Author: By Andrea Sachs The Washington Post
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After nearly three years, Yosemite National Park reopens Mariposa Grove
For nearly three years, the giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove in Northern California have been shielded from the public, a difficult feat when the main attractions are among the world’s largest living organisms. But last month, the National Park Service lifted the veil, inviting all eyes to not just look up but…
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Sochi transforming itself as it prepares to host the Winter Olympics
SOCHI, Russia – Olga Demchenko was chattering with a companion, barely paying attention to her surroundings, when she suddenly stopped. The Sochi native retraced her steps to an empty lot beside the security service headquarters and exclaimed, “There was a building here! Where did it go?” Wild guess: The Olympics took it away. The Russian…