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By Kerry Sanders, NBC NewsST JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND - Floating over the spot where Titanic sank April 15, 1912, I stood on the deck of the research ship Jean Charcot with my iPhone chiming as each mail arrived, while my earpiece remained dialed into NBC News in New York where I could hear producers and [...]

By Chris Hampson, NBC Director of International News
It’s a story as old as history. Two young dreamers meet. They share the same hopes, the same ambitions. Their friendship blossoms into something rather deeper. Lovers, of sorts. Success comes their way in bucket-loads.
Then it all goes very, very sour, and the accusations fly thick and fast. [...]

ANALYSISBy Martin Fletcher, NBC News
Spot the joke.
Ever since he became Israel’s prime minister and immediately became embroiled in a seemingly never-ending series of crises, skeptics have argued that Benjamin Netanyahu is brilliant at only one thing - surviving.
Analysts have run out of metaphors to describe his survival skills. But he will [...]

Now that the U.S. has officially ended its combat mission in Iraq, what’s next for the war-torn nation? Read a Q&A with NBC’s Richard Engel, who has reported from the Middle East since the war began.

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By Kerry Sanders, NBC News
ST JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND — Blame Mother Nature.
An iceberg sank the Titanic. And now, a hurricane has chased the Titanic expedition back to shore.
The captain of the research vessel Jean Charcot informed team leaders days ago that he was uncomfortable with Hurricane Danielle’s track.
And his decision to return to port was smart [...]