NewsBeat SocialTag: jordan
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ISIS Downs U.S.-Led Coalition Fighter Jet, Takes Pilot Hostage
12/24/14 11:21 AM PST
The terrorist organization shoots down a Jordanian F-16 over Syria, and posts images of the captured pilot
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Jordan Ends 8-Year Execution Moratorium, Hangs 11 Murderers
12/23/14 11:49 AM PST
The Kingdom of Jordan carries out the death penalty for the first time in eight years by executing 11 men convicted on murder
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Social Media Campaign Refuels UN Aid to Syrian Refugees
12/10/14 11:08 AM PST
UN World Food Program paused food aid to Syrian refugees on December 1st, but after a 72 hour social media campaign called #ADollarALifeline, it raised $80M to help reinstate the program
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Oil Spill Floods Israel Nature Reserve
12/05/14 1:42 PM PST
600,000 gallons of crude oil spills onto Israel's Evrona Nature Reserve near the Jordanian border
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Is Your Name Elizabeth Gallagher? You Could Travel Around the World For Free
11/07/14 4:34 PM PST
A man is offering a trip around the world to a lucky Canadian named Elizabeth Gallagher
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Netanyahu Expedites Plans for Israeli Settlements in Occupied Territory
10/27/14 2:25 PM PST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised nationalist leaders to speed construction of controversial settlements considered illegal internationally
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U.S.-Trained Syrian Soldiers Will Not Go on Offensive
10/23/14 3:06 PM PST
Top defense officials report that they are skeptical that the U.S. trained Syrian opposition soldiers - recruited from refugee camps - will be able to win a war against a well-trained opponent, and advise them for defensive roles
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Paralyzed Groom Able to Walk at Wedding Thanks to Robotic Exoskeleton
10/21/14 3:42 PM PST
Matt Ficarra has been paralyzed since the chest down following a freak boating accident in 2011. With the aid of Ekso, a robotic exoskeleton that enables paralyzed persons to walk, Ficarra was able to walk down the aisle at his wedding
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Hiker Stumbles Upon Abandoned Tennessee Town
10/06/14 4:37 PM PST
Social media is going crazy over news that a man hiking through the Great Smokey Mountains National Park rediscovered an abandoned town
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Verdict Reached in 'Loud Music' Murder Trial
10/02/14 4:38 PM PST
Jury convicts Michael Dunn of first-degree murder for the 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Jordan Davis
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Bystanders Rush to Save 3 Teens Trapped in Overturned SUV
09/23/14 2:01 PM PST
Over a dozen samaritans jump into the Jordan River in Utah to save 3 teenagers, who were trapped in an overturned SUV – one woman catches it all on video
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U.S. Military, Arab Allies Bomb ISIS in Syria
09/23/14 11:18 AM PST
The United States launched 50 Tomahawk missiles and airstrikes to hit 14 ISIS positions across war-torn Syria, and attacked a separate terrorist group called Khorasan