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Pope: Overseas commit N'Diaye is 'going to be special here"
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (331+ words) The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight " LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) " Kentucky coach Mark Pope has high hopes for Ousmane N'Diaye. N'Diaye, a 6-foot-11 forward from Senegal, has officially signed an agreement to play for the Wildcats next…...
U. S. missionary kidnapped in Niger, reports say
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) NIAMEY, Niger (BP) " An evangelical Christian missionary from the U. S. was kidnapped late Oct. 21 in Niamey, Niger, less than 100 yards from the presidential palace, CBS News reported. Several news outlets, including Crosswalk and the'Long War Journal, identified the missionary as Kevin…...
FIRST-PERSON: The truth about refugees
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (694+ words) I work with refugees " people with backgrounds like mine " all the time. So, I know what it's like to be misunderstood. I know what it's like to go through extra security at the airport just because of my Arab heritage....
Customs intercepts 2, 200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) "During a two-night period, June 19 and June 20, U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville seized five shipments containing a total of almost 2, 200 pieces of counterfeit jewelry that would have been worth millions of dollars, if they…...