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British Library to Reunite Magna Carta Copies

The Magna Carta will be on the move in 2015.

The British Library plans to celebrate the 800th birthday of the document that laid the foundations of Britain's common law and civil liberties by uniting all four surviving original copies under one roof for the first time.

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Syrian Refugees in Egypt Swept up in Turmoil

Egyptian officials turn back a planeload of Syrians at Cairo airport. A popular presenter on Egyptian television warns Syrians to steer clear of protests or face the consequences. An Egyptian state school refuses admission to Syrian children.

Once welcomed with open arms in Egypt, many of the tens of thousands of Syrians who took refuge in Egypt from the civil war at home have now found themselves targets of hate speech and intimidation. Their dramatic change in fortune is one of the unexpected consequences of the Egyptian military's ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, whose Islamist-dominated government offered them favorable conditions.

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Troubled F1 Team Sauber Finds Russian Sponsors

Formula One team Sauber has eased its financial troubles with new funding from Russia in a deal which includes preparing a Russian driver for next season.

Sauber says the partnership involves two investment funds and Russia's National Institute of Aviation Technologies.

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IAAF: Latest Cases Enhance Fight against Doping

The international athletics federation says the credibility of its anti-doping program has been "enhanced, not diminished" after high-profile sprinters Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay returned positive tests for banned substances.

Gay, a former world champion who won the 100- and 200-meters at U.S. nationals last month, said he would pull out of the upcoming world championships.

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Japan Beats U.S. to Win Gold at Softball World Cup

Yuki Hayashi had two hits from four at bats with three RBIs as Japan beat the United States 6-3 on Sunday to win the gold medal in the eighth World Cup of Softball.

Yuka Ichiguchi tripled and drove in two runs for Japan, which beat the U.S. for the second time in as many days and extended its winning streak over the Americans to three games.

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Lebanese Ref Gives Evidence in Corruption Trial

A Lebanese referee serving time in a Singapore jail has given evidence at the start of the corruption trial of accused match fixer Eric Ding Si Yang.

Ali Sabbagh, dressed in purple prison overalls, avoided eye contact with Ding as he entered the courtroom Monday before revealing details of plans to fix matches.

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Beyonce Holds Moment of Silence for Trayvon Martin

Beyonce called in a concert for a moment of silence for Trayvon Martin, rapper Young Jeezy released a song in Martin's memory and Russell Simmons called for peace after George Zimmerman was acquitted by a Florida jury in the death of the teenager.

There was a wide range of reactions by celebrities after jurors cleared Zimmerman late Saturday of all charges in the 2012 shooting death of the unarmed 17-year-old black teenager.

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An Injured Mariah Carey Performs at MLB-Sandy Show

Mariah Carey has a new accessory: the stylish sling holding up her injured shoulder.

The pop diva performed in a fashionable sling that matched her shimmering white dress on Central Park's Great Lawn on Saturday for the 2013 MLB All-Star Charity Concert. It was for the benefit of Superstorm Sandy victims.

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600 in NY Set Record for Big Human Playing Card

Six-hundred people dressed in colored ponchos have aced their attempt to set a record for the largest human playing card.

The Oneida Indians say the record was set Saturday by 600 guests at the tribe's Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center in central New York.

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Netanyahu Vows to Keep Weapons from Hizbullah

Israel's prime minister insisted Sunday that he will not allow "dangerous weapons" to reach Hizbullah, following reports that Israel recently carried out an airstrike in northern Syria against a shipment of advanced missiles.

The airstrike in Latakia reportedly targeted Russian Yakhont anti-ship missiles, one of the types of advanced weapons that Israeli officials have previously said they would not allow to reach Syria. It would be the fourth known airstrike against Syria this year.

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