Well Then, How'd We End Up Here?

Houston doesn't have particularly high rates of other violent crimes — except for armored car heists. What gives?

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Mar 25

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Stare At The Sun, And The Sun Stares Back

The craziest rock-climbing event in the world happens annually in the Ozarks of Arkansas, in a u-shaped canyon with enough routes for 24 straight hours of nonstop ascents. They call it Horseshoe Hell.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Mar 24

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