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Can social media help solve a 150-year-old Civil War mystery? Los Angeles Times Who is the little girl in the above photo, found on a Civil War battlefield? And how was she linked (if at all) to the fallen soldiers found nearby -- one Union, one Confederate -- 150 years ago? The Museum of the Confederacy located in Richmond, Va., ... See all stories on this topic »

Group Warns of Trade War Over Europe Carbon Charge ABC News The global aviation industry group warned Tuesday that governments might be moving toward a trade war over Europe's carbon charges on airlines and appealed for a negotiated settlement. China, India, Russia and 26 other governments that oppose the ... See all stories on this topic »

The war-of-whiteboards postseason is eternally defined by a battle of breaks SI.com If the playoffs are eternally defined by a battle of breaks, they also are a war of whiteboards. The defining match-up -- as critical as Quick vs. Brodeur and Parise vs. Kings right defensemen Drew Doughty and Slava Voynov -- was the feral Devils ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple maps out 'war' plans Boston Herald "There's definitely a war going on," said David Gerzof Richard, a professor of social media and marketing at Emerson College and president of BIGfish Market. "Google for a long time has enjoyed being the default map program that comes pre-installed on ... See all stories on this topic »

Former UK PM Brown: Murdoch tabloid undermined war BusinessWeek By JILL LAWLESS Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday accused a Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid of personally attacking him, failing the British people and undermining the war in Afghanistan through its coverage of the conflict. See all stories on this topic »

Help sought to solve Civil War photo mystery msnbc.com (blog) By David R Arnott, msnbc.com The Museum of the Confederacy is appealing for the public's help in identifying the subjects of eight photographs picked up on the battlefields of the Civil War. Museum officials can only speculate on the children and ... See all stories on this topic »

After Libya's War, Acts Of Vengeance NPR Months after the war, tens of thousands of people remain homeless, with an uncertain future. The refugees are overwhelmingly black, referred to by their tormentors as "slaves." Misrata's attacks on the people of Tawargha are so severe that the United ... See all stories on this topic »

The CMs' war Hindustan Times War of words has started between estranged allies Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar after Modi commented on the slow socio-economic growth of Bihar. Modi, during a public meeting in Rajkot, had reportedly said ... See all stories on this topic » Hindustan Times

Rafael Nadal prevails in turf war for seventh French Open title Los Angeles Times PARIS -- Only one man could answer history's summons to the court at Roland Garros on Monday, and his name had been engraved on the winner's trophy six times already. For the seventh, a feat no male player before him had achieved, Rafael Nadal roared ... See all stories on this topic »

IATA warns of trade war over carbon tax on aviation Firstpost Beijing: Global airlines body IATA today warned of a trade war between Europe and many nations like India, Russia, China and the US over imposition of carbon tax on all air travel over the sky of the western continent, which is seen as holding a ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Museum shows War of 1812 from four perspectives Britons, Americans, Canadians ... Ottawa Citizen For pre-Confederation historian Peter MacLeod, designing an exhibit about the War of 1812 came with an especially difficult challenge — presenting four different versions of history. MacLeod is the curator of the exhibit, 1812: One War, ... See all stories on this topic »

Air fares may rise on trade war over EU emissions levy Telegraph.co.uk Passengers face the threat of paying more for air travel if a trade war erupts over EU plans to impose a carbon levy on all airlines. IATA has pleaded with the EU to delay the scheme which will require airlines to pay for carbon permits, ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

War on religion? North Dakota Measure 3 aims to strike back. Christian Science Monitor Measure 3, a North Dakota ballot initiative set for Tuesday, would demand that the government have a 'compelling interest' before it puts a 'burden' on people following religious beliefs. Critics call it an answer to a nonexistent problem. See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Apple v Google - the mapping wars BBC News But what was significant to the shape of the industry was Apple's growing love affair with Facebook and the deepening cold war with Google. The announcements about iOS6, the latest version of the mobile operating system which is now more important to ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Apple goes to war with Google on maps Sydney Morning Herald Apple has unveiled its own mapping program, challenging Google for the popular software application and opening up a new front in the war with the maker of the Android operating system. Apple's new iOS 6 operating system for the iPhone and iPad ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Rick Holmes: The Drone Wars The State Journal-Register By Rick Holmes The Civil War was the last American war where the commanding generals were themselves in harm's way. Time and time again, the course of battle was turned when a key leader was killed. Among those was Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple CEO declares war on Google Winnipeg Free Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple is kicking an important Google application off its iPhone and buddying up with Facebook rather than Google's social network, as it distances itself from a bitter rival in the phone arena. Google's Maps application has resided on ... See all stories on this topic »

