A WWII-era veteran returns to the air

[ad_1] A World War II-era Douglas C-47 military transport plane dubbed “Miss Montana” had been parked in a museum for nearly two decades after a career transporting firefighters in Montana. Now, with its engines rebuilt and the fuselage restored to its early glory, it is joining other veteran airplanes that saw service on D-Day 75…

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Extended interview: Ben Stiller

[ad_1] In this web exclusive actor-director Ben Stiller talks with Jim Axelrod about his Apple TV documentary about his parents, “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” and about how making the film became a reflection not just on their lives but on his own. [ad_2] Source link

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Half of uncontacted Indigenous tribes “could be wiped out” in 10 years, report says. Here’s what to know.

[ad_1] From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection. A new report by Survival International, a London-based Indigenous rights organization, attempts one of the broadest tallies…

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