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Disabled Ship With Hundreds Of Migrants Aboard Towed To Crete

12:12pm November 27, 2014

by Joanna Kakissis

The Greek coast guard towed a crippled freighter with about 700 migrants on board to the island of Crete. It is the largest arrival of refugees to Europe in recent memory.

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Shakespeare Folio Found In Small-Town French Library

12:12pm November 27, 2014

by Petra Mayer

Copies of Shakespeare's first folio are some of the rarest books in the world — only about 230 copies survive. Surprisingly, another copy has been rediscovered in a public library in northern France.

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Unknowingly, British Farmer Uses Priceless Dagger As Doorstop

12:12pm November 27, 2014

A farmer in Rudham, England, has $65,000 to put toward a new doorstop because his current one was bought by a museum. It turns out the metal object he found was a 3,500-year-old dagger.

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Passengers Push Plane In Below Freezing Weather

12:12pm November 27, 2014

Amateur video captured the passengers giving it their all in arctic Russia this week. Though a tractor-trailer is also visible — likely doing the real work.

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Author P.D. James, whose publisher says died at age 94.

British Mystery Novelist P.D. James Dies At 94

11:32am November 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The author of such books as The Black Tower was best-known for her series featuring Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh.

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Though Usually Stoic, Merkel Shows Growing Ire With Russia

6:39pm November 26, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has attacked Russian actions in Ukraine, telling the German parliament that it will take long-term sanctions and perseverance to end the crisis there.

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Tax Fraud Case In Spain Lingers Against Barcelona Soccer Star

8:15am November 26, 2014

by Lauren Frayer

One of the world's most famous soccer players, Lionel Messi, has broken 2 of the game's greatest records in less than a week. But his future in Spain is clouded by a tax fraud case against him.

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Britain To Announce Sweeping Counterterrorism Legislation

6:37pm November 25, 2014

by Vicki Barker

The British government plans to introduce measures it says will help authorities combat terrorism. The proposed legislation includes a ban on insurance companies covering the cost of ransom demands.

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Hotel Looking For Guests With Social Media Clout

8:02am November 25, 2014

The luxury hotel in Stockholm will let you stay for free if you have 2,000 friends on Facebook, or 100,000 fans on Instagram.

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Polish Town Thinks Winnie The Pooh Needs A Pair Of Pants

1:02pm November 24, 2014

The beloved storybook character probably won't have a new playground named after him in one Polish town. Some officials there complained about the bear's immodest clothing.

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