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							Margie 
							Douglas’ colorful pencil drawing for Logan County Arts 
							upcoming “Folk Tales and Fables” exhibit brings 
							together many beloved Disney characters. Finding and 
							naming them all is part of the whimsy of the piece. 
							This cheerful work, as well as that of eleven other 
							local artists will be on view at the Lincoln Art 
							Institute Gallery from September 8 to October 1, 
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					of a JetBlue aeroplane, the first commercial scheduled 
					flight between the United States and Cuba in more than 50 
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				 Ex-Air China worker charged by U.S. 
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				Former Air China employee Ying Lin exits the building after a 
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				 Obama visits Midway Atoll, a symbol 
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				Otto Frederick Warmbier (C), a University of Virginia student 
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						match with the Williamsville Lady Bullets. The Lady 
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				 Bryant 
				hits 36th HR; Cubs hold off Pirates 
				
				Cubs second baseman Tommy La Stella (2) forces out Pittsburgh 
				Pirates second baseman Josh Harrison (5) on the front end of a 
				double play during the first inning at Wrigley Field. Dennis 
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				to be on NFL's Kaepernick in San Diego amid anthem protest 
				
				49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick stands on the field before 
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				San Francisco, California, U.S. August 8, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen 
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				Cuban discus thrower Barrios stripped of Beijing silver medal 
				
				Yarelys Barrios of Cuba celebrates after finishing second in the 
				women's discus throw athletics final at the National Stadium 
				during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 18, 2008. 
				REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/File 
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				 Nadal 
				completes 'roof' double at U.S. Open 
				
				Rafael Nadal of Spain after beating Andreas Seppi of Italy on 
				day three of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie 
				Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert 
				Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports 
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