJING — A laid-off Chinese worker set himself on fire in Tiananmen Square (search) in central Beijing early Wednesday on China's National Day and was hospitalized with injuries, the official Xinhua News Agency (search) said. The report said his motive was unknown.</p>

<p>The state's immense -- and still unresolved -- budget crisis has spawned, among other things, creative efforts to rewrite history.</p> <p>Gov. Gray Davis and his minions have been working overtime to convince Californians that the budget crisis isn't his doing, well aware that it is a major source of voter anger as he faces a historic recall election.</p>

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 June 18 IC 4406: A Seemingly Square Nebula Credit: C. R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt U.) et al., Hubble Heritage Team, NASA Explanation: How can a round star make a square nebula? This conundrum comes to light when studying planetary nebulae like IC 4406. Evidence indicates that IC 4406 is likely a hollow cylinder, with its square appearance the result of our vantage point in viewing the cylinder from...

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-hong-kong-tiananmen0604jun04.story Hong Kong Activists Call for Freedom By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press Writer June 4, 2002, 11:03 AM EDT HONG KONG -- Exercising freedoms denied to mainland Chinese, thousands of Hong Kong residents gathered Tuesday for a candlelight vigil to mark the 13th anniversary of the military crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square. This year, World Cup soccer seemed to dominate the news, as fans abandoned offices, mahjong parlors, and theaters to see China lose to Costa Rica in a match that ended hours before the twilight ceremonies in leafy Victoria Park. In Beijing, where the regime suppresses all...

40000 in Trafalgar Square for pro-Israel rally By Chris Gray 07 May 2002 The hardline former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was given a hero's welcome yesterday at the biggest pro-Israel rally seen in Britain when he declared his country faced a "biblical battle" against terror. The strength of Mr Netanyahu's speech to 40,000 people in Trafalgar Square, in which he compared Yasser Arafat to Hitler and Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, disappointed organisers of the rally, which was promoted as a call for peace rather than a statement of support for Ariel Sharon's government. Later, the Chief Rabbi,...