Gordon Brown: I never declared war on Rupert Murdoch Telegraph.co.uk Gordon Brown has categorically denied making an "unbalanced" declaration of war on Rupert Murdoch after losing support of The Sun newspaper. By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent The former Prime Minister admitted he spoke to Mr Murdoch on the phone ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

After 400 years of war and bitterness game against Russia is massive for Poland Scottish Daily Record In 1944, in one of the darkest battles of the Second World War, Soviet forces allowed the Nazis to decimate Polish resistance during the tragic Warsaw Uprising. And the fact that tonight's clash of the nations takes place on Russia Day pours fuel on ... See all stories on this topic »

How Apple's Map War With Google Will Be Good For Users TPM Apple and Google's ongoing competition in the mobile device market has entered new terrain, quite literally, thanks to Apple's decision to unveil its own mobile map application, simply titled "Maps," on Monday. The app will be available as part of ... See all stories on this topic » TPM

IATA warns of trade war over EU carbon tax on aviation Business Standard PTI / Beijing Jun 12, 2012, 14:44 IST Global airlines body IATA today warned of a trade war between Europe and many nations like India, Russia, China and the US over imposition of carbon tax on all air travel over the sky of the western continent, ... See all stories on this topic »

Talks with Pakistan on reopening war supply routes stall; US negotiators ... Washington Post The border crossings had been an important means of getting US war materiel into Afghanistan. Little said that part of the US team left Islamabad over the weekend and the rest will leave shortly. He says they are prepared to return on short notice if ... See all stories on this topic »

Wayne K. Spear: Ripples from the War of 1812 are still being felt National Post In recent months there has been debate over the federal government's decision to spend a yet-undisclosed sum commemorating the War of 1812. The Americans will doubtless overlook this bit of their history, but I'm unable to imagine any Canadian ... See all stories on this topic » National Post

War of words with Gordon Ramsay Sydney Morning Herald Gordon Ramsay has turned fellow chefs into enemies, declared war on his father-in-law and lost a fortune opening too many restaurants. What's his beef, wonders Decca Aitkenhead. Gordon Ramsay and I eyeball one another, turn away, and stare into space. See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Murdoch stands by 'war' call NEWS.com.au Kicking off a week in which several political heavyweights face a grilling by the Leveson Inquiry, Mr Brown denied Mr Murdoch's claim that he had telephoned the media owner in November 2010 threatening to "make war" on News Corp. See all stories on this topic » NEWS.com.au

Word war erupts between UNA, Pimentel ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - The inclusion of former senator Juan Miguel Zubiri in the United Nationalist Alliance senatorial lineup has sparked a word war between the UNA coalition and former Senate President Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel Jr. Pimentel fired the ... See all stories on this topic »

Finding Civil War Soldiers' Loved Ones Wall Street Journal Steve Helber/AP This image of a girl was found between the bodies of two soldiers, one Union, one Confederate, at Port Royal, Va., 150 years ago. Now, the Museum of the Confederacy is releasing it and seven other images, on the remote chance a member ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Casino wars set for a game changer Brisbane Times No longer will the battle for Echo be a protracted war of attrition, played out through the media with claim and counter-claim of inefficiency and deficiency. For where Crown's strategy previously was to creep from board influence to shareholder ... See all stories on this topic » Brisbane Times

Syria can become proxy war for big powers gulfnews.com The Syrian crisis itself is also becoming internationalised, and risks becoming a theatre for diplomatic standoffs that have less to do with Syria than reviving the Cold War paradigm, with an added twist — Islamic sectarianism. See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Gordon Brown: I didn't threaten Murdoch with war TVNZ Murdoch told the inquiry earlier this year that the then Labour prime minister telephoned him in September 2009 after The Sun newspaper switched its allegiance to the Conservative Party and threatened to unleash war on Murdoch's company in revenge. See all stories on this topic »

