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Exhibit on US Jews who helped refugees from Nazis
An exhibition opens Tuesday at a museum in Lower Manhattan about efforts by American Jews to bring refugees to the U.S. from Europe during the Nazi era. The exhibition, "Against All Odds: American Jews and the Rescue of Europe's Refugees, 1933-41" will be on view for a year at the ...
Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses. Other countries that have hosted the Olympics ...
2 old lions retire at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
It's retirement time for two mountain lions at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson. Museum officials say the lions are about 13 years old and have arthritis that makes it difficult for them to get up and down the exhibit space's steep slope. According to the Arizona Daily Star (http://bit.ly/10e5zJ5 ...
Decommissioned Coast Guard ship set for reopening
A decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard ship that was sold to a private owner by the Port Huron Museum is being reopened to the public. A Friday ceremony planned at the 180-foot Bramble at Seaway Terminal Bean Dock will be the first public viewing of the vessel since it was sold ...
Dothan museum hosts exhibit of World War II images
A new exhibit at a southeast Alabama museum includes dozens of photographs from World War II. The exhibit, "Memories of World War II Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press," will be on display at the Wiregrass Museum in Dothan now through July 14. The museum becomes one of ...
Yellowstone inspecting boats for invasive species
All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species. National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat ramps. They will be looking for invasive species, such as New Zealand ...
Hospital releases boy injured on carnival ride
A 5-year-old Council Bluffs boy injured in a weekend carnival ride accident has been released from the hospital. The Daily Nonpareil in Council Bluffs reports (http://bit.ly/16DPunX ) Trace Harman was on a monster truck ride Friday night as part of the Celebrate Council Bluffs carnival when the truck flipped over ...
Turkey: 2 Brazilians killed in balloon crash
A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said. The accident occurred above central Turkey's Cappadocia region, when an ascending ...
Yellowstone inspecting boats for invasive species
All watercraft entering Yellowstone National Park's lakes must first pass an inspection for invasive species. National Park Service staff will also conduct daily inspections for all boats that launch from Bridge Bay, Grant Village and Lewis Lake boat ramps. They will be looking for invasive species, such as New Zealand ...
Winslow Homer studio tours to begin June 23
The Portland Museum of Art has announced the dates for its summer tours of the Winslow Homer studio in Scarborough. The museum says it will offer tours twice daily on Mondays and Fridays from June 23 through Sept. 4. Tickets for museum members are now on sale, while tickets for ...
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