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Otto Warmbier: US student sent home from North Korea dies 
Map of University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati Ohio Ohio Ohio: Warmbier, 22, was serving 15 years of hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. He had been in a coma for a year.
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US doctors dispute N Korean coma story |
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Otto Warmbier: North Korea releases jailed US student 'in coma' US student Otto Warmbier has been freed from jail in North Korea, but his parents say he has been in a coma for a year
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North Korea 'detains US citizen Kim Hak-song' |
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North Korean university names detained US citizen |
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Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee granted US asylum |
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Trump order: Refugees detained at US airports. New York
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| Jan.25 |
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Trump says he believes waterboarding works |
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UN human rights chief condemns Western 'demagogues' |
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US man Kim Dong-chul jailed for spying in North Korea
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| Mar.21 |
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Obama and Castro spar over human rights. Cuba
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| Mar.15 |
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US student Otto Warmbier given hard labour in North Korea
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| Jan.22 |
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North Korea arrests US student for 'hostile act' |
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Jason Rezaian and three other US prisoners freed in Iran Iran has released Washington Post reporter and three other Iranian-American prisoners as it anticipates the lifting of international sanctio...
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Trials would aid fight against corruption - Obama. Kenya
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Sandra Bland arrest video released by Texas officials |
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Department of Justice probe into police custody death Map of Baltimore| Baltimore: DOJ has opened an investigation into the death of Freddie Gray, a black man, who died from spinal injuries suffered while in police custody. Gray, 25, died in hospital on Sunday, a week after being arrested in Baltimore.
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Obama hails Selma march 'heroes' |
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| Dec.11 |
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CIA boss defends post 9/11 tactics |
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Afghanistan decries CIA 'violations' |
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| Dec.9 |
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CIA report sparks prosecution calls |
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CIA lied over 'brutal' interrogations U.S. Senate: The CIA carried out 'brutal' interrogations of al-Qaeda suspects in the years after the 9/11 attacks on the US, a US Senate report has said
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| Dec.3 |
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Federal probe into NY chokehold case New York: The Justice Dept is to launch a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man who died after being placed in a headlock by a white...
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| Nov.12 |
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Obama warns of Myanmar 'backsliding' |
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North Korea frees detained US men Miller and Bae 2 Americans who were being held in detention in N. Korea, Matthew Todd Miller and Kenneth Bae, have been released and are on their way home
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| Sep.14 |
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US citizen sentenced to six years in prison with labor by North Korea |
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US works to free trio in N Korea |
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| Jun.29 |
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North Korea to put US men on trial |
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N Korea 'detains third American' |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable'. Washington
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Twitter 'blocked' in Turkey Twitter users in Turkey report that the social media site has been blocked in the country. PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to 'wipe out Twitter'
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American jailed in North Korea returned to work camp |
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US and UN 'horror' at Syria report |
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| Jan.17 |
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Obama announces plan to curb NSA. Washington
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| Jan.9 |
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Rodman sorry over N Korea detainee |
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US captive in Iran said to be CIA |
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U.S. 'concerned' about elderly detainee |
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| Oct.30 |
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Google outrage at 'NSA hacking' |
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| Aug.27 |
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US envoy in N Korea prisoner mission |
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| Aug.15 |
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Obama condemns Egypt bloodshed |
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Critics' dismay at Zimmerman verdict |
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Snowden meets activists at airport. Moscow
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US warning to Egypt over arrests |
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NSA chief in rare Senate briefing |
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US spy leaker 'defending liberty'  Hong Kong: Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance
| Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'
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US clarifies internet tapping policy |
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US agency 'collecting phone records' The US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting the telephone records of tens of millions of Americans, according to the Guardian newspa...
