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America’s best beaches

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Photos: 'Dr. Beach' Picks the Top 10 Beaches of 2013

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Syria opposition unity talks face specter of collapse

ISTANBUL - Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on Friday.

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British Airways aircraft makes emergency landing

BA flight to Oslo makes safe return to Heathrow after “technical fault”

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