And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

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Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies ...

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From military bases to wildlife refuges, a president who specializes in branding is renaming things to make a point.

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