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U.S. deaths in drone strike due to miscommunication, report says

Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith, 26, of Arlington, Texas, (above), and Navy medic Benjamin Rast, 23, were killed by a U.S. drone in a friendly fire incident on April 6 in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. (Photo provided by Jerry Smith.)

Miscommunication blamed in drone deaths

A Marine and a Navy medic are the first known U.S friendly fire casualties from a drone strike. They were targeted when Marine commanders in Afghanistan mistook them for Taliban fighters.

South Korean president visits Chicago

After a White House state dinner and a visit to a Michigan auto plant, South Korea's president arrived in Chicago on Friday to further economic ties with a state anxious to tap emerging markets in his homeland.

A Far South Side man has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a Chicago police officer Thursday night, police said.

 

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