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Impostors

"House Elvis," Eran Levron, performs at The Elvis Inn in Neve Illan, Israel.

Elvis lives — in a small town near Jerusalem

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Every August, patrons flock to The Elvis Inn to celebrate the life of Elvis Presley. This year, with attention focused on the war between Israel and Hamas, organizers wondered whether anyone would show up. But come they did.

Residents receive food aid at the besieged al-Yarmouk camp,south of Damascus, April 24 2014, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA.

Scandinavians, for the first time, are joining the jihad

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