CORTINA, Italy (AP) – The granite peaks, with Cortina d’Ampezzo glittering granite peaks being the most famous snowfall of the year, are a cruel joke of nature while the Covid-19 epidemic ravages Italy’s winter resorts. Cortina will be flashing on TV sports channels for two weeks this month, as past …
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LONDON (AP) – St. Bernard is known for helping rescue distressed travelers in the mountains, but things changed on Sunday in northern England. Sixteen volunteers from the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team took turns taking Daisy, a 121-pound (55-kilogram) St Bernard, from England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike. The mountain rescue team …
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STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Some statues of figures from the past slave owner of the United States have been demolished by protesters, others dismantled by order of governors or city leaders. But the largest Confederate monument ever created, colossal figures carved out of solid rock on the side of a …
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