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Last Week in the World of News

11/11,Newport,R.L

A fleet of shi~ assigned to the search for EgyptAjr Flight 990's cockpit voice recorder are due to resume the search earlyFriday,Nov.

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12, with better weather.

Initial analysis of the flight data recorder showed that the BQeing 767 had entered a steep but seemingly controlled descent before. crashing into the ocean, killing all 217 people on board.

11/12, Philadelphia, Pa.,

The USS New Jersey returned home to a hero's welcome.

Ending its last major sea voyage before going to a final berth in its namesake state, the most decorated battleship in the history of the nation docked at the former Philadelphia Naval shipyard after being saluted by thousands.

11/13, Ankara, Turkey

A massive earthquake hit Turkey, killing at least 120 people, injuring more than 500 and destroying hundreds of buildings in the country's northwestern region.

The 7 .2-magnitude quake was centered in the town of Ducze, on the outskirts of a region devastated by the August I 7 earthquake that claimed more than 17,000 lives.

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