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• Trump says he trusts Putin's denials of election meddling

  11-11-2017 23:48 via yahoo.com
  By Steve Holland and Denis PinchukDANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said he believed President Vladimir Putin when he denied accusations Russia meddled in last year's U.S. election despite U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusion of Russian interference.Trump made the comment after he and Putin met briefly at a summit in Vietnam on Saturday and agreed on a joint statement supporting a political solution for Syria, now in its seventh year of civil war.It was their first encounter s
  
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• Tillerson visits 'Hanoi Hilton' that once held McCain and other POWs

  11-11-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Washington's top diplomat visited the remains of a Vietnam War era prison on Saturday where American POWs were held, including veteran Republican senator John McCain.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who is accompanying president Donald Trump on a tour of Asia, stopped by the notorious Hoa Lo prison -- dubbed the "Hanoi Hilton" by imprisoned GIs during the war -- shortly after arriving in the Vietnamese capital.Much of the building was demolished in the 1990s but a gatehouse remains alongside
  
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• 60,000 join far-right march on Poland's Independence Day

  11-11-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tens of thousands of nationalists marched in a demonstration organized by far-right groups in Warsaw Saturday, as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day.
  
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• U.S. signals caution to Saudis despite shared concern about Iran

  11-11-2017 23:03 via yahoo.com
  By Jonathan Landay and Yara BayoumyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite President Donald Trump's full-throated support for Saudi Arabia, the United States appears to be signaling a desire for Riyadh to take a more cautious approach in its regional power struggle with Iran, experts say.The Trump administration, which shares Saudi Arabia's view of Iran as a regional menace, has strongly backed the Kingdom in the wake of a failed missile attack from Iran-aligned forces in Yemeni territory that demonstrat
  
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• 2017 NYC Veterans Day Parade

  11-11-2017 23:01 via yahoo.com
  New York City hosted its 98th annual Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of service in the nation, on Nov. 11.“America’s Parade” featured more than 20,000 participants, with marching bands, people on floats, veterans’ groups and military units.The parade is also a key part of Veterans Day USA, a national network of events working toward the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day in 2019.
  
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• Buzz Aldrin joins New York City Veterans Day parade

  11-11-2017 23:00 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the U.S. Air Force's highest-ranking woman joined Mayor Bill de Blasio and others at the city's Veterans Day parade.
  
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• AP source: 3 UCLA players stay in China; team returns to US

  11-11-2017 22:55 via yahoo.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA basketball team is heading back to Los Angeles without three players arrested on shoplifting charges in China, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday.
  
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• Lebanese president presses Saudi to say why Hariri has not returned

  11-11-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  By Ellen FrancisBEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's president called on Saudi Arabia on Saturday to clarify why Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri could not return home, a week after he stunned his country by resigning while in the kingdom.A senior Lebanese official said President Michel Aoun had told foreign ambassadors Hariri had been "kidnapped" and should have immunity.Hariri's shock resignation has thrust Lebanon back into the frontline of a power struggle between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'it
  
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• Splatoon 2's Next Splatfest Pits Sci-Fi Versus Fantasy In Favorite Genre Spar

  11-11-2017 22:23 via gamespot.com
  
  North America's next Splatfest in Splatoon 2 is quickly approaching. This Friday, November 17 at 9 pm PST, get ready to spar for your favorite genre in Turf Wars.This Splatfest's theme aims to settle the rift between the futuristic possibilities of science fiction and whimsical charms of fantasy. To pick your coat of arms (we mean side), head on over to the poll in Inkopolis Square when it appears this week, and cast your vote.As with other Splatfests, this one will work the same. The side that
  
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• 'Stranger Things' nail art is here and weird and we love it

  11-11-2017 22:15 via yahoo.com
  2017 has been a great year for cinematic nail art. We may be approaching peak craze with the latest Instagram trend, however:Stranger Things-inspired nail art. Ever since the second season was released, folks have been designing Eleven-themed nails and other Demogorgon-inspired patterns. No matter what you think about think about the second season, you've got to admit — this looks good. SEE ALSO: 'Stranger Things' wants you to turn your Eggo box into creepy DIY costumes The trend really ki
  
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• Chiefs DT Miller arrested in Florida on battery charge

  11-11-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Roy Miller was arrested early Saturday in Florida on a domestic battery charge, according to Duval County jail records.
  
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• Spain rescues 250 migrants in Mediterranean

  11-11-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Spanish authorities said they rescued over 250 migrants, including children, on Saturday who were making the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe."We saved 251 people from five improvised vessels all in the Alboran Sea," Spain's maritime safety authorities said on Twitter, referring to the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea.The number of migrants arriving by sea on Spanish shores has soared over last year, with the figure nearly tripling to 15,585 in 2017 by November 8, according
  
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• Family of 4, And Dog, Found Dead in Murder-Suicide: Cops

  11-11-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  They moved to Utah from Switzerland months ago.
  
