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Ocean Race to Detour for Whales Near Boston

nytimes.com
Apr. 25, 2009
Before gliding into Boston Harbor this weekend, yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race must navigate around a whale sanctuary to prevent potentially devastating collisions.
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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