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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Passenger: 'It felt like a roller coaster'

The last thing Elder Stephen Ward remembers is flying sideways out of his seat.



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Should you visit Hitler's holiday home?

With Adolf Hitler's WWII Bavarian mountain retreat set to undergo a multi-million dollar makeover, travel to the onetime lairs and luxury retreats of tyrants is in the spotlight.



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Disgraced politician Bo Xilai indicted

Bo Xilai, once a rising star in China's ruling Communist party, has been indicted for bribery, corruption and abuse of power, state news reported Thursday.



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Snowden -- facts, fictions and fears

"Any analyst at any time can target anyone. Any selector, anywhere ... I, sitting at my desk, certainly had the authorities to wiretap anyone, from you or your accountant, to a federal judge, to even the President. ..."



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Egypt coup? U.S. not saying

The Obama administration will not make a formal determination as to whether the ouster of Egypt's president by the military was a coup, a senior administration official told CNN's Jill Dougherty.



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Pope to crowd: 'You are not alone'

Shasta Darlington reports on Pope Francis' visit to Brazil's famous Copacabana beach and the message of hope he brought.



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Southwest jet 'hit runway nose first'

The Southwest Airlines jet that skidded down a LaGuardia airport runway on its nose on Monday touched down on its front wheels first, which then collapsed, according to federal accident investigators.



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