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Latest Amelia Earhart expedition comes up empty

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An expedition that aimed to find signs that Amelia Earhart's plane crashed off Gardner Island came back empty-handed. But the researchers still believe in their theory.
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El Salvador struggles to reduce gang violence while mother looks for kidnapped son

El Salvador has the world's second highest murder rate. More than 4,300 occurred there last year alone. Though the U.S. has poured millions of dollars into anti-gang efforts in the country, nothing seemed to change until a few months ago when the Catholic Church stepped in....
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Because of disputed status, first Kosovar Olympian competing for Albania

Majlinda Kelmendi will be competing in the Olympics in London this year. She's the first Kosovar to participate since the country declared independence back in 2008. But because Kosovo isn't recognized by the United Nations, she must compete for Albania....
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VIDEO: Gunman kills 12 people, injures many in Colorado shooting

A gunman killed 12 people and injured 59 more when he opened fired in a midnight showing of the latest Batman movie early Friday morning. It was the worst mass shooting in Colorado since the Columbine Massacre in 1999. ...
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German Jews and Muslims outraged over ban on circumcisions

A recent German court ruling that calls circumcision a "bodily harm" has sparked weeks of outrage among Germany's Jewish and Muslim communities. A group of rabbis went so far as to declare the court's decision "the worst attack on Jewish life in Germany since the Holocaust."...
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Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius to compete in two Olympic events

Oscar Pistorius, a South African runner, has spent his career blurring the lines between disabled and able-bodied athletes. Next month he'll have the chance to make history as the first amputee to compete in track at the summer Olympics. ...
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American craft beer finds burgeoning market in Europe

American beer has long been derided in Europe as light, low-flavor and mass-produced. But the ascendancy of craft beer here is opening some minds, and some mouths, in Europe....
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Greek-American chef finds opportunity in Greece financial meltdown

In 2009, Ari Vezene opened his own a restaurant in Athens. His experience in the restaurant industry has taught him many lessons about the Greek financial crisis and how it came to be. ...
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Despite protests, Pena Nieto maintains lead in Mexico's presidential race

Voters in Mexico will elect a new president Sunday amid a long-lasting drug war that continues to plague the country with fear and violence. Despite protests from a growing student movement, polls show that Enrique Pena Nieto remains in front. ...
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Trial of former dictator forces Guatemala to face its turbulent past

Guatemala's former de facto president Jose Efrain Rios Montt is on trial for charges of war crimes and genocide committed under his brutal rule in the 1980s. After avoiding prosecution for nearly 30 years, Rios Montt faces a list of charges that shines a spotlight on the country's unpleasant past....
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