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'Red Army' Explores How The Cold War Played Out On Ice

The documentary Red Army profiles Viacheslav "Slava" Fetisov — one of the most decorated athletes in Soviet history. Slava Fetisov/Slava Fetisov/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

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'Red Army' Explores How The Cold War Played Out On Ice

When the U.S. hockey team beat the USSR during the 1980 Olympics, it was dubbed the "miracle on ice." Red Army profiles the Russian athletes and their place in the Soviet Union's propaganda machine.

Police Departments Issuing Body Cameras Discover Drawbacks

A Philadelphia police officer demonstrates a body-worn camera being used as part of a pilot project last December. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Police Departments Issuing Body Cameras Discover Drawbacks

Police Departments Issuing Body Cameras Discover Drawbacks

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Maybe Early Humans Weren't The First To Get A Good Grip

An example of a human precision grip — grasping a first metacarpal from the thumb of a specimen of Australopithecus africanus that's thought to be 2 to 3 million years old. T.L. Kivell & M. Skinner hide caption

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Maybe Early Humans Weren't The First To Get A Good Grip

Maybe Early Humans Weren't The First To Get A Good Grip

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French Prisons Prove To Be Effective Incubators For Islamic Extremism

Cherif Kouachi, one of the brothers responsible for the Charlie Hebdo attacks, spent 20 months in Fleury-Merogis prison just outside Paris, where he crossed paths with a radical imam with ties to Osama bin Laden.This photo shows the men's building in May 2014. Charles Platiau/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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French Prisons Prove To Be Effective Incubators For Islamic Extremism

French Prisons Prove To Be Effective Incubators For Islamic Extremism

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Family Dollar Shareholders Approve Takeover By Dollar Tree

Family Dollar shareholders agreed Thursday to sell the company to rival chain, Dollar Tree for $8.7 billion. Family Dollar turned down a bigger offer from Dollar General due to antitrust concerns. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Family Dollar Shareholders Approve Takeover By Dollar Tree

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Family Dollar Shareholders Approve Takeover By Dollar Tree

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Hostess Isn't The Mostest: Make Your Own Sno Balls At Home

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Hostess Isn't The Mostest: Make Your Own Sno Balls At Home

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Hostess Isn't The Mostest: Make Your Own Sno Balls At Home

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States Continue Push To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

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States Continue Push To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

States Continue Push To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

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For Many French Jews, Anti-Semitism Has A Clear Source

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For Many French Jews, Anti-Semitism Has A Clear Source

For Many French Jews, Anti-Semitism Has A Clear Source

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'Red Army' Explores How The Cold War Played Out On Ice

The documentary Red Army profiles Viacheslav "Slava" Fetisov — one of the most decorated athletes in Soviet history. Slava Fetisov/Slava Fetisov/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

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'Red Army' Explores How The Cold War Played Out On Ice

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'Red Army' Explores How The Cold War Played Out On Ice

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Saudi King Abdullah, Who Laid Foundation For Reform, Dies

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Saudi King Abdullah, Who Laid Foundation For Reform, Dies

Saudi King Abdullah, Who Laid Foundation For Reform, Dies

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