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Hikers Blocked From the Arizona Trail’s Southern Terminus After DHS Installs Razor Wire
The Arizona Trail Association says it expects the terminus's closure, which its executive director called "nothing less than desecration," to be permanent.
Japan’s Bear Attacks Are So Out of Control, the Country Is Sending In the Army
A least 13 people have been killed and more than 100 people have been attacked by bears in Japan since April.