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LONDON (AP) — German author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann won the International Boo

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A small, twin-engine aircraft with only the pilot inside crashed near a busy highway in Texas on Wed

Embattled music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a youn

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Japan racks up trade deficit as imports balloon due to cheap yen