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This popular tourist destination in Ecuador draws roughly half a million visitors per year, but its primary selling point is actually based on a mistake.

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An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the ...

Gov. Jim Pillen announced awards of $234.4 million in grants Friday from money the Nebraska Legislature appropriated for North and South Omaha economic recovery.

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Rubble ridges, which have been built parallel to the shore, help retain some sand without fully stopping the natural flow in the lake.

Local Weather for Memphis and the Mid-South Wednesday: Sunrise - 5:54 a.m. CT. Partly sunny, seasonably hot and humid with scattered showers and storms likely. Highs in the upper 80s and low 90s.