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Boston College sets up school for first-generation immigrants

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UK officials looking to do away with some jury trials

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India's mechanical pachyderms replacing the real thing

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Mechanical elephants replace real ones for ceremonies in South India

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Four years since Bucha massacre

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A Ukrainian folk band for the 21st century

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From village songs to modern stages, Yagódy redefines Ukrainian folk music

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Beat Feuz of Switzerland takes a jump during the second training run for the men's downhill of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 9, 2018.

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