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He Fled Gaza by Jet Ski to Reunite His Family

OSNABRÜCK, Germany — They are a tiny speck speeding across the Mediterranean Sea. Three men in ordinary street clothes — track pants, coats over life jackets, a "Free Palestine" cap — sit astride a jet ski, gripping each

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Amnesty: RSF Accused of War Crimes in Darfur's el-Fasher

The latest report came hours after the RSF agreed to a three-month humanitarian truce. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters are committing war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher, the rights group Amnesty International has alleged in a new report.

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U.S. DOT launches civility campaign for holiday air travel

The U.S. Department of Transportation is launching what it's calling a "civility campaign" to promote good behavior on flights and at airports, as the busy holiday travel season gets underway.

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Two Texas Men Indicted Over Alleged Plot to Seize Haitian Island

Two men from North Texas have been charged over violent plans that included an armed coup on the Haitian island of Gonave, according to the Justice Department. Gavin Weisenburg, 21 years old of Allen

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G20 Concludes in South Africa Amid U.S. Absence

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — This weekend's G20 Leaders' Summit in South Africa was unusual for several reasons. The first summit on

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50 Students Escape Niger State Kidnapping; Over 200 Remain

ABUJA, Nigeria — Fifty of the 303 pupils abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state have escaped and are back with their families, school officials said Sunday, offering some relief to worried relatives after one of the largest school kidnappings in the country.

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Understanding Women's Hair Loss and What Helps

sutlafk/iStockphoto/Getty Images Alison Richards, first noticed her long, blonde hair began to thin and then fall out in her 20s. "There was one day in the shower where I just had hundreds of strands of hair, like fistfuls of hair coming out," Richards remembers.