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Less than two minutes into sudden-death overtime in the most anticipated U.S. hockey game in a generation, Hughes delivered Team USA’s most dramatic goal in nearly half a century.
Many families with children, couples and elderly people could be seen under a large white marquee, waiting their turn to see the 13th century skeleton of Italy's patron saint.
From Barron's
And his lament over the pain of farewells likely will be felt by many of the athletes gathering Sunday for the Olympic closing ceremony at Arena di Verona, a 1st century Roman amphitheater.
From Los Angeles Times
Americans are likely be astonished at how grievances from centuries ago seem like fresh insults.
Charting that growth—and looking at some of the most popular games in the past two centuries—reveal much about the nation’s evolving attitudes and values.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
