And shortly before noon on Thursday, he made the short flight from London to Paris.

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The Boeing 747 landed safely shortly before noon ET after its go-around, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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The majority of the householders were given clearance to return to their homes shortly before noon on Sunday.

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The incident happened shortly before noon on Thursday as children were leaving the school premises for the lunch break, police officials said.

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Sen Paul, the son of former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Ron Paul, began the filibuster shortly before noon (17:00 GMT) on Wednesday.

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Shortly before noon, there was a desperate push to clear away the remaining vestiges of Project B and to get to the airport.

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