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AP condemns US phone records seizure |
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N Korea jails US man for 15 years. North Korea
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US forces 'must leave' Afghan region |
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| Jan.9 |
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N Korea 'urged to widen Internet' |
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USAid shuts down Russia operation |
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| Aug.1 |
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Chen seeks US pressure on China |
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China hits back on U.S. human rights |
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Pakistani doctor in bin Laden raid gets 33 years in prison Peshawar: Shakeel Afridi accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden was sentenced Wednesday to 33 years in prison for treason
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Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S.. New York
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| May.15 |
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Chen tells U.S. lawmakers of reprisals |
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Chinese activist wants to go to U.S. |
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Escape overshadows US-China talks |
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China dissident 'in US embassy' | Beijing: Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC. Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall a... | |
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Iran cancels death sentence for American |
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| Mar.1 |
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NGO workers leave Egypt on U.S. military plane
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China's Xi defends rights record. Washington
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| Jan.28 |
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US fears for Bin Laden 'informer' |
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Hillary Clinton meets Aung San Suu Kyi. Myanmar
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Hikers detail Iran's 'ridiculous lies' |
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U.S. hikers in Iran freed American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer were released from an Iranian prison into the care of an Omani official
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| Sep.13 |
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U.S. hikers jailed in Iran may be released
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U.S. hikers get eight years in prison Iran: The two U.S. hikers detained for two grueling years in Iran on spying charges have been sentenced to eight years in prison
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Obama says al-Assad must go. Washington
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| Feb.23 |
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Obama condemns crackdown in Libya |
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| Feb.8 |
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US urges faster change in Egypt |
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| Sep.29 |
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U.S. adds more sanctions against Iran |
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Freed US hiker vows to help friends Tehran: A jubilant American Sarah Shourd reunited with her mother, after authorities released her from a Tehran prison where she had been held for 14...
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| Sep.10 |
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Iran calls off release of American hiker
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Google reports China-based attack San Francisco Bay Area: Google says pullout possible. The company and at least 20 others were victims of a highly sophisticated and targeted attack in mid-December
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Iran to charge U.S. hikers with espionage |
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| Aug.23 |
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CIA report alleges prisoner abuse |
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| Aug.15 |
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Myanmar hands American to U.S. officials |
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Two freed US reporters head home |
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N. Korean leader pardons U.S. journalists North Korea: President Kim Jong Il has pardoned and ordered the release of two U.S. journalists after Bill Clinton met with top North Korean officials
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Reporters get 12-year terms in N. Korea North Korea: Two U.S. journalists who were detained in North Korea while covering the plight of defectors have been sentenced to 12 years in labor camps
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US presses China over Tiananmen |
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| May.13 |
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Obama stopped to detainee photo releases |
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| May.11 |
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U.S. journalist freed in Iran
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| Apr.23 |
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US women 'face North Korea trial'
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Iran jails journalist as US spy
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| Apr.16 |
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US releases Bush-era interrogation memos |
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| Mar.25 |
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YouTube blocked in China |
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| Feb.21 |
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Clinton: Human rights 'cannot interfere' |
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Bush chides China over human rights |
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| Feb.21 |
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UK: CIA rendition flights used British soil |
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CIA 'wiped' interrogation tapes
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US warns Pakistan over emergency |
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| Jul.20 |
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Bush signs order banning 'torture' |
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| Jun.8 |
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CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'. European Union
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Bush chides Kremlin over democracy |
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| May.24 |
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Congress backs Iraq funding bill. U.S. Congress
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CIA tortured me, says Iran envoy |
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Bush admits to CIA secret prisons. Washington
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| Aug.3 |
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Bush calls for democracy in Cuba |
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| Jun.29 |
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Guantanamo tribunals 'illegal'. U.S. Supreme Court
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| Jun.6 |
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Europe 'connived in CIA flights'. European Union
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U.N. report: Close Guantanamo. UN
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| Feb.15 |
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New Abu Ghraib images broadcast. Australia
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| Feb.1 |
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Internet firms 'bowed to Beijing' |
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| Dec.16 |
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Secret U.S. spy powers sparks anger |
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| Nov.20 |
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Bush asks China to expand freedoms |
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| Oct.5 |
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Senate backs detainee rights |
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Rumsfeld: China needs freer government |
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Rice calls for change in Belarus |
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U.S. hails Lebanese democracy move |
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New abuse photos are 'even worse' |
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Bush demands Mid-East democracy |
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Bush visits China |
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Aid workers freed Afghanistan: 8 Western workers airlifted out of the country by a US military helicopter
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Atlantic Charter made public Map of Placentia Bay Canada| Maritime Provinces: The Charter was a pivotal policy statement, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by the leaders of the UK and the U.S. | |
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| Dec. 12, 1917 |
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Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town in Omaha Map of Boys Town Nebraska USA U. S. Midwest: An Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church founded the orphanage known as Boys Town, which now also serves as a center for troubled youth
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Statue of Liberty dedicated Map of Liberty Island USA| Manhattan: The copper statue was built by Gustave Eiffel. It was a gift to the United States from the people of France | |
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First Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, N.Y. Map of Seneca Falls New York USA Upstate New York: Mott and Stanton organized a women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York
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US spy leaker 'defending liberty' 
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