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Hot Air Balloon Festival wins Guiness world record

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SEOUL, South Korea — Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy’s first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North…
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BOSTON — Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi barely scratched the surface of his long criminal relationship with James “Whitey” Bulger as he began what is expected to be hours of testimony…
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George Zimmerman listens to the verdict. (Reuters) Charles Barkley doesn’t shy away from controversy and this one has nothing to do with basketball. The NBA Hall of Famer said he…
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Trayvon Martin (AP) WASHINGTON — Looking for positive lessons to draw from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, President Barack Obama said Friday the nation needs to do some “soul-searching,”…
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U.S. Secretary State John Kerry looks out of a helicopter’s window at Zaatari refugee camp. (AP) (AFP/Getty Images)U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks on the phone, before boarding a…
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A new bidder has emerged for the company that owns Saks Fifth Avenue — and he’s mainly interested in the Fifth Avenue part. Barry Sternlicht — the New York real-estate…
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WASHINGTON — People who fire guns at drones are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined, the Federal Aviation Administration warned Friday. The FAA released a…
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Manhattan prosecutors have dropped felony assault charges against a notorious SoHo hobo after three attempts to have a grand jury indict him failed. Violent beggar Richard Pearson – considered a…
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The Mets hosted the Home Run Derby Monday at Citi Field; and last night they put on an encore, though not one their fans shouted for, as they gave up…