Here are your top stories for this Monday evening, April 9, 2012: – North Korea plans new nuclear test – Fighting in Syria spills over into Turkey – Malian president steps down – U.S. sends second aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf Related articles Navy Sends 2nd Aircraft Carrier to Persian Gulf, Iran ‘Freaking Out’(blippitt.com) Incoming [...]

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The U.S. Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf region amid rising tensions with Iran over its controversial nuclear program. Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said today that the deployment of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise marks only the fourth time in the past ten years that [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Sunday morning, April 8, 2012: – 5 shot, 3 killed in Tulsa – All accounted for after Navy jet crash – NBC producer fired – Holy land marks Easter Incoming search terms:virginia news stories april 8 2012

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Here are your top stories for this Saturday night, April 7, 2012: – Three unaccounted for following Navy jet crash – Thomas Kinkade dead – Possible hate crime in Oklahoma – Avalanche buries 100 soldiers in Pakistan Incoming search terms:world headlines on april 7th 2012cbs news april 7 2012Headlines for april 7 2012top news of [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Saturday morning, April 7, 2012: – Military jet crashes in Virginia neighborhood – President warns of job market’s ups and downs – Gun used in California school shooting – Coast Guard sinks ship dislodged by tsunami

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UPDATED with video…scroll down for updates.. A Navy jet has just crashed near a major road in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Cmdr. Phil Rosi, a spokesman for Naval Air Force Atlantic, has confirmed that a Navy F/A-18 Hornet, a two-seat jet, has crashed in the vicinity of Birdneck Rd. Rosi said preliminary reports indicate that two [...]

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The Navy began testing the first prototype of a futuristic new railgun last week, and they hope to put the electromagnetic superweapon on U.S. warships by the year 2020. The Navy envisions utilizing the new railgun to blast enemy ships, defend against enemy missiles, or bombard land targets. Newly released video footage shows the prototype [...]

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We all love hearing about the heroic deeds of the Navy SEALs, from taking out Osama bin Laden to rescuing hostage Jessica Buchanan. Still, it seems that some people think the SEALs would be better off staying out of the headlines. Retired Lt. Gen. James Vaught is one of those people. The retired general blasted [...]

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The U.S. Navy rescued 13 Iranian fishermen that were being held hostage by Somali pirates in the Northern Arabian Sea just days after an Iranian official warned against the U.S. sending an aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf. A boarding team from the destroyer USS Kidd, which is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier [...]

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It was a New Year’s Day tragedy in California after a Navy pilot shot himself in the head after fatally shooting another pilot and two others in a murder-suicide in Coronado, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Yesterday, the Marine Corps identified the man as Lt. j.g. John Reeves. The Prince Frederick, Maryland [...]

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Things are heating up once again in the Persian Gulf. Today, Iran threatened to “take action” if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carrier back into the Gulf, representing Tehran‘s most aggressive statement thus far after weeks of posturing as new U.S. and EU financial sanctions begin to have an effect on the local economy. [...]

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Things are heating up in the Middle East. The U.S. Navy says that threats made by Iran to block the strategically and economically critical Strait of Hormuz are unacceptable. “The free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz is vital to regional and global prosperity,” Navy 5th Fleet in Bahrain spokeswoman Cmdr. [...]

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