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As Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine rolls into its third week, countries worldwide are reeling from ...

Ronda: Spain’s Little Gem Sometimes, you know in an instant that you are going to really like a place. That’s how my wife and I feel as we gaze over the Andalusian plains up toward a towering plateau and, for the first time, feast our eyes upon the small Spanish town of Ronda. We don’t remember ever hearing of Ronda before the day we noticed that our tour would stop here between visits to the Costa del Sol and Seville. None of the others we ask in our tour group are familiar with it eithe...

The Crazy Horse Memorial: It’s the Largest Sculptural Project in History, but Will It Ever Be Finished? In the Black Hills of South Dakota, less than a half-hour drive down the road from Mount Rushmore, just 17 miles away, another colossal mountain sculpture—the largest sculptural project in history—is taking shape. The Crazy Horse Memorial officially began taking shape in 1948. No one is predicting when it will be completed. Yet while it may be a work in progress with likely many years t...

Growing Push to Save Kangaroos on Death Row Victoria’s plan to cull 17,250 kangaroos after population numbers grew by 40 percent has led environmental groups to fear that it could eradicate the animals in Victoria. The cull has also placed agricultural and environmentalist groups at odds with the farmers regarding kangaroos’ mobs as agricultural pests. Victorian orchard owner Gary Katerelos said kangaroos are a nuisance to farmers on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria and a threat to his ...