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The widow of "Jaws" novelist Peter Benchley is working with the Humane Society of the United States to stop an Oak Bluffs, Mass., shark hunting tournament.
The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis says Hollywood is helping to shine a spotlight on the deadly lung disease.
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Peter Benchley, best known for the 1974 novel "Jaws," died Sunday at his home in Princeton, N.J., at the age of 65.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Martha's Vineyard plans a festival to mark the 30th anniversary of "Jaws."
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Palestinian  Security Forces Patrol the Border With Egypt.
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A members of the Hamas security forces patrol the border area between Gaza and Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 20, 2013. Egyptian police angered by the kidnapping of seven colleagues by Islamist gunmen kept a crossing into the Gaza Strip closed again for four days, stranding hundreds of Palestinian travellers, As Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza closed and border was declared as military zone. Palestinian security forces patrol around the border, witnesses said. UPI/Ismael Mohamad