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...island of Mull turned into an experience of Scotland’s capricious ferry services — which must test the patience of locals....
...Amtrak, the national rail service, owns the station but the commuter lines from New Jersey and Long Island account for most of the traffic....
...The Silver Valley in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains of northern Idaho was one of the most prolific silver regions in the world, yielding more than 1.2bn ounces of the metal since mining started in the 1880s...
...Back in the 1890s gold prospectors created a footpath down into the canyon, but it’s not easy to find. A state ranger gave us directions....
...In the early 1900s Franklin D Roosevelt was a cheerleader for the college football team....
...Each year between $7bn and $23bn of protected species are butchered and traded, according to a report this month by the Royal United Services Institute....
...Seattle effectively turned Alaska into its own client-state, making the last open frontier dependent on the city for shipping, supplies and services, and handsomely enriching itself in the process....
...Roach still has two state drugs charges pending against him and one for aggravated perjury for asking the state to pay for his lawyer when he had resources. “He’s lost everything,” says Kelly....
...So if you need a spark plug in the lake district of Finland…“ The audience titters politely....
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