Subject: The Optimist: Leaving Iranian airspace: Champagne, chocolates and a ‘state of disbelief’
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Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:03:52 -0500 (EST)

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LEAVING IRANIAN AIRSPACE: CHAMPAGNE, CHOCOLATES AND A ‘STATE OF DISBELIEF’
Ex-Marine Amir Hekmati described the flight from Iran with other former prisoners, including a Post reporter.
By Andrew Roth and Brian Murphy
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HEROIC HOMELESS MAN REPAYS FAMILY BY RESCUING THEM FROM HOUSE FIRE
The Houston family had recently given the man a place to stay.
By Peter Holley
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THE 7TH GRADER NAMED ISIS WHO FINALLY STOOD UP TO BULLIES WHO CALL HER A TERRORIST
"So you kids out there with the name Isis, love your name, cherish your name."
By Colby Itkowitz
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BILLS HIRE NFL&#8217;S FIRST FULL-TIME FEMALE ASSISTANT COACH
Kathryn Smith will serve as the quality control coach for Buffalo's special teams.
By Mark Maske
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MEET THE 90-YEAR-OLD REDDIT GURU
Ron Lehker is taking your questions about love, God, Trump and the meaning of life. 
By Jessica Contrera
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MAKING FRIENDS WITH A &#8216;MURDERER&#8217; &#8211; AND PROVING HE&#8217;S INNOCENT
"Folks say I saved his life, but he saved mine." D.C. lawyer Brian Stolarz took on the case of a lifetime. Now he has a friend for life. 
By Colby Itkowitz
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BARING MY SOUL IN 500 WORDS: HOW I SURVIVED 16 ESSAYS AND THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS
A high-school senior writes about the agony of answering questions about herself -- in college-application essays that are supposed to be insightful, disarming, surprising, and erudite -- over and over and over. 
By Katie Miller
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DAZZLING NEW HUBBLE PHOTO SHOWS OFF A CLUSTER OF COSMIC BLING
It's one of the brightest young star clusters in our galaxy.
By Rachel Feltman
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