Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi’s new state-of-the-art Formula One track, has many new features never seen on the F1 circuit.
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Secretary of state urges openness between U.S., Pakistan
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Former ‘enemy combatant’ sentenced in Illinois
A former “enemy combatant” who was held in a South Carolina Naval brig for six years with no charges was sentenced Thursday to eight years and four months in prison, a Justice Department spokesman said. The 73-year-old bridge spans the San Francisco Bay and carries an average of 280,000 vehicles daily, according to the state transportation department
New York’s Gov. Paterson declares H1N1 state of emergency
Broadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov.
FBI arrests another suspect tied to group seeking Islamic state
The FBI on Wednesday arrested another suspect that it says is linked to a group that sought to establish an Islamic state in the United States, an FBI spokeswoman said Thursday.
Engineers: Bay Bridge woes show need for critical action
Joe Marshall was cruising across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge when a piece of steel and a giant cable crashed down. He’s worried about what he calls “fracture-critical” bridges: roughly 460 bridges across the country that are in dire need of repairs.
Report finds big flaws with new U.S. Embassy in Iraq
The State Department’s Inspector General’s Office is criticizing both a private contractor and U.S. government officials for “considerable construction deficiencies” in the new U.S.
Cheney: Obama seems ‘afraid’ to make decision on Afghanistan
After dialing back his attacks on President Obama’s foreign policy, former Vice President Dick Cheney says the administration has damaged U.S.
Missing Florida girl’s body found in Georgia landfill
The body of a small child found in a south Georgia landfill has been identified as that of a missing 7-year-old Florida girl, Clay County, Florida, Sheriff Rick Beseler said Thursday morning.
Mom says missing daughter had been excited about concert
The mother of a Virginia Tech junior who disappeared Saturday night during a Metallica concert says she helped her daughter choose an outfit for the show that same morning.