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National Guard Soldiers in Puerto Rico

SHIPPED OUT

A law designed to protect American ship-building is limiting aid delivery to Puerto Rico

MAKING BRAINWAVES

Scientists used an experimental procedure to bring a man out of a 15-year vegetative state

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OVER AND OUT

Not even Bill Gates is using a Windows phone anymore

A coal merchant holds up a lump of coal for the camera in his yard in Melmerby, northern England November 5, 2008. A global recession and cheaper coal are likely to cut Britain's demand for natural gas this winter, possibly speeding up the fall in gas prices which have so far lagged behind the slump in oil markets. Photograph taken on November 5, 2008.

AMERICAN BEAUTY

21 unexpected things that Donald Trump thinks are beautiful

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