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This photo released Wednesday by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the UNRWA, shows thousands of men, women and children trapped in the Yarmouk refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus besieging aid workers as they distribute food parcels.

World now has more refugees than any other time in the last 50 years

Jun 22, 2015 ◇ Peter Gelling/GlobalPost

Close to 60 million people have fled their homes because of either conflict or persecution, A report released Thursday by the UN said. Read more»

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Giffords and Kelly are greeted by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in February.

Giffords, husband to appear on Mediterranean cruise

Mar 15, 2012 ◇ Dylan Smith/TucsonSentinel.com

Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, will be the headliners of a $5,000 Mediterranean cruise this summer. Read more» 1


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