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Chinese man dodges two navies to cross Taiwan Strait by rubber dinghy in search of ‘freedom and democracy’

A Chinese man crossed the highly-militarized Taiwan Strait in a small rubber dinghy Saturday in search of “freedom and democracy,” Taiwanese police said. According to police captain Shih Chun-hsu, the man, surnamed Zhou, was spotted late Friday evening near the port of Taichung after crossing the roughly 80 kilometer (50 mile) stretch of water from

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Eric McClure, former NASCAR driver, dies at 42

Former stock car driver Eric McClure has died at age 42, NASCAR announced on Sunday. The Washington County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Department confirmed McClure’s death to CNN. Emergency personnel were called to McClure’s home Sunday morning where they found his body. His body was sent to Virginia Department of Forensic Science in Roanoke for an autopsy,

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Soldiers who went missing on secret US military mission in 1962 to be honored with Maine memorial

The families of soldiers lost while taking part in a secret US mission during the Vietnam War have long wanted their relatives’ names included on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Because of complexities surrounding Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 — which disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1962 — that hasn’t happened. But relatives

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