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Sales of the airliner are flagging, and airlines are retiring their 747 fleets. The end may be near for the original "jumbo jet," but in its day, it offered an experience like no other. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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Boeing's Iconic 747 May Be Flying Into The Sunset

Sales of the airliner are flagging, and airlines are retiring their 747 fleets. The end may be near for the original "jumbo jet," but in its glory days, it offered an experience like no other.

Army Capt. Drew Pham says his wife, Molly Pearl, helps him push through the difficulties of transitioning back to civilian life after deployment in Afghanistan. StoryCorps hide caption

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Never Truly Over: Discussing Deployment A Challenge Of Its Own

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San Francisco state Sen. Leland Yee leaves the San Francisco Federal Building after he was arrested and released on bond Wednesday. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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The Story Of Calif. Senator's Arrest Reads Like Pulp Fiction

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Archie Panjabi plays Kalinda Sharma on CBS's The Good Wife. Jeffrey Neira/CBS hide caption

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Sex And The Greater 'Good Wife': Archie Panjabi On Keeping That Big Secret

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Sales of the airliner are flagging, and airlines are retiring their 747 fleets. The end may be near for the original "jumbo jet," but in its day, it offered an experience like no other. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption

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Boeing's Iconic 747 May Be Flying Into The Sunset

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Illinois' health insurance marketplace is working to sign up Hispanics. About 29 percent of Latinos in the U.S. are uninsured. AP hide caption

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Latinos Wary Of All-Out Push To Sign Up For ACA

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The Diamondbacks' D-bat Dog is an18-inch corn dog filled with cheese, bacon and jalapeƱo. @DBACKS VIA TWITTER hide caption

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Batter Up: Baseball Just Got Its Most Decorated Corn Dog

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Chuck Mead's new album, Free State Serenade, is all about his home state of Kansas. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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From Love To Murder To UFOs, A Dark 'Serenade' To Kansas

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