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  • WorldAssociated Press

    Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong

    When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, with unease. If an election were held today, the AfD would be the second largest party, according to polls.

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    A student persuaded by his friend to get his legs amputated for a $1.3 million insurance scam wound up getting only $7,200 that he now has to return: prosecutors

    Zhang, 23, soaked his feet for over 10 hours in dry ice so they'd get so badly frostbitten that he'd need a double amputation, prosecutors said.

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  • USUSA TODAY

    Years after her stepdad shot her in the face, Michigan woman gets a new nose

    In Chapter 5 of Amedy Dewey's story, Amedy undergoes another surgery, this one to reconstruct her nose, after being shot in the face six years ago.

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  • USAssociated Press

    State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs

    “The home was everything," to her father said LoGrande, 57. Rather, it was part of a routine process the federal government requires of every state: to recover money from the assets of dead people who, in their final years, relied on Medicaid, the taxpayer-funded health insurance for the poorest Americans. A person's home is typically exempt from qualifying for Medicaid.

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  • BusinessInsider Monkey

    15 Worst Steakhouse Chains in the US

    In this piece, we are going to look at 15 Worst Steakhouse Chains in the US. If you feel like skipping on our detailed discussion on the meat and beef market, you can jump directly to 5 Worst Steakhouse Chains in the US. The global meat market was valued at a huge US$1.4 trillion in […]

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  • USKansas City Star

    Mexican food chain has closed three Kansas City area locations. Now only one remains

    “We hate to say adios, but this location is now closed,” reads a sign on the door. “Thank you to our loyal guests for all the good times.”

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  • WorldReuters

    China's military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites

    Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk's SpaceX was building hundreds of spy satellites for a U.S. intelligence agency. SpaceX's Starshield unit is developing the satellite network under a classified $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Reuters reported on Friday, citing five sources familiar with the programme.

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