Alaska flights Canceled Over Ash From Russian Volcano

A volcano in Russia led to the cancellation of flights in Alaska over the weekend.

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The Cop Who Loved the Oak Bar

Jack Maple was a New York City cop with champagne taste and a beer wallet. When he fell for the swank charms of the Plaza Hotel, his life began to unravel. Richard Price's latest novel, The Whites, written under the pseudonym Harry Brandt, is getting rave reviews. Last week, Price was asked by The New York Times about his favorite New York stories. The first magazine piece he mentioned was “The Cop Who Loved The Oak Bar,” by The Daily Beast's own Michael Daly.

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Beautiful Photos Show America's Last Remaining Wild Places Before They're Gone

The places protected by the Wilderness Act, which turns 50 today, represent rare human restraint at a time when we seem to have so little.

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DC legalizes pot, ignoring House Republicans

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser defied congressional Republicans and implemented D.C.'s new local law allowing its residents to smoke marijuana. In implementing the new pot laws that went into effect Thursday, Bowser rebuffed two influential House Republicans who'd warned her that she'd be breaking federal law -- and risking retribution.

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3 Books-Becoming-Movies to Put on Your Radar Now

The year 2014 was an exceptionally good one for us bookworms, but 2015 already has some very promising contenders on the docket.

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New York's 2015 Orchid Show

The New York Botanical Garden’s annual Orchid Show could not have come at a better time for snow-blind New Yorkers living at the cutting edge of the Siberian Express. "Chandeliers" is the theme of this year's show, which features colorful hanging baskets of orchids.

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Employee of Golden Corral Got Fired After He Exposed This DISGUSTING Reality.

As a new writer for Elite Readers I would like to share an experience I had with a Golden Corral Buffet Restaurant in Portsmouth, Ohio. I was employed at one of these franchise stores for 5 days before I was terminated. My first day on the job I noticed some very illegal and just gross things occurring in the kitchen of this store. I begin to record secrete video using my phone and after a few days of this I turned in everything I had captured to the local health department.

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