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The Geminids return with near-perfect viewing conditions, offering skywatchers up to 150 meteors an hour under dark December skies.

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ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — Arctic League is non-profit organization that tries to make sure all kids in Chemung County have gifts to open for Christmas. On Dec. 7, it had a live telethon in the Clemens Center and raised $39,600. The Arctic League has been serving Chemung County for more than 100 years. Every year, […]

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Whether you plan on hiking, kayaking, or taking a boat tour, the limestone structures at this popular national park in Canada are a site worth seeing.

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"The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants" hits theaters on Dec. 19.

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Your hands aren’t just accessories to your words. They’re one of the most powerful tools you have to make your ideas resonate.

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From low-key park picnics to luxe NYC play space blowouts, every parent has a price — and a reason.

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Customers who bought the cheese should not consume it and return to the store for a refund.

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This furniture designer's Mexico City live-and-work studio has good bones and tons of sunlight, thanks to huge windows, terrazzo floors, bold colors, playful shapes, and handmade textures.

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More than 1.5 million bags of shredded cheeses have been voluntarily recalled.

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WNBA champ Jewell Loyd just won another title. Now she’s focused on pickleball, housework and taking a break from basketball.

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The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts — and for many, a time for giving back.  Food banks, services that deliver meals to seniors and other U.S. charities typically see a surge in volunteering between Thanksgiving and the end of the year.  Alfred Del Grosso volunteers weekly to work the lunch shift at Shepherd’s Table, a food bank in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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It's June 1, 2000, and Audi is enjoying plaudits from the automotive world for the chic (and now timeless) design of the first-generation Audi TT, which debuted nearly two years earlier. Those present at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany, are about to be shocked and amazed by something completely ...

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A CNN journalist take his appreciation of nature’s restorative benefits a step further and tries out grounding, or walking barefoot to connect directly with Earth.

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