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R2-D2 droid used in ‘Star Wars’ films sells for $2.76 million

Mike Windle | Getty Images for SXSW R2-D2 attends the screening of ‘Secrets of The Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey’ during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 14, 2016 in Austin, Texas. An R2-D2 droid that was used in several “Star Wars” films …

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UK’s Prince Harry says he ‘wanted out’ of royal family

Joe Giddins – WPA Pool | Getty Images Prince Harry waves as he leaves Nottingham’s new Central Police Station on October 26, 2016 in Nottingham, England. Britain’s Prince Harry has revealed he once considered relinquishing his royal title in order to have the chance of leading an “ordinary life”. “I …

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Ukraine’s Poroshenko says will sign defense deals with USA soon

Olivier Douliery-Pool | Getty Images U.S President Donald Trump checks hands with President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine in the Oval Office of the White House on June 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said after meetings in Washington that Kiev and the United States would soon sign …

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Pentagon admonishes Russia for ‘unsafe’ intercept of US spy plane over Baltic Sea

Greg Davis | U.S. Air Force | Getty Images This undated U.S. Air Force handout image shows a RC-135 Reconnaissance plane used to gather ‘imagery intelligence (IMINT), telemetry intelligence (TELINT), and signals intelligence (SIGINT).’ A Russian fighter jet flew within five feet of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane in …

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UK PM pledges ‘humility and resolve’ ahead of Queen’s speech

Jack Hill – WPA Pool | Getty Images Prime Minister Theresa May attends the London Conference on Somalia at Lancaster House on May 11, 2017 in London, England. While formal Brexit negotiations kicked off on Monday, the government is expected to reveal the laws needed to leave the EU – …

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Global Demand For Airline Service Lifts Airplane Forecast to New High

Frederic Stevens | Getty Images An Boeing 737Max 9 aircraft performs a flying display on the opening day of the 52nd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, on June 19, 2017 in Le Bourget, France. The world wants to fly, or at least a growing number of people around …

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Car rams police vehicle on Paris’ Champs Elysees, driver likely dead

Pierre Suu | Getty Images The car that smashed a police van is seen at Avenue Des Champs Elysees on June 19, 2017 in Paris, France. “It appears to have been a deliberate act on the part of the individual,” said Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet. Brandet told reporters the …

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George Soros says Britain’s next election could cancel the UK’s divorce with the EU

Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC Brexit negotiators from Britain and the EU began formal talks on the U.K.’s exit from the bloc on Monday, however, billionaire financier George Soros predicted that if all goes well, both parties could …

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Presumed death toll in London tower blaze rises to 79

Carl Court | Getty Images Fire fighters drench the burning 24-storey residential Grenfell Tower block on June 14, 2017 in London, England. London police said 79 people were dead or missing presumed dead after a devastating tower block blaze last week. London Police Commander Stuart Cundy said the toll from …

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This mom saved her family from the London tower fire by turning on the tub

Carl Court | Getty Images Fire fighters drench the burning 24-storey residential Grenfell Tower block on June 14, 2017 in London, England. One mother was able to save her family from the fire that enveloped Grenfell Tower in London by letting the bathtub overflow, according to the Daily Star tabloid. …

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