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Bank Standoff in Fla. Ends; Suspected Bomb Remains Inside

By Steven HofferSep 24th 2010 – 1:35PM

Update: The Associated Press reports that a suspected bomb has been removed from a bank teller's body and remains inside the Florida bank where authorities are attempting to defuse it. The teller was reportedly kidnapped early this morning by three suspects who strapped the bomb to his chest as part of a plan to rob the...

444 Days: The Iranian Hostage Crisis Remembered

By Dana ChivvisNov 3rd 2009 – 5:01PM

Thirty years ago today, hundreds of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Iran, took 66 Americans hostage, and set off an international incident whose consequences still affect us today. In its November edition, GQ magazine presents an exhaustive oral history of the hostage crisis, gathered by 10 reporters from...

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