A new exhibit is opening in Nuremberg to mark the 65th anniversary of the start of the Nazi war crimes trials following World War II. (Nov. 17)
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Fast-moving thunderstorms blew through New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and knocked out electricity to around 60000 people. Winds were strong enough to flip over small planes parked at an airport in Pennsylvania. (Nov. 17)
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An experimental drug by Merck that pushed the so-called good cholesterol to off-the-charts levels while also dropping bad cholesterol is renewing hopes for a novel way to lower heart risks. (Nov. 17)
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Russell Crowe says he was initially adamant he wouldn’t sign up to his latest project, ‘The Next Three Days,’ despite being a fan of director Paul Haggis. (Nov. 17)
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Dutch forensic experts say they are testing a piece of bone found on the Caribbean island of Aruba to see if it comes from missing American teenager Natalee Holloway. (Nov. 17)
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A Russian labeled the “Merchant of Death” by those who claim he fueled some of the world’s deadly conflicts over the last decade with powerful weapons has arrived in the United States. Viktor Bout faces charges he supported terrorists. (Nov. 17)
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Spanish flamenco, Mediterranean cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine are among items added to the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage. (Nov. 17)
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Police say at least 12 Connecticut high school students were hurt after a man got into a fight with his girlfriend, took a box truck from work, then crashed into at least 12 cars and a school bus in Stamford. (Nov. 17)
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BP has launched its biggest push yet to deep-clean the tourist beaches that were coated with crude during the worst of the Gulf oil spill. Machines are digging down into the sand to remove buried tar mats left from the Deepwater Horizon disaster.(Nov. 17)
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Highlights of this day in history: President Richard Nixon says ‘I am not a crook’; Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England; Suez Canal opens; Congress holds first DC session; Sculptor Auguste Rodin dies; Film director Martin Scorsese born. (Nov. 17)
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