‘Here we go again’: State Dept. ‘aware’ of report about U.S. citizen detained in Iran

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Not long after Iran released 10 U.S. sailors and days later freed four American citizens in a prisoner swap, there are reports that the Obama administration’s “deal partner” is at it again: Via ABC News: Iranian authorities have arrested a U.S. citizen whose son has been detained in Iran for the last four months, friends […]

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Three-legged U.S. Marine Corps dog honored for bravery #PDSADickinMedal

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Meet Lucca, a 12-year-old German Shepherd who served over 400 missions with the U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan. She lost her legfrom an IED explosion during a patrol in Afghanistan’s Helmand provincein 2012. #Lucca protected troops on 400 missions in Afghanistan & Iraq b4 receiving near-fatal injuries on her last patrol pic.twitter.com/5lrQd3xwSr — […]

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Here’s What You Should Think About Before You Go To Cuba

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Rick Steves, travel expert and author of Travel as a Political Act, spoke with BuzzFeed News about how to travel responsibly to socially and politically complex places. View this image › A Cuban flag hangs from a building in Havana on Dec. 27, 2014. REUTERS ENRIQUE DE LA OSA Long-embargoed Cuba is about to become […]

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Netanyahu’s Speech Through The Eyes Of Iranian-Israelis

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In a popular Persian food restaurant in Tel Aviv, Iranian-Israelis wonder if Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress can stop the threat of a nuclear Iran. View this image › Israelis watch Netanyahu’s speech to Congress being broadcast Tuesday. Amir Cohen / Reuters TEL AVIV — Moluk Hanasab paused briefly from stuffing zucchinis when Israeli Prime […]

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