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September 2nd, 2013
09:42 PM ET
Diana Nyad completes historic Cuba-to-Florida swim
Diana Nyad stumbled to shore Monday after a 103 mile swim from Cuba to Florida. The 64-year-old endurance swimmer says she's dreamt for decades about making the trip through shark infested waters.
'Never, ever give up:' Diana Nyad completes historic Cuba-to-Florida swim
It took her 53 hours, and she did it without flippers or a wet suit and she is the first person to do it without a cage to protect her from all those sharks.
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He says this to Ukrainians: “ I ask the Ukrainian people for forgiveness, that I came to their land with a gun in my hand”.
He is in Mexico now. He’s approached border guards and says he got nowhere. He is now seeking political asylum to ttwitter.com/i/web/status/1…rVHH
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