Consider: patchwork clothing across the Caribbean and quilting traditions of Gee’s Bend in the American South, merged as communities migrated and converged.
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Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
The dragonfly was a common green darner, likely one of the only insects to cross the rocky mountains while migrating, researchers who specialize in the insect told the Idaho Statesman.
Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry were onto something with their much-hyped (and equally ridiculed) jaunt into space.
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David Christopher Kaufman,
Air Mail,
17 May 2025
Best time to visit Athens Best months: October–May Many people tack a stay in Athens onto the start or end of a Greek island jaunt during the busy summer period—but consider instead dedicating a good week to digging into the nitty-gritty of this dynamic city.
Among the chaos is Rupert Friend, playing Martin Krebs, who's assembling a group to take to the scene of the devastation in hopes of extracting DNA from the creatures roaming the island to fund his next medical breakthrough.
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Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
Bear numbers swelled, and by the mid-2000s, more than 600 bears roamed the Yellowstone area.
Reynolds is hoping the selection of Chicago native Robert Francis Prevost as the first American pope — Pope Leo XIV — might boost the city as a travel and pilgrimage destination.
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Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
In fact, her pilgrimage back to Mexico after completing her studies wasn’t merely a homecoming, but a calling to immerse herself in indigenous communities.
But momentum flipped in the fifth when North Reading turned an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play and tacked on an insurance run when Matt Mancinelli motored around from first to score on a bloop single by Torra.
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Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
TikTok clued us into the power of shaving your body—mainly your she-shrubbery—using what is technically a beard trimmer, because it's designed explicitly to motor through coarse hair.
Later that afternoon, the trio will hop onto the festival’s large main stage, their melodies radiating out into the towering box canyon surrounding the town.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
5 July 2025
Bradley’s dog often hops into the vehicle, a Vons employee named Elvis comes out for a smoke break, and others come and go.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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