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Countries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
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TSA warns some small US airports could close amid shutdown
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Whoopi Goldberg announces she goes bar-hopping, has 'hit and run' sex when she 'needs it'
Goldberg, who doesn't want anyone in her house, confirmed that she's currently single after her granddaughter claimed the star dated a billionaire in his 90s.
