STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Bill O’Brien took the podium, looked straight ahead and uttered the kind of words you would expect from someone who had just been introduced as Penn State’s new head football coach. “This is unbelievable.” The offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots the past four years, O’Brien picked quite a challenge for his first head-coaching job. Until Nov. 9, the Nittany Lions had been directed by the same person for 46 seasons — Joe Paterno. The Hall of Fame coach, however, was fired in the aftermath of child sex abuse scandal involving retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Read full article > >

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Saying he feels like ‘the right guy,’ Bill O’Brien takes over as Penn State’s next head coach

In the aftermath of Saturday’s humbling 5-1 defeat in Buffalo against a team that seemingly had as many minor league call-ups as NHL regulars on the roster, sobering questions must be asked of the Washington Capitals . Are players tuning out Coach Bruce Boudreau’s message? What’s at the root of Alex Ovechkin ’s ever-deepening slump? Read full article > >

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States resigned Tuesday over a scandal that has exposed the ongoing power struggle between the nation’s weak civilian government and its potent military. The resignation of the envoy, Husain Haqqani, follows an uproar over a confidential memo that requested Washington’s help in forestalling a military coup and diminishing the power of the Pakistani army in the aftermath of the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Read full article > >

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Pakistani ambassador Husain Haqqani resigns

Hurricane Irene has come and gone, but many travelers are still going nowhere fast in the aftermath of the storm.

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Some travelers still going nowhere fast

This article written by Margaret M. Mitchell, Dean of the University of Chicago School of Divinity, Appeared on Sightings on August 4, 2011 These words were posted by Joseph Farah on WorldNetDaily.com at 1:00 a.m. on November 26, 2001, in the aftermath of 9/11. The full column, “The Bible and self-defense,” presented a battery of biblical evidence, from Old and New Testaments, for why Christians should “buy firearms as a first step to fighting terrorism.”

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Was the Oslo Terrorist Really Christian? The Dean of Chicago’s Divinity School Says "Yes."

JOPLIN, Mo. — In the aftermath of the Joplin tornado, some people injured in the storm developed a rare and sometimes fatal fungal infection so aggressive that it turned their tissue black and caused mold to grow inside their wounds. Scientists say the unusually aggressive infection occurs when dirt or vegetation becomes embedded under the skin. In some cases, injuries that had been stitched up had to be reopened to clean out the contamination. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it was conducting tests to help investigate the infections, which are so uncommon that even the nation’s largest hospitals might see only one or two cases a year. Read full article > >

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In the aftermath of the killing of Osama bin Laden, a picture is emerging of a long, complex, dangerous and circuitous route to the compound that was the site of the special forces attack.

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Attack on bin Laden years in the making

In the aftermath of last week’s deal on current-year spending, President Barack Obama and top lawmakers are launching into the next round of budget battles, where the stakes are much higher. (April 11)

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A visit to Ukraine reveals the sheer tedium and exhaustion of dealing with the aftermath of a nuclear meltdown. It is a problem that does not exist on a human time frame.

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Lessons From Chernobyl for Japan

The city treats the aftermath, not the causes, of teen pregnancy.

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Teen pregnancy in D.C.: Treating the aftermath, not the causes

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan people are trying to sustain normal life amid the chaos.

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More awful news continues in the aftermath of the 23-foot tsunami triggered by a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan: The death toll is likely to surpass 1,000, and a high speed bullet train carrying hundreds and a cruise ship carrying 100…

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An Aberdeen scientist tells of his terrifying experience in the aftermath of the massive Japanese earthquake.

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Hopes fade of finding survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in New Zealand, as the death toll rises to 98.

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Demonstrators clean-up Egypt’s streets in the aftermath of 18 days of protest which led to Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.

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