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| Ocean dive may end 16-year-old mystery | | Sixteen years is a long time, but "it still feels just like yesterday" to 39-year-old Penny Malphrus. Her father disappeared while flying home from Swainsboro, Georgia, to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in February 1996. |
| Sinkhole is size of football field | | Residents of 150 homes near a sinkhole in a Louisiana bayou are not expected to be allowed to return for at least another month, officials say. |
| Chavez says U.S. detainee is ex-Marine | | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that the U.S. man arrested and accused of being a possible "mercenary" told authorities he was a former Marine. |
| Five things to watch | | Since starting with plenty of pomp, the 2012 London Olympics has been a forum for a number of stunning performances. Yet that won't be the case for much longer, as athletes have just two days left to realize their Olympic dreams. Here are five things to watch for Saturday, when 31 gold medals will be on the line: |
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