Word: miles
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Later on he came to Taxes and did a weekend ride with me and a 150-mile charity ride with me, and we've been riding ever since," Hiestand said...
...Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuban refugees cavort happily on the beach in a scene reminiscent of a Club Med. They have good reason to celebrate: soon they will be flying off to freedom in the U.S. Meanwhile, less than a mile away, more than 200 Haitian children lounge listlessly under drab green tents, seeking refuge from the harsh midday sun. Camp Nine, their home since last June, is a desolate patch of cactus-filled desert where the only sign of life is an occasional banana rat or iguana. A fence encircles the camp, which is guarded by American soldiers...
Last weekend, the squad travelled to Rhode Island and raced The Reaper's Revenge--a 20-mile Eduro course event sponsored by the Eastern Fat Tire Association (EFTA). Over 500 racers competed in every division from beginner to professional...
Officials closed schools, halted air traffic and attempted a quarantine in a 120-mile radius around the city of Kikwit as the deadlyEbola viruscropped up in two more towns. In an effort to keep the virus from spreading beyond the four afflicted towns to Kinshasa, the capital 370 miles to the west, officials tried to close all road, river and air routes out of the affected area. The World Health Organization maintains that the nature of Ebola does not require such drastic measures, since the virus kills within a few days, preventing carriers from spreading it very widely. TIME science...
Harvard pledged to contribute 50 cents for each mile walked or for each hour volunteered by Harvard students, faculty and staff. Harvard said it would donate $10 per walker for all who completed the entire 20-mile course...