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Saint Martin Canal

France marks one year since the Paris terror attacks

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The ceremonies were peaceful and quiet. A pianist played; lanterns floated on a canal.

Steve Puget, 18, started a Facebook page to help people in Paris find missing friends and relatives after the attacks. In some cases, he had to break the news that a loved one had been killed.

From his bedroom hundreds of miles away, this teenager helped find the missing of Paris

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Russia theater siege

In Paris attacks, echoes of past Russian tragedies

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Flowers and expressions of sympathy, at the entrance to the French embassy in Washington.

Yes, Paris could happen in the US

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Carroll Gardens vigil

In Brooklyn, a big Muslim voice sounds out against terror

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A woman wears the painted colours of France's national flag on her cheek during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Paris attacks, in Sydney, Australia, November 14, 2015.

Witness: ‘There was sadness in every eye’

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A 25-year-old software engineer recalls the scene from Paris, where she was in the stands for what was supposed to be a thrilling soccer matchup between France and Germany.

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