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'What Can You Say?' An Egyptian Man Mourns The Loss Of 4 Loved Ones

Egyptians pray for the victims of EgyptAir Flight 804 at Al-Thawrah Mosque in Cairo on Friday. The Egyptian military said it had found some wreckage of the plane, which was carrying 66 people when it went down early Thursday over the Mediterranean Sea. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

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'What Can You Say?' An Egyptian Man Mourns The Loss Of 4 Loved Ones

At mosques across Egypt, worshippers prayed on Friday for those killed when an EgyptAir plane plunged into the Mediterranean a day earlier. The cause of the crash still isn't known.

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In Life And In Film, The Past Is Ever Present For Director Terence Davies

Sunset Song, Terence Davies latest film, tells the story of Chris Guthrie (Agyness Deyn), a young Scottish woman who gives up her dream to help run the family farm. Along the way, she falls in love with a young farmer named Ewan (Kevin Guthrie). Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures hide caption

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In Life And In Film, The Past Is Ever Present For Director Terence Davies

In Life And In Film, The Past Is Ever Present For Director Terence Davies

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After Factory Layoffs, The 'Skeleton Crew' Is Left Behind

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After Factory Layoffs, The 'Skeleton Crew' Is Left Behind

After Factory Layoffs, The 'Skeleton Crew' Is Left Behind

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'What Can You Say?' An Egyptian Man Mourns The Loss Of 4 Loved Ones

Egyptians pray for the victims of EgyptAir Flight 804 at Al-Thawrah Mosque in Cairo on Friday. The Egyptian military said it had found some wreckage of the plane, which was carrying 66 people when it went down early Thursday over the Mediterranean Sea. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption

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'What Can You Say?' An Egyptian Man Mourns The Loss Of 4 Loved Ones

'What Can You Say?' An Egyptian Man Mourns The Loss Of 4 Loved Ones

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CDC: 157 Pregnant Women In The U.S. Have Tested Positive For Zika

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CDC: 157 Pregnant Women In The U.S. Have Tested Positive For Zika

CDC: 157 Pregnant Women In The U.S. Have Tested Positive For Zika

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TSA Head Visits Chicago Airports In Effort To Reduce Long Security Lines

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TSA Head Visits Chicago Airports In Effort To Reduce Long Security Lines

TSA Head Visits Chicago Airports In Effort To Reduce Long Security Lines

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For 70 Years, A Mug In Auschwitz Held A Secret Treasure

For more than 70 years, the false bottom on this mug hid a Holocaust victim's treasures. Mirosław Maciaszczyk/Auschwitz Museum hide caption

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For 70 Years, A Mug In Auschwitz Held A Secret Treasure

For 70 Years, A Mug In Auschwitz Held A Secret Treasure

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