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US urging North Korea to release detained American

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The US is urging North Korea to release an 85-year-old American who's been detained for more than a month.

 

Retired finance executive Merrill Newman, who fought in the Korean War, was taken off a plane Oct. 26 by North Korean authorities while preparing to leave after a 10-day visit. (AP)

 

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