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Lassana Bathily, a Muslim born in Mali, will become a citizen of France. Bathily saved Jewish shoppers at the Parisian kosher market where he works from an Islamist gunman by hiding them in a basement walk-in refrigerator.

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Hero Of Kosher Grocery Siege Will Become A French Citizen

8:10pm January 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Like Amedy Coulibaly, the man who authorities say carried out the deadly attack in Paris, Lassana Bathily is a Muslim with ties to Mali. Last week, he saved several people from Coulibaly.

Garry Usher oversees the five lamplighters employed by British Gas. Each night, members of his crew wind up, by hand, the clocks that control when the lamps, like this one at St. John's church in Smith Square, turn on and off.

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Carrying The Torch For London's Last Gas Lamps

6:33pm January 15, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

British Gas still has five employees who work as lamplighters, tending to the more than 1,000 centuries-old gas lamps that still line some of London's oldest neighborhoods.

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Two Dead After Police Anti-Terror Raid In Belgium

6:33pm January 15, 2015

by Teri Schultz

Reports from Belgium say at least two people are dead after a police raid on a suspected militant hideout in the east of the country.

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Paris Attacks Bring New Attention To Free Speech Laws In France

6:33pm January 15, 2015

Melissa Block speaks with French lawyer Aurélien Hamelle about the limits on free speech in France.

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Belgian police block a street in central Verviers on Thursday. Two men were killed and a third arrested when police raided an apartment used by suspected Islamist radicals.

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2 Dead, 1 Wounded In Belgian Anti-Terror Operation

5:10pm January 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The raid in the town of Verviers comes the same day police arrested a man accused of selling weapons to Amedy Coulibaly, who was killed by police after he attacked a Paris kosher shop last week.

Pope Francis disembarks from the plane upon his arrival at the airport in Manila, Philippines, on Wednesday. In comments to reporters aboard the plane, Francis said though the attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine was an "aberration," free speech "cannot make

Pope Francis Backs Freedom Of Speech — But Within Limits

4:48pm January 15, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Francis said there are limits to freedom of speech, especially when it concerns religion. He was answering a question about the deadly attack last week on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

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Paris Neighborhood Becomes Breeding Ground For Militant Jihadists

3:14pm January 15, 2015

A section of Paris, which is known for its picturesque parks and artistic community, was also home to the gunmen in last week's terror attack. Renee Montagne talks to Myriam Benraad, a French scholar.

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Great Rabbi of France Haim Korsia, right, speaks as the Imam of the eastern suburb of Drancy, Hassen Chalghoumi, left, and others listen during a ceremony at the synagogue of Sarcelles, France, in July 2014, after pro-Palestinian protests in Paris and Sar

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In A Paris Suburb, Jews And Muslims Live In A Fragile Harmony

11:41am January 15, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Jewish and Muslim communities have lived together for decades in Sarcelles, about 10 miles from Paris. But locals say last week's attacks in Paris have heightened awareness of religious differences.

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Smoke rises from a building in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris, where two brothers suspected in the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo were cornered by police. The suspects, Said and Chérif Kouachi, were killed.

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Suspects In Paris Magazine Attack Killed; Market Gunman And 4 Hostages Also Dead

11:39am January 15, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

After two separate police standoffs that lasted for hours, three suspects in recent attacks in Paris are dead. Four hostages also were killed, President François Hollande said Friday.

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In New Concert Hall, Paris Orchestra Honors Last Week's Terror Victims

8:07am January 15, 2015

A new concert hall known as the Philharmonie de Paris opened in the 19th arrondissement on Wednesday. French President Francois Hollande attended the opening night concert.

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