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Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea
Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot (9-meter) waves and near hurricane-force winds on the night they set sail, despite records that show no severe weather in the area at the time.
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'Lutheran is not Lake Wobegon': After 500 years, faith expands to new cultures
The denomination, eroding in Europe and the United States, is being embraced by thousands in other countries -- and they're shaking up the old rituals.
World
Raw: Aftermath of deadly explosions in Mogadishu
A suicide car bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 16, police said.
Spain cracks down hard after Catalonia declares independence
In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, Spain fired Catalonia's regional government and dissolved its parliament Friday after a defiant Catalan declaration of independence that flouted the country's constitution.
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Catalan lawmakers vote for independence
Catalan separatist lawmakers have passed a motion to establish a new republic independent of Spain. Thousands of people gathered outside the parliament building to celebrate.
JFK files: British newspaper got mystery call before killing
A British newspaper received an anonymous phone call about "big news" in the United States minutes before President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963, newly released files on the assassination say.
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Raw: 2 American women rescued after months lost at sea
Two mariners from Hawaii and their two dogs, who spent months stranded at sea, were discovered by a Taiwanese fishing vessel, and then rescued Wednesday some 900 miles southeast of Japan.
German woman apologizes to U.S. man whose home Nazis gave to her family
Peter Hirschmann has often recounted his own story of fleeing Germany as a teenager to escape Adolf Hitler's persecution of the Jews, then joining the U.S. Army to fight the Nazis.
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Woman pens apology to man who lost home to Nazis
A 92-year-old New Jersey man received an apology letter from the granddaughter of a German man who had taken over his childhood home in 1939. Peter Hirschmann and his family fled Nazi Germany after they were forced out of their home.
World
Party balloons lift adventurer over South Africa
A British adventurer flew 15 miles across South Africa in a camping chair tied to a bunch of large party balloons.
World
Raw: Dozens found dead in Syrian town
The bodies of more than 60 Syrian civilians, many summarily killed by the Islamic State group, have been discovered in a central town in Syria, according to activists. WARNING: Video includes images some may find disturbing.
East Metro
Long-distance kidney donation links Minnesotan, New Zealanders
"I feel blessed," recipient says of the extraordinary gift. "You don't owe us a thing," donor says.
World
Wild boars injure four in Germany
Police say a pair of wild boars have gone on the rampage and injured at least four people in the northern German town of Heide.
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Somali-Minnesotans rush to help bomb victims in Mogadishu
They're joining with a growing number of Minnesota Somalis who have returned to the country of their roots.
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