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This frame grab from a video released by the Taliban shows a man believed to be captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The Associated Press

This frame grab from a video released by the Taliban shows a man believed to be captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The Associated Press

TALIBAN OFFERS to free U.S. soldier held since 2009 (in exchange for five senior Taliban operatives at Guantanamo) . . .

AND . . .

Reaction continues to come in on the death of actor James Gandolfini, dead of a heart attack . . .

Senators in Washington, D.C., announce compromise on border security . . .

New report: Third of women worldwide suffer domestic violence . . .

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