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Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See," an emotional and intimate World War II novel that has been one of the top-selling literary works of the past year, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Pulitzer judges on Monday cited Doerr's "short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology. |
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It’s hard to believe it but today marks the 20th anniversary of the first episode of the greatest Irish sitcom ever the inimitable Fr Ted.
Like the truly great comedy vehicles, it is permanently repeated on channels from RTÉ to E4; a timeless classic in every sense of the word, even if it did only last for 25 episodes from 1995 to 1998. |
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The Tunisian captain and a Syrian crewmember of the boat that capsized off the coast of Libya with hundreds of people aboard were arrested in what may be the deadliest migrant tragedy ever, prosecutors in Sicily said Tuesday. Assistant Prosecutor Rocco Liguori said the two men were charged with.... |
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See," an emotional and intimate World War II novel that has been one of the top-selling literary works of the past year, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Pulitzer judges on Monday (April 20) cited Doerr's "short, elegant chapters that.... |
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The European Union agreed Monday to expand its Mediterranean Sea rescue effort to staunch the flood of migrants fleeing to European shores that has resulted in hundreds of deaths in the past week. The EU also will provide more funds for migrant interdiction, seek to catch and destroy smugglers'.... |
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Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See," an emotional and intimate World War II novel that has been one of the top-selling literary works of the past year, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Pulitzer judges on Monday cited Doerr's "short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology. |
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NEW YORK Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See," an emotional and intimate World War II novel that has been one of the top-selling literary works of the past year, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Pulitzer judges on Monday cited Doerr's "short, elegant chapters that explore human nature and the contradictory power of technology. |
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The Bixby family was a bomb waiting to explode. They deeply distrusted the government, and the fact that authorities planned to take a small strip of their property to widen a highway in western South Carolina infuriated them. On Dec. 8, 2003, that bomb went off. Highway workers who came to the Bixby property felt threatened, so Sgt. |
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The American Public Media-backed podcast "Serial" became the first of its format to win one of the coveted Peabody Awards, which recognize excellence in television and radio. Vice News, CNN National Public Radio and NYC Radio all won two of the awards, which are based at the University of Georgia's.... |
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European rescue ships and planes fanned out across the Mediterranean on Monday amid an escalating crisis with possibly hundreds of desperate migrants lost in the waves and other vessels sending out calls for help. The dangerous journeys from North Africa and elsewhere have gone on for many years. |
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Pope Francis led the Vespri prayer in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on April 11, 2015. He met with religious leaders Monday to discuss sectarian violence. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters.
Pope Francis met with top European rabbis Monday in the Vatican to discuss growing anti-Semitism in Europe.... |
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