How Do You Move A Bookstore? With A Human Chain, Book By Book
Shoulder to shoulder, they formed a line 500 feet long: from the stockroom of the old shop, down the sidewalk, and onto the shop floor of the new store.
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Black Portuguese Plan A Memorial To Honor Enslaved Ancestors
Two planned sites in Lisbon — a slavery memorial and an explorers museum — underscore a clash in Portugal's approaches to its colonial history.
People Gather To Watch Pumpkin Boat Set Sail
The owner of York Maze, an attraction in Britain, captained a 1,300 pound pumpkin. If sailing isn't your style, the attraction bills itself as Europe's biggest maize maze.
Germany's Angela Merkel Says She Won't Seek Re-Election, Will Leave Party Role
Merkel announced that she will step down from leading the Christian Democratic Union after her party struggled in a regional election. Her current term as chancellor runs into 2021.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Announces She Won't Seek Another Term
Merkel had told her party she won't run for re-election as its chairwoman. Her decision comes after the CDU suffered heavy losses in regional elections. She's held the chancellor post for 18 years.
U.S. Soldiers Nearly Drained Iceland Of Its Supply Of Beer
Recently, several thousand U.S. soldiers made a pit stop in Iceland on their way to a NATO exercise. Local breweries reportedly had to rush emergency reserves to the thirsty mob.
A New Law In Latvia Aims To Preserve National Language By Limiting Russian In Schools
Many Latvians believe they need to protect themselves against cultural and political assimilation by their giant neighbor. But the country's Russian speakers say the new law is discriminatory.
Putin Warns Of Nuclear Arms Race
Russian President Vladimir Putin says if the U.S. withdraws from the INF Treaty and deploys missiles in Europe, Russia will have to respond by targeting the countries hosting those weapons.
'French Spider-Man' Arrested After Scaling London Skyscraper Without Ropes
A man who has climbed many of the world's tallest buildings has done it again, this time in London.
Man Tried To Steal Magna Carta, 800-Year-Old Symbol Of The Law, Police Say
Police in Salisbury, England, have arrested a man accused of trying to steal the Magna Carta — the 1215 document that established basic tenets of the rule of law.