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Russian, NORAD forces unite for exercise

Flying at 34,000 feet over the Bering Strait, the Russian pilots had a singular focus: making sure they smoothly received the hand-off of a “hijacked” jetliner from their U.S.-Canadian counterparts.

 
Kate makes first appearance since royal birth

The Duchess of Cambridge has made her first public appearance since giving birth to Prince George last month, joining her husband, Prince William, at a running event in Wales on Friday.

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Utah football player, Texas A&M lineman among three killed in crash

A Texas A&M freshman lineman and an incoming member of the University of Utah football team died in a single-car rollover crash in the high desert of northern New Mexico.

 
Manning guilty on many charges, not most serious

U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy – the most serious charge he faced – but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges Tuesday, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks.

 
Spain investigators: Train conductor was on phone

The driver was on the phone with a colleague and reading a document as his train barreled ahead at 95 mph – almost twice the speed limit. Suddenly, a notorious curve was upon him.

 
Massive explosions rock Florida propane plant; eight injured

A series of explosions rocked a central Florida propane gas plant and sent “boom after boom after boom” through the neighborhood around it. Eight people were injured, with at least four in critical condition.

 
German man had pencil in head for 15 years

German doctors say a man spent 15 years with a 4-inch pencil in his head following a childhood accident.

 
Boston bombing suspect walking, claims innocence

The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that he and his slain brother were innocent, their mother told The Associated Press on Thursday.

 
Russians find preserved woolly mammoth carcass

Russian researchers say they have discovered a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal.

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