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Explore Some of America’s Greatest National Parks in Virtual Reality
The next best thing to celebrating the Centennial in person
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Maine Just Got the Nation’s Newest National Monument
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument could one day become a national park
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At 75 Pounds, This Could Be the World’s Largest Pearl
The Filipino fisherman found the massive gem over a decade ago and kept it as a good luck charm
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Journey to the Center of Earth
The Geology Behind Italy’s Catastrophic Quake
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the Apennine Mountains—and given the region’s geology, that’s no surprise
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Love Truman Capote? Buy His Ashes
Is the sale of Capote’s earthy remains a gauche publicity stunt or an act worthy of the audacious author?
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DOJ Will Say Goodbye to Private Federal Prisons
Private facilities for federal inmates will be phased out—but state use of the practice remains
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Does Climate Change Fuel Floods? It’s Complicated
Here’s why that question is hard to answer
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Use the Phrase “Polish Death Camps” in Poland and You May Go to Jail
Soon, saying that Nazi death camps were Polish could earn you three years in prison
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Why the 1980 Olympic Village Is Now a Prison
It’s one way to deal with leftover infrastructure
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Dig to Find Fabled Nazi Gold Train Begins
Explorers believe the Nazis stashed an armored train full of gold and weapons in tunnels in Poland’s Owl Mountains
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There’s a Price to Pay for Saving Spots at Italian Beaches
Be careful where you lay your towel
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Not So Fast: Here’s Why That Chinese Elevated Bus May Not Be Quite What It Seems
The TEB is the latest iteration of a concept that’s been “floating” for decades, but it has some big problems
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Sorry, Sweetie: American Bar Association Bans Sexist Language in Court
Under a new rule, attorneys could be fined or suspended for using derogatory language while they practice law
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Germany Is Reworking the Commission That Handles Restitution for Nazi-Looted Art
A lackluster track record and controversial comments led to a shift
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NASA Accidentally Sold a Precious Apollo Artifact
A seemingly simple bag is at the center of multiple lawsuits
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Why India’s “Iron Lady” Went on a Hunger Strike for 16 Years
Irom Chanu Sharmila resisted a draconian law with her own body
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“New Lucy” Is Unveiled Nearby “Scary Lucy” in Lucille Ball’s Hometown
It’s a tale of two Lucys
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What Is the Role of the Emperor in Modern Japan?
While the role is ceremonial, abdication could mean a political battle
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