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Cruise Ship Captain Says He Tripped Into Lifeboat, Couldn't Get Out

Captain Francesco Schettino
It is hard not to laugh at what Francesco Schettino, the captain of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, had to tell about fleeing the scene before the emergency evacuation of the ship was completed: I tripped and I found myself inside the life boat with a number of passengers.
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Anthony Chiasson, who co-founded the Level Global Investors hedge fund, exits United States Court in lower Manhattan

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Newton Mass. Teacher Made Child Porn, Stole Girls' Underwear

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"Spider-Man" Broadway producers sue director Taymor

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Farmers tiptoe into newly opened Canada wheat market

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