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3 killed in sea jacking of boat in Quezon
GMA news.tv, Philippines - 31 minutes ago
Initial investigation showed that prior to setting sail at about 1 am, the victims were approached at the Mauban shore by the two robbers,

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I’ma Surfer
London Review of Books (subscription), UK - 39 minutes ago
Trading up over the years from humble sailing boats, he was deep in negotiations to buy a $15 million racing yacht. On 14 March 2000, Bill Clinton

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Extreme sports meet wraps up in Madagui
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 39 minutes ago
The contests consisted of a BMX freestyle motorbike, sailing across a stream, and a running race. The Madagui Trophy was one of the biggest sports contests

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Anand sustains joint lead at Amber
Newstrack India, India - 40 minutes ago
The rest was plain sailing. Anand is enjoying his joint top place in rapid format with Armenia’s Levon Aronian on two points each after fashioning two

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The View From the Catbird Seat
New York Times, United States - 43 minutes ago
that the construction defects had been addressed, and that with the detail-driven Calvin Klein as condo board president, he could expect smooth sailing.

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SF Sailing Race Has Tragic End, 2 Sailors Drowned
eFluxMedia - 47 minutes ago
By Diane Smith The sailing race from the Golden Gate Yacht Club ended in tragedy as a Marin County boat with two sailors aboard vanished into the big waves.

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To Ireland, in search of my family
Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 2 minutes ago
It's a fine sight, and I like to imagine an Appelbe or two, circa 1690, sailing up the Lee River estuary in a double-masted schooner, at the end of their

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Subtleties to Showmanship: Pianistic Duality on Display
New York Times, United States - 6 minutes ago
Sober concentration gave way to balletic hand gestures (the most sweeping of these involving a follow-through that brought his right hand sailing over his

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Rod's Girls Go To War
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 10 minutes ago
The two stunners live in a house on daddy's estate, but admit life together isn't always plain sailing. Ruby said: "We really don't get along as housemates.

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Trade Wind forecast favours golden oldies.
YACHTe.com.au, Australia - 11 minutes ago
A forecast of moderate to fresh spinnaker sailing South East winds could favour the smaller well sailed sloops Saltash II, Wistari and Pagan to record a

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