A Marine's Parents' Story: Their Memories That You Should Hear Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News A Marine's Parents' Story: Their Memories That You Should Hear Sylvia and Ron McHone of Crystal Lake, Ill., knew the news was not good when Marines came to their door after 10 o'clock at night in 2012. This is their story. Read this story Afghanistan's Way Forward: A Talk With Gen. John Campbell, Decoded Gen. John Campbell leads the U.S. forces in Afghanistan. On Veterans Day, he offers his assessment of the war as the U.S. winds down its presence and hands over responsibility to the Afghans. Read this story Researchers To Attempt Robotic Landing On Comet's Surface Putting a probe on a comet's surface would be a first for mankind. But it doesn't look like it will be easy. Read this story Sterilization Operations In India Reportedly Kill 9 Women More than 80 surgeries were performed on women at a government-run camp Saturday; the first death was reported Monday morning. Read this story Trouble Swallowing Pills? Try The 'Pop Bottle' Or The 'Lean Forward' One-third of people have trouble downing pills, and many skip taking medications as a result. A researcher in Germany says that two techniques help. Really? We tested them ourselves to find out. Read this story more news stories

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