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Dutch to Public: Don't Pee on the Royal Palace

If you're caught short on Amsterdam's historic Dam Square, the Dutch government has a message for you: Don't pee on the palace.

The Dutch royal family uses the stately Royal Palace in downtown Amsterdam as a working palace, not a residence. But the building's dark arches provide a favored spot for urination, often at night, out of sight of police who regularly patrol the palace vicinity.

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Sociedad Considering Moyes for Liga Club

Real Sociedad says it is talking to former Manchester United coach David Moyes about the managerial vacancy at the Spanish club.

Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay says "there are several names, and it is true those of (Pepe) Mel and Moyes."

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Alonso Denies Deal with McLaren, Remains Undecided

Fernando Alonso says he has not signed with McLaren for next season and remains undecided about his future in Formula One.

The two-time world champion says he is still "considering what's the best decision" for his career and "nothing has been decided" so far even though he already has "an idea" of what he wants to do.

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Doumbia Double Gives CSKA 2-1 Win at Man City

Two goals from Seydou Doumbia either side of a Yaya Toure free kick gave CSKA Moscow a 2-1 victory over nine-man Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, leaving the English champion bottom of Group E with two games remaining.

Manuel Pellegrini's side trailed at halftime, and as it chased a much-needed victory in the second half of the match in an attempt to move closer to the knockout stages, it lost its discipline.

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Chelsea Draws 1-1 with Maribor in Champions League

Eden Hazard had a late penalty saved as Chelsea missed a chance to advance from Group G in the Champions League on Wednesday, drawing 1-1 with Maribor.

Unrecognizable from the side that was crushed 6-0 by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago, Maribor took a deserved lead in the 50th minute when Agim Ibraimi's superb curling shot beat Petr Cech in the Chelsea goal.

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Brazilian-Lebanese Driver Felipe Nasr Signs for Sauber for 2015 F1 Season

Sauber says it has signed 22-year-old Brazilian-Lebanese driver Felipe Nasr for the 2015 Formula One season.

Nasr will join Marcus Ericsson of Sweden, who signed with the team earlier this week.

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Messi Brace Equals Record as Barca Beats Ajax 2-0

Lionel Messi's brace gave Barcelona a 2-0 victory Wednesday over 10-man Ajax and moved him level with Raul Gonzalez's all-time Champions League scoring record of 71 goals.

Messi scored his 70th Champions League goal in the 36th minute with a soft header after Ajax failed to clear a free kick and linked with substitute Pedro Rodriguez for his second on the night in the 76th.

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Lava Spares Family Headstone in Hawaii Cemetery

As slow-moving lava approached a cemetery in a rural Hawaii town, Aiko Sato placed flowers at the headstone of the family plot she's tended to over the years, thinking it would be the last time she would see it.

"I made peace with myself," Sato said Monday of visiting the Pahoa Japanese Cemetery on Oct. 23. A few days later, lava smothered part of the cemetery and the family believed the headstone had been buried.

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'Enhanced' E-Book of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Out

Oprah Winfrey and Tom Brokaw are among the featured commentators for an "enhanced" e-book of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The e-book was released Tuesday by HarperCollins. It also features a 1964 radio interview with Lee, who rarely speaks to the media. The regular e-book for "To Kill a Mockingbird," Lee's only novel, came out in July. She had been one of the last major authors to withhold electronic rights.

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Falconry Memoir Wins Samuel Johnson Book Prize

A personal story of grief and raptors that combines memoir, biography and nature writing has won Britain's leading literary award for nonfiction.

Helen Macdonald's "H is For Hawk" was named the winner of the 20,000-pound ($32,000) Samuel Johnson Prize at a ceremony in London on Tuesday.

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