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• Doom (Switch) Review Roundup

  11-11-2017 21:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Doom was one of 2016's surprise gaming hits and the thought of being able to take the fast-paced, demon-demolishing title on the go was unheard of. But it's 2017, and Doom on Nintendo's hybrid console, the Switch, is finally here.Doom is out now on Switch in addition to its 2016 platforms. Check out the first 13 minutes of Carnage Campaign gameplay on Switch here, or our livestream here. And for you serious Doom fans, the Switch version has been confirmed to be receiving the Unto the Evil DLC,
  
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• Pregnant Kylie Jenner Shares Snaps of Pink Nails and Room

  11-11-2017 21:16 via yahoo.com
  Kylie Jenner is once again sharing cryptic photos of pink decorations which seem to hint that a gender reveal for her baby is on the way
  
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• Huge rally in Barcelona demands jailed separatists' release

  11-11-2017 21:08 via yahoo.com
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people backing Catalonia's bid to secede from Spain packed the streets in downtown Barcelona Saturday to demand the release of jailed separatist leaders.
  
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• Videos show officer-involved shooting after high speed chase

  11-11-2017 21:07 via yahoo.com
  Police in Providence, Rhode Island, released footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting on a highway on Oct. 9.
  
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• 'Fake News.' Roy Moore Again Denies Sexual Misconduct Allegations

  11-11-2017 20:30 via yahoo.com
  "This article is a prime example of fake news"
  
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• PC And Console Strategy Game Railway Empire Gets Release Date

  11-11-2017 20:25 via gamespot.com
  
  While Kalypso is best known for publishing the Tropico series, the company works with a wide-array of strategy and adventure-focused games. And one of its upcoming titles has an interesting distinction. It's the first train simulation on current-gen consoles. Railway Empire, a "tycoon simulation game" according to the game's press release, covers the Westward expansion period from 1830-1930 in the North America Frontier era. While the game will not have multiplayer support, mods will be availabl
  
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• IS recaptures last Syrian urban bastion in fierce fightback

  11-11-2017 20:21 via yahoo.com
  The Islamic State group recaptured Albu Kamal in eastern Syria on Saturday after a fierce fightback to save the last urban bastion of its collapsing "caliphate".The jihadist rebound came as the United States and Russia issued a surprise joint presidential statement saying there was "no military solution" to Syria's grinding six-year war.The two countries have long backed opposite sides in Syria, but the Kremlin on Saturday said US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin mad
  
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• Mass graves holding '400 IS victims' found in Iraq

  11-11-2017 20:05 via yahoo.com
  Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected Islamic State group victims have been found near the former jihadist bastion of Hawija in northern Iraq, the regional governor said Saturday."Not less than 400 people were executed," he said, adding that some were clad in the uniform of prisoners condemned to death while others wore civilian clothing.IS was forced out of Hawija -- 240 kilometres north of Baghdad -- by Iraqi forces in October in a sweeping offensive that has seen the group lose the va
  
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• Daughter of Polygamous Sect Leader Says He Sexually Abused Her for Years

  11-11-2017 19:57 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Jeffs, now 33, said the abuse began when she was 8 and happened countless times
  
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• Trump, again on defensive, says Putin denies 2016 meddling

  11-11-2017 19:54 via yahoo.com
  HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Days before returning home from a whirlwind trip to Asia, President Donald Trump was back on the defensive over Russian election meddling and accusing Democrats of trying to sabotage U.S.-Russia relations.
  
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• SMITE Black Knight Osiris Skin Code Giveaway (PC/PS4/Xbox)

  11-11-2017 19:15 via gamespot.com
  
  We've teamed up with Hi-Rez Studios to give away 5,000 skin codes for ​SMITE's Black Knight Osiris to redeem on PC/PS4/Xbox One. This is an instant-win and you will receive an email with the code within 24 hours.This giveaway coincides with ​SMITE’s​ ​new​ ​action-packed​ ​RPG​ ​mode titled “Shadows Over Hercopolis". Players band together to traverse iconic locations from Norse mythology, confront legendary monsters, and get
  
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• Tens of thousands join Polish nationalists' march on independence day

  11-11-2017 19:00 via yahoo.com
  Carrying Polish flags and throwing red smoke bombs, tens of thousands of people on Saturday joined a march in Warsaw organised by far-right nationalists to mark independence day, while counter-protesters rallied against fascism.The annual march also attracted a considerable number of supporters of the governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party to honour the reestablishment of Poland's independence in 1918.It's 50 to100,000 mostly football hooligans hijacking patriotism," said 50-year-old
  
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• How Cuphead's Devs Gambled On A Dream

  11-11-2017 19:00 via gamespot.com
  
  From remortgaging their homes to selling a million copies, here's the story of how two brothers with no experience went on to make Cuphead, one the biggest surprise hits of 2017.
  
