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          HD 106906 b, a gaseous planet 11 times more massive than Jupiter, is believed to have formed in the center of its solar system, before being sent flying out to the edges of the region by a violent gravitational event.

          'Fat Jupiter,' twin Earths revealed

          From a world 11 times more massive than Jupiter to a pair of Earth-like planets that may house life, scientists have revealed a host of fascinating new findings about our galactic neighbors.

          15 arrested in sweep against Ansar al Islam offshoot

          By Jason Hanna, Hada Messia and Livia Borghese, CNN
          At least 15 people associated with a Norway-based Kurdish terror group were arrested in a several-nation European sweep Thursday, Italian authorities said, with officials asserting the group was helping ISIS and plotting attacks against European diplomats.
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          Tom Hanks: Fences not the answer to refugee crisis

          By Ben Kirby
          Fences won't solve the European refugee crisis, actor Tom Hanks says. The Hollywood star and American icon decried the use of border fences to keep out refugees and migrants fleeing persecution as Slovenia began construction of a razor-wire fence on its Croatian border.
          This handout picture taken on October 21, 2012 and released on July 28, 2015 by the Zimbabwe National Parks agency shows a much-loved Zimbabwean lion called "Cecil" which was allegedly killed by an American tourist on a hunt using a bow and arrow, the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force charity accused on July 15, 2015, adding that the animal had taken 40 hours to die. The lion, which was a popular attraction among visitors to the Hwange National Park, was tempted outside the park using bait and then shot earlier this month.

          2nd U.S. man connected to illegal hunting

          By Michael Pearson and David McKenzie, CNN
          Three days after demanding the extradition of a Minnesota dentist in connection with the killing of an iconic lion in Zimbabwe, the country has named another American in connection with an allegedly illegal hunt.