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Endangered whales won’t be protected for a decade

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — New protections for endangered right whales in the North Atlantic would be postponed for nearly a decade under a plan that cleared a key hurdle in Washington last week with the full-throated support of the fishing and lobster industries. Environmentalists say this ...

Swords, axes and shields out front in medieval combat championship

SPØTTRUP, Denmark — With swords, axes and shields, competitors from 30 countries are going head-to-head in the grounds of a Danish fortress in a modern version of old-fashioned battle. The International Medieval Combat Federation's annual world championship roared into gear in northern ...

8-18 Media: ‘Wings of Fire’ books are worth diving into

Have you ever read the “Wings of Fire” book series? I highly recommend this series. Let me show you what it is all about! The series follows a dragon per book and shows their perspective. I recommend reading this series in order. It’s easier to understand that way because when it shows a ...

Whatever happened to Negaunee’s stump?

Have you ever looked at the door on one of Negaunee’s utility trucks? Maybe on a cold, wintry day you saw one of these trucks spreading sand on an icy street, or plowing snow, maybe sweeping the streets or repairing downed lines. If you look closely you will see a picture, actually the ...

Trip to the Great White North comes to a close

Editor’s note: This is the fifth and final installment of Jack Flaherty’s series about his family’s Alaskan adventure. Our next stop was Mount Alyeska, not far from Anchorage. By the way, you go up the mountain in this box that goes up on a cable. We drove up to the parking lot ...

Kris Kringles congregate at World Santa Congress in Denmark

AALBORG, Denmark — While Europe's still in the throes of summer heat, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Danish city of Aalborg. Dozens of Santas, Mrs. Clauses and elves from around the world have descended on Denmark's fourth-largest city for the Nordic nation's annual ...