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Pvt. Ronald Gray in 1988
Convicted of multiple murders, rapes in late 1980s

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Judge stays soldier’s execution
A U.S. district court judge has granted a stay in the execution of Pvt. Ronald A. Gray, a move that likely will delay the first military execution since 1961.

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U.S. cruise ship outruns Somali pirates
NAIROBI, Kenya — The luxury American cruise ship steaming across the Gulf of Aden with hundreds of well-heeled tourists might have been too much for Somali pirates to resist.

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