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Easter Island quarry reveals how Polynesians made enigmatic stone statues

Archaeologists studied hundreds of unfinished stone heads in a quarry on Easter Island to better understand how they were constructed and the society that made them.
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Farmer suspended on zipwire in attempt to escape flood

A farmer trapped by rising floodwaters was rescued by a drone in Vietnam after it was determined that a boat could not cross ...
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America’s biggest retailer wants to be number one on speed

CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich goes inside one of Walmart’s new high-tech fulfillment centers to show how the retailer is gearing up for the holidays — using data, automation, and sheer logistics power to ...
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King: Workers on edge as they await GM's fate

This week, King traveled to Tennessee to see how the problems at General Motors are affecting plant workers there. NASHVILLE, Tennessee-- Ask newly retired autoworker Brenda Carter about President ...
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Palestinian killed; Israel says he was planting bomb

A Palestinian was shot and killed Thursday in a clash with Israeli troops near Nablus in the West Bank, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called the man a ...
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Korean leaders sign peace pledge

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun signed an eight-point peace agreement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on Thursday at a summit in Pyongyang, North Korea. The leaders pledged to work toward ...
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Trump responds to shooting of National Guardsmen

President Donald Trump condemned the shooting of two West Virginia National Guardsmen in Washington DC as a “heinous assault” and “an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror.” ...
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Holding Gitmo inmates would be economic boost, Illinois officials say

A proposal to house federal prisoners, including some detainees from Guantanamo Bay, in a largely vacant maximum-security prison would be an economic boost to struggling northern Illinois, state ...
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Blair: Bin Laden behind attacks

Three of the 19 hijackers involved in the attacks on the United States have been positively identified as "known associates" of Osama bin Laden, the British prime minister has said. In a statement on ...
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Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

A flurry of economic data released Tuesday after a blackout during the government shutdown paints a confusing picture of the US economy. • September wholesale inflation rose by 0.3%, keeping the ...
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Israel tightens grip on Gaza City; Hamas stays defiant

The rumble of artillery fire and the roar of ensuing explosions continued to roll through Gaza early Tuesday despite pronouncements by an Israeli official earlier that the military operation may be in ...
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Dutch financial giant cutting up to 7,000 staff

Story Highlights Dutch-based finance and insurance group ING is cutting up to 7,000 staff Move part of effort to help save $1.4 billion over the next year It also announced Monday that CEO, Michel ...