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Writers Seek to Form National Identity Through Literature for Guinea-Bissau

US Holiday Travel Numbers Up

‘Doctor Who’ Gets a New Star

Bitcoin’s Roller-coaster Ride May Get Wilder

Rocket’s Arc Across California Sky Stops Traffic

Tribe Will Move From Shrinking Island to Louisiana Farm

Bell Ringers Collect Money for the Needy at Christmas

Indonesian Health Officials Launch Diphtheria Vaccination Campaign

Spain’s Christmas Lottery Awards $2.8 Billion

NASA Astronaut, 1st to Fly Untethered in Space, Dies at 80

Researchers Date Parts of Jesus’ Tomb to Time of Constantine

US Jury Convicts Two at FIFA Trial

Homegrown African Climate Model Predicts Future Rains — and Risks

Lawsuit: Apple Slowed iPhones, Forcing Owners to Buy New Ones

Nestle Warned It Lacks Rights to California Spring Water

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Hard-line Islamist Group in Indonesia to Boycott Facebook

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Toshiba Unveils Device for Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Probe

UN: Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh Face a Nutrition, Health Crisis

Bitcoin Plunges Below $12,000, Heads for Worst Week Since 2013

Snowy Owls Wintering in US Fitted With Tiny Tracking Devices

How a Ukrainian Folk Chant Became the Theme of American Christmas

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Famed Conductor Accused of Sexual Misconduct

UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Additional North Korea Sanctions

Papa John’s Founder Out as CEO, Weeks After NFL Comments

Russia’s Globex Bank Says Hackers Targeted Its SWIFT Computers

Apple Acknowledges Taking Action to Slow Down Older iPhones

After Delays, Ground Broken for Thailand-China Railway Project

A Shoe James Bond Would Be Proud Of

Fans Say Farewell to S. Korean Singer Who Died in Suspected Suicide

New York Gets Ready for Christmas

Thailand Battles Drug-Resistant Malaria Strains

Clifford Irving, Author of Howard Hughes Literary Hoax, Dies at 87

Overdose Deaths Soar, Cut Life Expectancy for 2nd Year

US Youth Conservation Group Enjoys Holiday Cheer

Iron-Fortified Beans Winning Customers in Rwanda, Uganda

Militants in Lake Chad Region Block Polio Program

Chilled Music: Performer Makes Instruments Out of Ice

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Michael Jackson Sex Abuse Lawsuit Dismissed

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Survey: Rohingya Refugees Fear for Health, Safety

EU Court Rules Uber Should be Regulated Like Taxi Service

World Meteorological Org.: Arctic Warming Appears Irreversible

EPA Says Superfund Task Force Left Behind Little Paper Trail

Displaced by Mining, Peru Villagers Spurn Shiny New Town

Study: There’s No Fail-safe Way to Prevent Dementia

US Sees Foreign Reliance on ‘Critical’ Minerals as Security Concern

Striking a Chord, Researchers Tap Brain to Find Out How Music Heals

Greek Lawmakers Approve 2018 Budget Featuring More Austerity

Ex-Odebrecht CEO, Symbol of Brazil Graft Probe, Leaves Jail

Gene Therapy for Rare Form of Blindness Wins US Approval

Lady Gaga Achieves ‘Dream’ with Las Vegas Residency

‘Ticking Time Bomb’ as Pacific Children Bear Mental Scars of Climate Disasters

Analysis: US Tax Cut to Deliver Corporate Earnings Gift

Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Hopes for Economic Turnaround

Facebook to Notify Users When Photos of Them Are Uploaded

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