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• Pope reaffirms conscience as heresy debate divides church

  11-11-2017 18:54 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday reaffirmed the "primacy" of using one's conscience to navigate tough moral questions in his first comments since he was publicly accused of spreading heresy by emphasizing conscience over hard and fast Catholic rules.
  
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• Charlottesville unrest was a factor for many Virginia voters

  11-11-2017 18:53 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Unease over violent white nationalist rallies in Charlottesville this summer and President Donald Trump's response loomed in the minds of many Virginia voters during Tuesday's elections in which Democrats made significant gains, according to progressive advocacy groups and interviews with voters.
  
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• Man in Court For Drug Charge Accidentally Drops Cocaine During Hearing: Police

  11-11-2017 18:46 via yahoo.com
  He was re-arrested and received another drug charge.
  
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• Correction: Vatican-Nuclear story

  11-11-2017 18:34 via yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — In a story Nov. 10 about a nuclear disarmament conference at the Vatican, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the U.S. embassy official who attended. His name is Louis Bono, not Luis.
  
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• New Injustice 2 DLC Characters Will Include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  11-11-2017 18:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Injustice 2, NetherRealm's superhero-filled fighting game, is set to receive its most surprising DLC addition yet. A new trailer for the game's Fighter Pack 3 DLC has revealed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will join the fray, alongside Enchantress and Atom.While the latter two characters mentioned above are exciting new arrivals in their own right, they're somewhat overshadowed by the Ninja Turtles. Interestingly, all four of the heroes in a half shell will join the Injustice 2 roster, which
  
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• New Injustice 2 DLC Characters Include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  11-11-2017 18:33 via gamespot.com
  
  Injustice 2, NetherRealm's superhero-filled fighting game, is set to receive its most surprising DLC additions yet. A new trailer for the game's Fighter Pack 3 DLC has revealed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will join the fray, alongside Enchantress and Atom.While the latter two characters mentioned above are exciting new arrivals in their own right, they're somewhat overshadowed by the Ninja Turtles. Interestingly, all four of the heroes in a half shell will join the Injustice 2 roster, which
  
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• Roy Moore During Speech To Honor Vets: Accusations Against Me Are 'Hurtful'

  11-11-2017 18:25 via yahoo.com
  Judge Roy Moore took a few minutes during a Veteran’s Day speech he gave in Birmingham, Alabama, to claim victimhood and dismiss allegations that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.
  
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• New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer Is Packed With Fresh Footage

  11-11-2017 18:15 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now only a month from release and we can expect plenty more publicity over the next few weeks. A pair of new trailers were released recently, and now we have another TV spot.While this teaser is very short, it's actually mostly new footage. We see Finn delivering the franchise's most famous line, Poe getting some snappy dialogue of his own while in a space battle, and Rey twirling her lightsaber on Ahch-To. Check it out below:The Last Jedi is directed by Rian Johnson
  
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• George Takei 'Shocked And Bewildered' By Former Model's Sexual Assault Allegation

  11-11-2017 18:15 via yahoo.com
  A day after a former model said George Takei had sexually assaulted him 36 years ago, the “Star Trek” actor strongly denied any wrongdoing, saying that he was “shocked and bewildered” by the claims.
  
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• Airport worker, one other, charged over crude bomb in North Carolina

  11-11-2017 17:56 via yahoo.com
  Police in North Carolina have arrested and charged two men -- one an airport employee -- for possessing a homemade bomb, police said.Fells told police in Charlotte he had intended to use the bomb against a neighbor with whom he had been arguing, but changed his mind and gave it to Paul Dandon, 30, a full-time employee of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) based at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.Police said Dandon's job gave him access only to an offsite air traffic control tower,
  
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• Rebel Wilson Says 'Male Star' Sexually Harassed Her While His Friends Tried To Film

  11-11-2017 17:54 via yahoo.com
  Actress Rebel Wilson has come forward to describe a series of disturbing incidents from her time in the film industry, including being sexually harassed by a “male star” while his friends looked on and laughed.
  
