Laura Wagner
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Puri began acting in Indian art house cinema in the 1970s and soon branched into British and American films, including Gandhi in 1982 and Charlie Wilson's War in 2007. -
The Americans bested the Canadians in a shootout. They won their semifinal match against Russia in a shootout as well, thanks to three goals from 19-year-old Troy Terry.
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In February 2015, a group of Chelsea football club supporters were caught on video pushing a black man off a crowded Paris metro as fans shouted, "We're racist and that's the way we like it."
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"I am not here to be champion. I am here to prove that at 105 years old you can still ride a bike," Frenchman Robert Marchand said.
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Authorities suspect that the attackers, who the BBC reports were armed with rocket propelled grenades and sniper rifles, might be linked to Islamist separatist groups.
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The U.S. "has the highest rate of gun-related deaths among industrialized countries, with more than 30,000 fatalities annually," the study says. Yet funding for gun violence research is limited.
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Kelly's decision to move to NBC, a network that President-elect Donald Trump and some conservative pundits have branded as "liberal," isn't a complete surprise.
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Four people were killed in southern Alabama when a tree fell on their mobile home. One man in the Florida Panhandle drowned.
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George Washington began the tradition of the presidential farewell address in 1796. President Obama will continue the tradition with a speech Jan. 10 at Chicago's McCormick Place.
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The marching band from Talladega College, Alabama's oldest private, historically black liberal arts college, is listed as one of the participants in the inaugural parade on Jan. 20.
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Baghdad has seen a spate of deadly ISIS bombings in the last several days. On Monday alone, five blasts rocked the capital city, NPR's Alice Fordham reported.
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The two-time Wimbledon champion sustained "severe" injuries to her left hand, her playing hand, during a home invasion. She said she is "fortunate to be alive."
