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October 21, 2015

Frenchman makes daring leap from sailboat to ship off Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Frenchman with his cat tucked inside his clothing made a daring leap of faith when he jumped to a waiting rescue ship from his sailboat,

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