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From the Vikings who first zig-zagged across its waters to today’s sleek liners, the Baltic has always been best explored from the water.

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George R.R. Martin's sci-fi novel Dying of the Light could make for a visually stunning and rich TV adaptation without the baggage of Westeros.

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Nine-year-old Ariya Chadsey, a fourth grader at Country Springs Elementary School in Chino Hills, has written her first children’s book titled “Santa’s Missing Cookies.” The story is about Freddy the ...