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Israel authorizes interception of second Gaza flotilla
The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved the interception of the second Freedom Flotilla attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli prime minister’s advisor, Alex Selsky, said on Monday.

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Samsonite’s IPO Pick of Hong Kong Over NYSE Not Unique
American luggage maker Samsonite raised nearly $2 billion in an IPO this month, only it wasn’t raise

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Father’s Day a special start to Wade’s summer
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Dwyane Wade is getting used to being a father. And a son. This is a Father’s Day weekend like none other for the Miami Heat star.

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VIDEO: Mercer Museum in Doylestown to open new wing Saturday
“It’s new, it’s now, it’s wow.” The Mercer Museum’s new state of the art, $12.5 million, 13,000 square-foot wing opens to the public at 10 a.m. Saturday. The first 100 visitors are admitted free. Activities include a ribbon cutting at 10:15, a performance by Drummers with Attitude, a “Rollo and Friends” puppet show, craft demonstrations, a Henry Mercer character and more.

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Freedom Tub Tour rolls through East County
If you’ve noticed what appears to be a lot of American flag hot tubs on display at local businesses these days, you’re not alone.

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The Weekend Warrior: June 17 – 19
ComingSoon.net’s The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, June 17, including Martin Campbell’s take on DC Comics’ Green Lantern (Warner Bros.) starring Ryan Reynolds, and Jim Carrey starring in Mr. Popper’s Penguins (20th Century Fox). This week’s “The Chosen One” is Andrew Rossi’s doc Page One: Inside the New York Times (Magnolia) and in “The Battle Cry,” we …

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Tommy Hilfiger’s Prep World pop-up comes to the Grove Friday through Sunday
If you appreciate all things preppy, it’s time to bust out your best pink and green, slip on your boat shoes, pile into the Jeep Wagoneer and head for the Grove shopping center. That’s because the Tommy Hilfiger Prep World…

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Toasting in Tokyo
“Kampai!” is the Japanese equivalent of “Cheers!” If you’re traveling through Tokyo, with its vibrant array of sake, shochu, whisky and cocktail bars, this is one word you’ll get to know well.

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Busan man returns from global circumnavigation solo
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) – A South Korean man has arrived back in the country after completing an epic trip around the globe alone.

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Longwood High grad featured on ‘Expedition Impossible’
Taylor Filasky often carried his video camera around with him during his senior year at Longwood High School. The former Middle Island resident and his friends would make their own version of just about every movie they saw. They even made one video where they all pretended to be characters on MTV’s “The Real World,” [...]

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