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Freighter rams Chinese junk off Taiwan, 11 rescued

Apr. 27, 2009
Eleven crew members of a 54-foot wooden Chinese junk have been rescued after the replica vessel was rammed by a freighter and split in half off the coast of Taiwan at the end of a voyage from Hawaii. Relatives of some of the crew based in Hawaii said crew...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch