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People hold candles during a vigil on Emory University's campus Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, in Atlanta, ...
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Talking to children about terrorist attacks is unavoidable, so learn how to do it properly

For parents, explaining the details behind the Paris attacks to their children can seem intimidating but is necessary in today's overly open media age.
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People, many of whom are French, hold up their lit phones as they take part in a vigil in solidarit...
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Video released of Paris attacks shows chaos, terror caused by rampaging gunman

Several videos released Wednesday of surveillance footage taken from a restaurant involved in the Paris attacks showed the chaos and terror caused at the hand of the attackers.
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Faith in Humanity: Muslim man asks for hugs in Paris while blindfolded

After one of the worst terrorist attacks in France's history left an entire country on edge, a Muslim man decided to stand blindfolded in the center of Paris and ask fellow Parisians for hugs.
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Report: 5 Syrians planning to illegally enter US detained in Honduras

Five Syrians with fake passports who were planning to enter the United States illegally were reportedly detained in Honduras on Wednesday.
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Young boy gives poignant interview after Paris attacks

One precious young French boy and his father speak to a reporter from Le Petit Journal following the dreadful events in Paris.
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Tourists pose for a selfie while a French soldier patrols at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday,...
Cooper Rummell

Travel expert: Paris is back open for business

Businesses in Paris want travelers to know they are open again.
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Candles are placed outside the French embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, for t...
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ISIS group claims responsibility in Paris attacks, killing 129, injuring 352

At least 129 people were killed Friday in at least six terror attacks that unfolded across Paris in the deadliest violence the city has seen since WWII.
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In this March 26, 2015 file photo, drawings of some of 43 missing rural college students are surrou...
Corbin Carson

Documentary of 43 missing Mexican students debuts in Arizona theaters

"43" will explore the circumstances surrounding the September 2014 disappearance of 43 male students from Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Mexico.
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Google Trends shares the most popular Halloween costumes

Curious about what people around the world are dressing up as for Halloween? Look no further than Frightgeist, put on by Google and Google Trends.
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Refugees arrive on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Thur...
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As U.S. raises refugee cap, Arizona relief agencies ready for increase

Relief agencies in Arizona said they are ready to admit more refugees in the coming year after the U.S. announced an increase of the number to be accepted.
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Sen. John McCain blames President Obama for Syrian refugee crisis

Arizona Sen. John McCain is not mincing words when it comes to the current Syrian refugee crisis.
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Justice Department: Arizona man indicted for supporting ISIS

PHOENIX — An Arizona man was indicted Thursday for allegedly supporting the Islamic State militant group known as ISIS. Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal, 42, allegedly helped a New York City college student travel to Syria via Turkey to receive military-style training from ISIS. The indictment said Gammal and the unidentified student communicated for months before […]
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Massive explosion rocks Chinese port city, at least 300 injured

BEIJING — Chinese state media said a huge explosion at a container port in the northeastern city of Tianjin has injured at least 300 people and killed at least 13. The state-run Beijing News said on its website that between 300 and 400 people had been admitted to hospitals in the city, east of Beijing. […]
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Plane part found on beach may be missing Malaysian Airlines flight

Investigators were examining pieces of an airplane Wednesday that could be linked to a Malaysian Airlines flight that went missing about one year ago. Multiple outlets reported a piece of wreckage washed ashore on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean. It appears to be a portion of a Boeing 777 wing, the […]
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FILE – In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, UEFA President Michel Platini gestures during a pres...
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Platini confirms he will run for FIFA president

Michel Platini has launched his campaign to succeed Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, aiming to give the scandal-hit governing body "the dignity and the position it deserves."
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Afghan intelligence: Taliban leader Mullah Omar dead

Afghanistan's main intelligence agency said Wednesday that the reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has been dead for more than two years.
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Rome’s hot summer: corruption, breakdowns run city to ground

Pope Francis has declared a Jubilee Year for Rome, and the first of as many as 30 million people may start pouring into Rome.
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FILE – In this July 30, 1965 file photo, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Medicare Bill int...
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Then & Now: Medicare and Medicaid turn 50

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law on July 30, 1965, roughly half of Americans 65 and older had no health insurance.
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Lew gets more than 1 million comments on currency redesign

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Wednesday he's gotten more than a million responses to his request for comments on how U.S. currency should be redesigned and recommendations for what woman should become the first female on U.S. paper money in more than a century.
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House, Senate move toward short-term highway bill

The House and Senate are moving toward passage of a three-month patch to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing to states while lawmakers seek the right mix of policy and revenue to achieve a long-term transportation deal.
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FILE- In this file photo taken Friday, May 29, 2015, former General and Nigerian President, Muhamma...
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Nigeria president visits Cameroon to discuss militant threat

The president of Nigeria made his first official state visit to neighboring Cameroon on Wednesday, as the two former enemies struggle to contain the mutual threat posed by Islamic militants carrying out suicide bombings across the region.
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Reports: Israeli drone attack kills 3 in southern Syria

An Israeli drone attack in southern Syria on Wednesday killed at least three pro-government gunmen, an activist group and a Lebanese TV station reported.
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FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2004 file photo Jan Kulczyk appears at a special parliamentary commis...
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Poland’s richest businessman, Jan Kulczyk, dies at 65

Jan Kulczyk, Poland's richest man and the founder and president of investment empire Kulczyk Holding, who made his fortune during Poland's economic transformations, has died from complications following surgery, the company said Wednesday. He was 65.
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