Hindustan Times [India]
3 April 2020
Born during coronavirus lockdown, Raipur twins named
‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’
The pandemic caused by a new virus may have brought
the world to its knees, but that has not deterred a couple in Chhattisgarh to
name their newborn twins as ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’. […] The names, they said,
would remind them about all the hardships they conquered amid the lockdown,
ahead of a successful delivery on the intervening night of March 26-27 at a
government hospital here. However, the couple said they may change their
decision later and rename their kids. […]
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Duluth News
Tribune [MN]
5 April 2020
Digging the
canal: Duluth’s defining creation myth
The initial
digging of Duluth’s ship canal was fairly simple. The steam-powered dredging
tug Ishpeming began chewing through Minnesota Point in September 1870, stopped
when the ground froze in November, and started again in late April 1871,
finishing the initial cut on April 29. Over the years those events have evolved
into an extraordinarily tall tale that many still believe. […]
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