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Refugees cling to Wi-Fi in the Jungle of Calais

Thousands of refugees in northern France rely on internet access and mobile tech for human contact. But that doesn't help much when they're trying to smuggle themselves onto a truck to the UK.

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Star Trek fan gets starry-eyed, emotional at first convention

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