With stunning coasts lined with calving glaciers and icy fjords, the very best Alaska cruise itineraries offer travelers the opportunity to be immersed in the culture of Indigenous villages, and spot wildlife like whales, seals, and bald eagles right from their stateroom balcony.
The goal is to engage kids in learning about history and civic engagement while putting them on a path to potentially work in the music industry, said the department’s Chief Academic Officer Irene Parisi.
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Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Early life as a theater kid Van Der Beek, who was raised in Cheshire, Connecticut, started acting at 13 after suffering a concussion playing football that prevented him from playing for a year on doctor’s orders.
Wade joins as a bull who plays roarball for the Shadows, as does Kevin Love as a gorilla and A’ja Wilson as an alligator.
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Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Katie Antczak, Okefenokee Swamp Park Director of Education, holds a 6-month-old alligator named Foster during Okefenokee Day at the Georgia state Capitol on Tuesday, Feb 10, 2025.
And unlike elegant formations of soaring birds or massive herds of trekking antelope, these creatures make their annual journey via vast blue highways of the Pacific.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Zebras, warthogs, antelopes with horns that looked like long, twisted lollipops.
Blige fully committed to the monochromatic moment, pairing the coat with a coordinating faux-fur handbag.
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Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
On Thursday afternoon, about 300 people in a mix of puffer coats and fleeces shuffled in place on a line that snaked south along Seventh Avenue to West 10th Street, wrapped around Julius’ and circled back — an Ouroborous.
In an age of sports specialization, with elite young athletes being increasingly pushed to concentrate on just one craft, Darnold said putting down the pigskin in favor of the roundball every winter played a key role in his development.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
While Coach was so focused on football that he might as well have been made out of pigskin, Claudia leaned toward the performing arts, having played the clarinet in her high school band.
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