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Social media was in its relative infancy—Instagram was born in 2010, the year Yeates disappeared shortly before Christmas from her home in Bristol.
National Rail said several routes were disrupted following the theft between Doncaster and Sheffield, which it first reported shortly before 05:30 GMT on Wednesday.
From BBC
The centre was named in Kennedy's memory shortly after he was assassinated.
From BBC
Las Vegas was 2-9 when Kelly was fired shortly after the lowly Cleveland Browns registered 10 sacks in a 24-10 win over the Raiders on Nov. 23.
From Los Angeles Times
More than 6,500 users reported outages shortly after 7 a.m.
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