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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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South Korea's Lee defends women's 500m speed skating crown

SOCHI, Russia - Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea skates during the Winter Olympics women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2014. Lee set an Olympic record with a combined two-round time of 1 minute, 14.70 seconds and won the gold medal for her second straight Olympic title.

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Sven Kramer wins men's 5,000m speedskating

SOCHI, Russia - Sven Kramer of the Netherlands waves after winning the men's 5,000-meter speedskating event at the Winter Olymics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Kramer won gold for the second straight Olympics.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, pose with the national flag after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt responds to cheers after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2nd from L) looks up at the sky before the start of the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, celebrate with the national flag after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses with the national flag after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's athletes, Usain Bolt (L) and Yohan Blake, celebrate after finishing first and second respectively in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) powers ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins gold in men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (far L) powers ahead of the pack in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the event with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) celebrates after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses after finishing first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) finishes first in the men's 100 meters final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (front) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Jamaica's Bolt wins men's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Usain Bolt (C) finishes first in the men's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 5, 2012. Bolt won his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 100 meters with an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds.

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Savinova wins 800m at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Mariya Savinova (front L) of Russia competes with Caster Semenya (front R) of South Africa in the last straight of the women's 800-meter final at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Sept. 4, 2011. Savinova won the gold medal in 1:55.87, while Semenya finished second in 1:56.35.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese team pose with their gold medals after a 28-21 victory over Hong Kong in the men's rugby final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010, gave them their second straight Asian Games title.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Yasunori Nagatomo (R) breaks away from a tackle to score the game-winning try in the men's rugby final against Hong Kong at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010. Japan won 28-21 and captured their second straight Asian Games title.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese team celebrate after a 28-21 victory over Hong Kong in the men's rugby final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010, gave them their second straight Asian Games title.

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Japan win 2nd straight gold in men's rugby

GUANGZHOU, China - Members of the Japanese team celebrate after a 28-21 victory over Hong Kong in the men's rugby final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 23, 2010, gave them their second straight Asian Games title.

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White wins gold in men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the United States celebrates after winning the gold in the snowboard men's halfpipe in the Vancouver Olympics at Cypress Mountain in Canada on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event.

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White wins gold in men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the United States (in this composite photo) takes to the air during his second run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals in the Vancouver Olympics at Cypress Mountain in Canada on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event.

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White wins gold in men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the United States performs during his second run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals in the Vancouver Olympics at Cypress Mountain in Canada on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event.

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American White wins gold in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the U.S. competes during his first run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event with 48.4 points in his second run.

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States skates during the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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American White wins gold in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the U.S. reacts after his first run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event with 48.4 points in his second run.

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American White wins gold in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the United States competes during his first run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event with 48.4 points in his second run.

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American White wins gold in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the U.S. reacts after his first run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event with 48.4 points in his second run.

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American White wins gold in snowboard men's halfpipe

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Shaun White of the United States competes during his first run in the snowboard men's halfpipe finals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver on Feb. 17, 2010. White claimed his second straight gold medal in the event with 48.4 points in his second run.

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States reacts on the podium during the flower ceremony for the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States skates during the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Crowds cheer after Shani Davis of the United States (L) finished ahead of Mo Tae Bum of South Korea (R) to win the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds, while Mo won the silver medal with a time of 1 minute 9.12 seconds.

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Davis wins gold in men's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Shani Davis of the United States waves to the crowd after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 17, 2010. Davis won his second straight gold medal in the event with a time of 1 minute, 8.94 seconds

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Heil prepares for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Canadian freestyle moguls skier Jennifer Heil takes part in a press conference in Vancouver on Feb. 8, 2010. Heil will try to grab a second straight Olympic gold medal in the sport during the upcoming Winter Games in her homeland.

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Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil

TOKYO, Japan - This December 2009 file photo shows Jennifer Heil of Canada competing in the women's moguls at the season's first World Cup competition in Finland. Heil will try to grab a second straight Olympic gold medal in the sport during the upcoming Winter Games in her homeland.

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Athletics: Murofushi to make season debut in June

NAGOYA, Japan - Hammer thrower Koji Murofushi takes questions at a news conference at Chukyo University in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on April 30. Murofushi said he plans to make a delayed season debut in June in the run-up to his bid for a second straight Olympic gold medal.

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Uemura grabs 2nd World Cup skiing title this season

MARIANSKE LAZNE, Czech Republic - Japan's Aiko Uemura (C) lifts her hand in celebration on the medals podium after grabbing the women's duals moguls gold in Marianske Lazne, the Czech Republic on March 1 for her second straight World Cup victory of the season.

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Suetsugu wins 200-meter gold

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese sprinter Shingo Suetsugu greets his fans after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 meters for the second straight Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Suetsugu wins 200-meter gold

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese sprinter Shingo Suetsugu, wrapped in the Japanese flag, (R) shakes hands with runner-up Yang Yaozu of China after winning the gold medal in the men's 200 meters for the second straight Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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China's Zhang wins gold in women's hammer throw

DOHA, Qatar - China's Zhang Wenxiu (L), who won the gold in the women's hammer throw, and Japan's Masumi Aya (R) who took a second straight Asian Games bronze pose on the podium at the Khalifa Stadium on Dec. 8.

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(2)Jockey Take posts 200 wins for 2nd straight season

FUNABASHI, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take responds to fans after posting 200 wins for the second straight year Dec. 12. He rode Gold Lupin to victory in a race at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.

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(1)Jockey Take posts 200 wins for 2nd straight season

FUNABASHI, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take posted 200 wins for the second straight year Dec. 12 as he rode Gold Lupin (11) to victory in a race at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture.

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Inoue determined to bounce back, targets Beijing

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Japanese heavyweight Kosei Inoue speaks to reporters after his daily practice at Tokai University in Hiratsuka on Nov. 25. Inoue said he considered quitting judo after missing out on a second straight Olympic gold medal in Athens but is determined to bounce back and earn redemption in the over-100-kilogram class in Beijing in 2008.

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Japan's Inoue denied gold in Olympic judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosei Inoue shows dejection after suffering a stunning defeat to Elco van der Geest of the Netherlands in the men's 100-kilogram class judo event at the Athens Games on Aug. 19 and failing in his bid to win a second straight Olympic gold medal.

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Japan's Inoue denied gold in Olympic judo

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosei Inoue (bottom) suffers a stunning defeat to Elco van der Geest of the Netherlands in the men's 100-kilogram class judo event at the Athens Games on Aug. 19, failing in his bid to win a second straight Olympic gold medal.