| Unsealed birth records give adoptees a new peek at their past Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT  Maura Duffy spent a day in Chicago last September with her mother: A walk along Lake Michigan, shared meals, a boat tour highlighting Second City architecture.
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| Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT  A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, ...
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| Pope wraps up historic trip with Copacabana Mass Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:46 AM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up a historic trip to his home continent Sunday with a Mass on Copacabana beach that drew a reported 3 million people, who cheered the first Latin American pope in a remarkable response to his message that the Catholic Church must shake itself up and get out into the streets to find the faithful.
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| Pope draws 3M in Rio, one of largest papal Masses Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:02 AM PDT  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history.
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| Boats ply NY river in search for missing best man Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:58 AM PDT  PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Search boats plied the Hudson River on Sunday for any sign of the planned best man in a wedding who fell into the water after a speedboat carrying members of a bridal party crashed near the Tappan Zee Bridge.
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| Police: $53 million in jewels stolen in Cannes Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:47 AM PDT  PARIS (AP) — A staggering 40 million euro ($53 million) worth of diamonds and other jewels was stolen Sunday from the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes, in one of Europe's biggest jewelry heists in recent years, police said. One expert noted the crime follows recent jail escapes by members of the notorious "Pink Panther" jewel thief gang.
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| Youth pastor, wife, chaperone died in bus crash Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The youth pastor of an Indianapolis church and his pregnant wife were among the three who died in Saturday's bus crash, a church leader said.
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| Amanda Berry surprises Cleveland concert crowd Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — A talk radio host who invited a woman held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade to a music festival says he was as surprised as anyone when she showed up.
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| Col. Bud Day, Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 88 Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT  MIAMI (AP) — Retired Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient who spent 5½ years as a POW in Vietnam and was Arizona Sen. John McCain's cellmate, has died at the age of 88, his widow said Sunday.
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| Judge questions train driver over crash in Spain Posted: 28 Jul 2013 10:58 AM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed was being questioned by a judge on Sunday as officials tried to determine if he was responsible for the accident, which killed 79 people.
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| Death toll from Spain's train crash rises Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:05 AM PDT  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain (AP) — An official says the death toll from Spain's train derailment has risen to 79 after an injured passenger died in a hospital.
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| Pope draws 3M in Rio in 1 of largest papal Masses Posted: 28 Jul 2013 08:49 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An estimated 3 million people poured onto Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' historic trip to his home continent, cheering the first Latin American pope in one of the biggest turnouts for a papal Mass in recent history. |
| Search resumes for best man after NY boat crash Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:39 AM PDT PIERMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities returned to the Hudson River on Sunday to search for the planned best man in a wedding who fell into the water after a speedboat carrying members of a bridal party crashed near the Tappan Zee Bridge. |
| Cambodian opposition makes gains in elections Posted: 28 Jul 2013 09:49 AM PDT  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's opposition appeared to make impressive gains in Sunday's general election, though the ruling party claimed a victory that would extend the mandate of longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen. The results, if confirmed, lend support to opposition contentions that the vote could usher in opportunities for greater democracy.
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| Social media help track property lost in Holocaust Posted: 28 Jul 2013 02:21 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — When Cati Holland checked her email a few weeks ago, she was surprised to find a message saying she was eligible for compensation for her grandmother's Berlin store that was seized by the Nazis more than 70 years ago.
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| Egypt: PM has right to give military arrest powers Posted: 28 Jul 2013 07:47 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim president has given the prime minister the power to grant the military the right to arrest civilians after a weekend of violence between supporters of the country's deposed leader and security forces.
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