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Olympics: Gorgeous, if Controversial

Post Author By nickharris
Post Date October 14, 2016

When Brazil was selected as a host country for the 2016 Olympics near the end of 2008, its economy was on the rise, and the […]

Marcanã stadium at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games - Photo Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

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Hurricane Hermine Review

Post Author By nickharris
Post Date September 18, 2016

Category One Hurricane Hermine, the fourth of this 2016 season, was the first to make landfall on Florida in 10 years. The hurricane was first […]

Radar Mosaic of Hurricane Hermine. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

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