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From an ambitious vision on paper to a grand metropolis, Washington DC boasts a rich history. What was once a swampy ...

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IT’S perfectly understandable that the Ukrainians wish to escalate the war. If I were a Ukrainian that’s what I would want to do. Indeed I ...

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Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) William Campbell. Courtesy of Kings Mountain National Park. He was a ...

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The European Union has vowed to enhance its military capability. But money is scarce, responsibilities overlap and the new ...

On Sept. 15, 1999, a 47-year-old man opened fire during a youth service at the Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

The worst floods to hit central Europe in at least two decades have caused widespread damage from Romania to Poland.