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Massachusetts boy, 12, wins National Geographic Bee Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory in the National Geographic Bee. To clinch the title, the 12-year-old from Plainville, Mass., correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth’s center. NBC’s Ali Weinberg reports. |
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Soccer lover's fundraising trek ends in tragedy A Seattle man who felt “destined” to go on a 10,000-mile fundraising journey to soccer’s World Cup in Brazil, dribbling a soccer ball along the way, has died just two weeks into his journey. |
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