Help sought to solve Civil War photos mystery My Fox 8 Ann Drury Wellford, manager of Photographic Services for The Museum of the Confederacy, holds a Civil War battlefield photo at the museum in Richmond, Va., Friday, May 25, 2012. This Gem daguerreotype locket was found by a soldier in Hampton's cavalry ... See all stories on this topic » My Fox 8

Will Poland vs. Russia Spark a Soccer War on Warsaw's Streets? TIME While Western European countries have generally moved on from World War II narratives as the basis of national football passions — except as self-parody, like when England fans carry blow-up plastic Spitfire fighter planes and sing about the Royal Air ... See all stories on this topic » TIME

Stop war or lose gas deal, says Colin Barnett The Australian WEST Australian Premier Colin Barnett has threatened to cancel more than $1 billion in benefits to Kimberley Aborigines unless they stop battling over the James Price Point gas hub. Mr Barnett has ordered the duelling groups to abandon a legal bid to ... See all stories on this topic »

Tall ships, star-spangled celebrations mark the War of 1812 USA TODAY By Laura Bly, USA TODAY If your knowledge of the War of 1812 is sketchy at best - it's not called "the Rodney Dangerfield of American wars" for nothing, after all - here's a chance to bone up on the conflict while catching a few breezes (and cracking a ... See all stories on this topic »

USA: Who is this little girl whose father died in a Civil War battle? Scotsman By STEVE SZKOTAK It's a long shot nearly a century and a half after the conflict ended, but the Museum of the Confederacy has released two photographs of little girls, both found by the bodies of soldiers killed in the American Civil War, in an attempt ... See all stories on this topic » Scotsman

UN staff quit Burma war zone The Australian Burma has been plagued with a permanent state of civil war since the military junta seized power in 1960, with more than a dozen different ethnic groups at various times in bitter and lengthy conflict with the central army. The violence and Mr Thein ... See all stories on this topic »

Syrian civil war is well under way Examiner.com Despite the obvious, world governments remain in denial that a civil war already exists in Syria. Whatever chance there was of a ceasefire or a settlement was massacred along with the women and children in Houla, Syria. There has been another confirmed ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Do You Know These Civil War Family Members? TIME By Nick Carbone | @nickcarbone | June 11, 2012 | + Steve Helber / AP Ann Drury Wellford, manager of Photographic Services for The Museum of the Confederacy, holds a Civil War battlefield photo at the museum in Richmond, Va., Friday, May 25, 2012. See all stories on this topic » TIME

Letters: Israel's 1967 war Los Angeles Times Re "Six days, 45 years later," Opinion, June 6 Miko Peled's Op-Ed article is an outrageous attempt to rewrite 45 years of established history. He implies that Arab armies were the victims ofIsrael'sbelligerence, completely disregarding the mortal ... See all stories on this topic »

Honor Flight brings Manatee County veterans and others to World War II Memorial Bradenton Herald jajones1@bradenton.com The World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, which pays homage to the 16 million men and women in uniform and those who supported them on the home front during the war. Yet, this past weekend, they visited the memorial as part of ... See all stories on this topic » Bradenton Herald

Casey and Snedeker pull out of US Open Fox News Andy Zhang of China, aged 14, was set to become the youngest competitor at a US Open since World War Two after American Brandt Snedeker and Britain's Paul Casey withdrew from the event on Monday due to injuries. Zhang, who attends school in the United ... See all stories on this topic »

War veterans and their families take to the stage WalesOnline by Cathy Owen, South Wales Echo The impact war has on families by the people actually going through it is explored in a new stage show in Cardiff. Cathy Owen hears more about Re-Live and the people taking part WHEN you hear about war on the news, ... See all stories on this topic »

Civil War anniversary honored at symposium NewsOK.com The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is focusing on the sesquicentennial of the Civil War at their first Summer History Symposium on June 19. BY CONNER ROHWER | Published: June 12, 2012 Leave a comment CHICKASHA — A world-renowned Civil War ... See all stories on this topic »

Save the soldiers New York Daily News So far this year, even as the war in Iraq has wound down, the number of US service members taking their own lives has averaged almost one a day — a substantially higher pace than in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, far more soldiers have taken their own lives ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

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