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November 15, 2013

Olympic torch returns to Earth after four days in space Mark Patteson Completing a hype-building journey leading up to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, the Olympic torch has landed in...

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Anastazia Vanisko, Staff Reporter • November 8, 2013

Over a billion dollars worth of stolen art discovered Anastazia Vanisko In a Munich home, billions of dollars worth of stolen art were recently discovered. In the past, the art was taken by the Nazis...

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Arielle Soffer and Anastazia Vanisko • November 4, 2013

Federal judge strikes down controversial Texas abortion limits Anastazia Vanisko US District Judge Lee Yeakel struck down part of a Texan law prohibiting abortions last Monday. Yeakel said that the...

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Anastazia Vanisko and Mark Patteson • October 24, 2013

Brazil seeks to create a more secure email service Anastazia Vanisko Following the discovery that Brazil was a target of the National Security Agency (NSA), Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff announced...

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Anastazia Vanisko and Mark Patteson • October 11, 2013

1. Cuba calls for condemnation of US embargo for 22nd consecutive year For the 22nd year in a row, Cuba has asked the UN to condemn the United States’ 51-year embargo of the island country. Naturally,...

Tara Tran and Mark Patteson • October 5, 2013

1. Megan Young, Miss Philippines, crowned Miss World 2013 United States born Megan Young won Miss World, which was hosted on the Indonesian island of Bali. Young, 23, beat 126 other contestants. Runner-ups...

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Tara Tran and Mark Patteson • September 27, 2013

1. Deadly earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan On Saturday, Sept. 21 around noon, in Nairobi, Kenya, unidentified gunmen attacked the Westgate Mall and held hostages until Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Al-Shabaab,...

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Tara Tran and Mark Patteson • September 20, 2013

1. Man shot trying to swim from South Korea to North Korea Attempts of defecting from South Korea to North Korea are rare. However, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, a man whose surname is Nam, tried and failed...

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September 13, 2013

1. New Van Gogh painting fo A new painting by Vincent Van Gogh, who was not well-renowned when he was alive, was discovered in a Norwegian attic. Named ‘Sunset at Montmajour’, this painting is the...

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Tara Tran and Katy Witkowski • September 6, 2013

Syrian refugee numbers climb to over 2 million The United Nations has released information stating that the refugees that have fled out of Syria have surpassed the two million mark, becoming one of...