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Six men face charges for hiding 67 illegal immigrants in a one-story house in a residential neighborhood, U.S. officials said. The residence is thought to be one of many houses in the city where human smugglers put illegal immigrants until they can be moved or ransomed, said Luisa Deason, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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A shipwreck off the North Carolina coast believed to be that of notorious pirate Blackbeard could be fully excavated in three years, officials working on the project said. Archaeologists and historians planned Friday to review 10 years of research on the shipwreck. It is the oldest shipwreck discovered off the North Carolina coast
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A pilot who was killed with his daughter when he crashed into an in-law's home near a southern Indiana airport may have hit the house intentionally, Indiana State Police said. Indiana State Police spokesman 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten said a preliminary crash investigation leads "us to believe that this was an intentional act."
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Scientists have yet again discovered undeniable and totally universal evidence that alcohol is good for you. While the information may not be irrefutable or inclusive of every age, body type and income tax bracket, we'd just like to be the first to wholeheartedly embrace it.
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A suicide car bomber shattered a relative lull in Baghdad's violence Monday, killing at least 28 people in a blast that touched off raging fires and a blizzard of bloodstained paper from a popular book market. It was the largest bombing in the capital in three days, and came on the heels of a major push by nearly 1,200 U.S. and Iraqi troops into Sadr...
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The city of New Orleans filed a $77 billion damage claim against the Army Corps of Engineers Thursday for flooding that inundated the city when levees failed after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Under the Federal Tort Act, Thursday was the last day residents could file such a claim against the Corps.
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Afghan witnesses and gunshot victims said U.S. forces fired on civilians in cars and on foot along at least a six-mile stretch of road in Nangarhar province following a suicide attack against the Marine convoy. The U.S. military said militants also fired on American forces during the attack.
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That's 252.91 mph, or nearly a football fields length every second. James from Top Gear tests it out on a five mile long straightaway at the maximum security VW test track in Germany.
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Every year about 10% of the laptops that are stolen, are done so in airports. Here is a quick video explaining how the theft happens and what you can do to prevent it. Keep an eye on your carry-on luggage as well!
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