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1. Princeton Battlefield.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... announced plans to build housing there. The Princeton Battlefield Society was formed as a result. The William Clarke Farm, where the 17th Regt fought and defeated Mercer's Brigade, was destroyed long before ...

2. Rio and Sochi Olympic Games are about to drive up your cable TV bill
(Sports/Professional)

... Russia and the 2016 Rio Summer Games. The media brigade trying to win Rogge and his colleagues hearts are going to raise cable rates if they land the Olympic rights. Someone will have to pay billions ...

3. Mango Tango Dip recipe spices up Cinco de Mayo – and it’s good for the environment
(Life/Style)

... even after Cinco de Mayo by forming a TerraCycle Brigade, which would collect packaging, send it to TerraCycle and, in turn, receive two cents per item for its charity of choice. With Mission and TerraCycle, ...

4. Army says Sgt. Michael McCloskey of Beverly killed playing Russian roulette
(N.J./State)

... engineer with the 84th Engineer Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. McCloskey shot himself the home of fellow soldier Jacob Brouch in the Anchorage suburb of Eagle River, ...

5. N.J. National Guard soldiers deploy for Afghanistan
(N.J./State)

... 40 soldiers with the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion 113th Infantry Battalion, are preparing for a year-long deployment to Afghanistan, said Staff Sgt. Armando Vasquez, Public Affairs ...

6. Explosion forces shutdown at Indian Point nuclear plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to the transformer and a deluge water system that activated and tamped down the fire. The company's fire brigade on site responded and sprayed foam to ensure the flames were out." Indian Point 2 and 3 ...

7. Navy SEAL from N.J. Denis Miranda dies in Afghanistan
(N.J./State)

... 25, of Pleasant Plains, Ill.; and Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun Jr., 23, of Elkhart, Ind The soldiers were attached to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, which deployed in March, said Fort Campbell spokesman ...

8. U.S. combat troops out of Iraq ahead of schedule
(World/International)

BY DAN ROBINSON VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some American combat ...

9. I am a Soldier
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... decide to give it up? Because he is trying to get out of overseas service? LTC Larkin served in Afghanistan while stationed with the Aviation Brigade I was assigned in 2004 and 2005. This soldier is only ...

10. Israeli-Palestinian tensions rise over East Jerusalem
(World/International)

... doing so by Israeli security. Furthermore, the Fatah-affiliated Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades have called for the Palestinian Authority to allow them to rearm and defend Al Aqsa from the Israelis. Israel ...

11. Col. Kenneth Schechter takes command of Army National Guard's 'Jersey Blues'
(N.J./State)

Col. Kenneth Schechter took command of the New Jersey Army National Guard's largest unit, the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a ceremony Sunday at the Lawrenceville Armory. The 50th Brigade returned ...

12. Mummers Parade: Jersey bands influence a great Philly New Year's Day tradition
(Life/Style)

... Edition) clad in elaborate costumes perform in the parade each year. They are organized into four distinct types of troupes: Comics, Fancies, string Bands and Fancy Brigades. Mummery is an old tradition ...

13. Italian intrigue and the Secret Service at Meadowlands Racetrack made my day
(Life/Style)

... itself the Red Brigade slaughtered the cops, took the former premier hostage, and killed him about two months later. The Red Brigade was a hardened, well-trained terrorist group. The new Italian premier, ...

14. Our veterans come home to a helpful New Jersey community
(Opinion/Commentary)

... some of the state's top providers conducted screenings of the men and women of the New Jersey Army National Guard's 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team immediately after they returned home in June after ...

15. Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds' turns history on its head
(Entertainment/Movies)

... The very one where, as fate would have it, the Nazi premiere is to take place. Shoshanna plans to burn down the theater during the screening. Meanwhile, the brigade is planning its own attack. The ...

16. New Jersey National Guard gets heroes' welcome home in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... since World War II. In June 2008, the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (50th IBCT) was federally activated for a one-year deployment to Iraq. The 50th IBCT was responsible for the humane treatment ...

17. N.J. National Guard Iraq vets to parade Friday in Trenton
(N.J./State)

... the Statehouse to the Soverign Bank Arena on Friday as the state officially welcomes them home after 10 months in Iraq. The soldiers are members of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and they took ...

18. New Jersey soldiers welcomed home from Iraq
(N.J./State)

...  The soldiers belong to the 50th Brigade, which helped the Iraqi government take control of the section of Baghdad once known as the Green Zone, where Saddam Hussein kept one of his palaces, according ...

19. More calls to ban Zimbabwe’s blood diamonds
(Money/Economy)

... on Marange, Shiri was perhaps best known as commander of Zimbabwe's now-defunct North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade which, between 1983 and 1984, pursued a scorched-earth campaign throughout the region ...