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U.S. Forces Rescue Two Hostages From Somali Pirates
Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, elders in the Somali village of Galkayo said they began hearing an unusual sound: the whirl of helicopters. It was the beginning of a daring and risky mission by dozens of members of the Navy Seals to rescue two hostages — an American aid worker and her Danish colleague — held by Somali pirates since October. They dropped down in parachutes under a cloak of darkness 8,000 miles away just as President Obama was about to deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The commandos hiked two miles from where they landed, grabbed the hostages and flew them to safety.More » -
Amazing Race: Meet the teams
Get a look at the travelers at the starting line for the show's 20th season on Sunday, Feb. 19 (Brenchel!), and see what each has to say about his/her teammate. -
YouTube HOF: Super Bowl Commercials
Pepsi, Cindy Crawford Bill Simmons: This is my favorite Super Bowl commercial ever. Back in 1992, I desperately hoped it would start a trend of big". -
Wind farm will seek permit to legally kill eagles
A controversial wind farm proposed near Red Wing plans to ask for federal permission to legally kill eagles, making it one of the first in the nation to participate in a new federal strategy aimed at managing the often-lethal conflict between birds and turbine blades. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials say they urged the developers of AWA Goodhue Wind to seek the new permit because the deaths of an unknown number of eagles and endangered golden eagles will be inevitable once the 50-turbine project is up and running..
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