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• 'Didn't Even Blink.' Texas Church Shooter Had Been Acting Strangely, Witnesses Say

  11-11-2017 17:52 via yahoo.com
  Devin Patrick Kelley showed up at a festival and made people suspicious
  
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• China shopping festival smashes record with $25 billion haul

  11-11-2017 17:24 via yahoo.com
  Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, said on Saturday its Singles' Day sales extravaganza hit $25.4 billion, smashing its own record from last year and cementing it as the world's biggest shopping event.Once a celebration for China's lonely hearts, Singles' Day has become an annual 24-hour buying frenzy that exceeds the combined sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the United States, and acts as a barometer for China's consumers.As tills shut midnight on Saturday, Alibaba's live sales ti
  
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• Call of Duty: WW2 Guides, Tips, And Tricks

  11-11-2017 17:23 via gamespot.com
  
  Call of Duty: WWII's focus on brotherhood and bonds are both refreshing and familiar as it shed its futuristic, sci-fi storytelling to return to its roots in war. From its moving story to the multitude of ways to play online, it maintains the jump-in-and-play attitude while breaking out of its recent tropes. While it's still a grab-and-go kind of title, there's a lot more depth here than meets the eye. Our in-depth guides are an easy way to get started and stay invested.Be sure to check back her
  
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• 'Are You Still Muslim?' Marine Drill Instructor Gets 10 Years in Prison for Tormenting Recruits

  11-11-2017 17:22 via yahoo.com
  Sgt. Joseph Felix tormented young recruits, including one who later killed himself
  
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• Walmart Shopper Who Broke His Hip Picking Out A Watermelon Awarded $7.5 Million

  11-11-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  An Alabama jury has decided that the Army veteran who broke his hip while picking out a watermelon at a Walmart store should receive $7.5 million.
  
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• Donald Trump: Vladimir Putin told me Russia didn't meddle in US election

  11-11-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump has said that Vladimir Putin told him there was no Russian interference in the US election, and that he was offended by the mere suggestion. “He said he didn't meddle,” said Mr Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One during his 11-day Asia trip. “I asked him again.  You can only ask so many times.  But I just asked him again, and he said he absolutely did not meddle in our election.  He did not do what they're saying he did.” US
  
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• Texas Shooter’s Ex-Wife Says She Lived in Constant Fear of Him

  11-11-2017 17:13 via yahoo.com
  Tessa Brennaman said she lived in fear of ex-husband Devin Kelley, who killed 26 people in a Texas church last week and was found guilty in 2012 for beating her and fracturing her baby’s skull.
  
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• Trump Will Meet With Philippines’ Duterte Amid Human Rights Groups Concerns

  11-11-2017 17:09 via yahoo.com
  President Trump once praised the Philippines President for doing "an unbelievable job on the drug problem," but Duterte's actions have outraged human rights groups.
  
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• Kansas Teens Too Young to Vote are Running for Governor Instead

  11-11-2017 17:07 via yahoo.com
  Four high school boys in Kansas, too young to vote themselves, are running for governor in a state that has no minimum age requirement for the position, hoping to get more young people involved.
  
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• Xi tells Duterte China will work to safeguard South China Sea peace

  11-11-2017 17:04 via yahoo.com
  China will work with Southeast Asian countries to safeguard peace in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday in a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who pledged to handle issues with Beijing in those waters bilaterally.China claims almost the entire strategic waterway through which about $3 trillion worth of goods pass every year, building and militariszing artificial islands.Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have conflicting claims the
  
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• Star Wars Battlefront 2: How Does Progression Work?

  11-11-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Star Wars Battlefront II's progression system might seem incredibly complicated at first. With three different currencies to spend and a wealth of star cards to parse through, it can be difficult to make sense of what everything does and how it all contributes to your overall progression. To help get you up to speed on the game's systems, we've compiled details on its major concepts and unlocks below.Battlefront II officially releases on November 17, but it's currently playable for EA and Origin
  
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• Best Nintendo Switch Games Under $20

  11-11-2017 17:00 via gamespot.com
  
  Nintendo Switch is not even a year old, and yet already the system has no shortage of quality games to play. Even before a flurry of big-name third-party ports release for the system--Skyrim, LA Noire, and Doom all release on Switch in November--there were already a ton of worthwhile options on Switch. There are Nintendo's flagship titles, like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and Splatoon 2, and a variety of other Switch games you may have missed. Beyond that, thou
  
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• Woman meets man who has her dead husband's face after transplant

  11-11-2017 16:29 via yahoo.com
  A US woman had an emotional meeting with a man who was given the face of her late husband in a surgical transplant.Shortly after his death, his face was surgically removed and attached to Andy Sandness, 32, from Wyoming.Sixteen months later, the clinic that oversaw the transplant arranged a meeting between Ms Ross and Mr Sandness.
  
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