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EU leaders push on with contested Turkey migrant plan

EU leaders push on with contested Turkey migrant plan

BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union leaders pushed ahead Thursday with contested plans to send tens of thousands of migrants back to Turkey amid deep divisions over how to manage Europe’s biggest refugee emergency in decades. With European unity fraying in the face of more than 1 million migrant arrivals over …

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Germany closes Ankara embassy amid terror threat

Germany closes Ankara embassy amid terror threat

ISTANBUL (AP) – The Latest on developments regarding Turkey (all times local): 12:25 p.m. Germany’s foreign minister says he decided to close the country’s embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul, as well as German schools in both cities, after authorities received a security warning Wednesday night. Foreign Minister …

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Egypt says scan of King Tut’s burial tomb shows hidden rooms

Egypt says scan of King Tut’s burial tomb shows hidden rooms

CAIRO (AP) – Scans of King Tut’s burial chamber have revealed two hidden rooms, Egypt’s antiquities minister said Thursday – a discovery that could intensify speculation that the chambers contain the remains of the famed Queen Nefertiti. Mamdouh el-Damaty told reporters that the secret chambers may contain metal or organic …

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N. Korean ski resort’s amenities defy UN luxury-imports ban

N. Korean ski resort’s amenities defy UN luxury-imports ban

MASIK PASS, North Korea (AP) – To view the humbling limits of round after round of international sanctions against North Korea, come to Masik Pass. It isn’t a secret military facility where Kim Jong Un’s best and brightest are hard at work developing nuclear warheads and long-range missiles. It’s a …

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France re-enacts Nov. 13 attacks to understand operation

France re-enacts Nov. 13 attacks to understand operation

PARIS (AP) – French lawmakers leading an investigation into the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris and some first responders at the Bataclan concert hall that night returned Thursday to re-enact the horror that left 130 people dead across the capital. The exercise aims to shed light on what happened …

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Startup makes virtual reality intuitive with eye-tracking

Startup makes virtual reality intuitive with eye-tracking

TOKYO (AP) – No more fiddling with remote-controller buttons or a mouse. Just look. San Francisco-based startup Fove has developed eye-tracking for virtual reality – that kernel of technology many feel is key for the illusion of becoming immersed in a setting. Glance, and a video-game character talks back. Or …

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