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A man swallowed up by a humpback whale before being spat out. Adrián Simancas was near the San Isidro Lighthouse in the ...

In 1968, he led a troop to the National Scout Jamboree. Great honor! Decades later, he organized a 55-mile trek through the ...

By R.A. Mathews I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. I didn’t know her name, but occasionally I would see ...

By R.A. MathewsI thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. I didn’t know her name, but occasionally I would see ...

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Amanda Palmer, ex-wife of Neil Gaiman, is speaking out after she was named in a sexual assault lawsuit filed against the British author. Palmer, a singer-songwriter known for her work in the duo ...

Jason’s wife is also an athlete. Kylie played field hockey at Lower Marion High School, where she served as head coach, and then again in college. According to her Cabrini Athletics page ...

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $102.664 0.109 0.11% 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $106.234 0.359 0.34% 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Continuous Contract $108.906 0.641 ...

I’m writing this letter with tears in my eyes. I’m about to celebrate 30 years of marriage and my wife and I have three grown-up kids and the two boys still live with us at home. Last week ...