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Cubans Prepare For Embassy Opening

Denis Rozhnovsky/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Preparations are well underway for the Cuban Interest Section in Washington D.C., to become an embassy as Cuban diplomats hustle toward a soon-to-be announced opening date. On Wednesday, in preparation for the Read More

What the Additional 450 US Troops in Iraq Will Do

Stocktrek Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The 450 additional U.S. military forces being sent to Iraq will mainly head to a new facility at an Iraqi air base in Anbar Province to support the Iraqi government’s push to retake the province from ISIS. As is the Read More

American Killed Fighting in Syria

zabelin/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — An U.S. citizen was killed fighting alongside Kurdish forces inside Syria, State Department officials told ABC News on Wednesday. Keith Thomas Broomfield, 36, of Massachusetts, died on the battlefield, according to social Read More

The Real Story Behind Roger the 'Roo

Courtesy The Kangaroo Sanctuary(ALICE SPRINGS, Australia) — Roger the ‘roo recently had a major moment of Internet fame when a photo of the muscle-bound kangaroo crushing steel went viral. The photo was so amazing, some people even questioned its Read More