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Dozens gather for a bilingual prayer service titled “A Cry for Mercy!” at New Life Community Church Little Village on Jan. 18 ...

A polar day is when the sun does not set and stays above the horizon for an extended period, while a polar night is when the ...

Polar days and polar nights occur in locations within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. A polar day is when the sun does not set and stays above the horizon for an extended period, while a polar night ...

The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals. The ...

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