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83 years after finishing her master’s coursework, this Stanford graduate finally received her education degree

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Virginia “Ginger” Hislop, 105, recently walked the stage at Stanford University to receive her master’s degree in education for the coursework she completed in 1941. A smiling Hislop rose to an ovation on June 16 as she received her degree and master’s hood at the university’s Graduate School

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At least 5 dead after missile fragments scatter over beachgoers in Russian-occupied Crimea

By Zahid Mahmood, Darya Tarasova, Xiaofei Xu and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed and over 100 injured when missile fragments scattered over beachgoers during a Ukrainian strike on the city of Sevastopol in Russia-occupied Crimea, authorities say. “Unfortunately, we currently have 124 victims, of which three [are] dead children and two

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Gunmen kill police, priest and civilians in attacks on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan

By Darya Tarasova, Jen Deaton, Mariya Knight, Andrew Raine and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities of Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest, in what appeared to be a coordinated attack. Sergey Melikov,

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‘They saved their whole lives for this’: American woman’s heartbreak as parents die on Hajj

By Pauline Lockwood and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Saida Wurie said it was her parents’ lifelong dream to participate in Hajj, the religious pilgrimage that brings Muslims from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. They’d spent $23,000 on an all-inclusive travel package through a tour company registered in the state of Maryland.

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