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The Lost Level” by Elijah Thomas, Edison Middle School The arcade was supposed to be a safe escape from reality. Mark and his friends had heard rumors of “The Lost Level” machine, but they wrote them ...

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Bill Mott’s son, Riley, will try to join his father as a Breeders’ Cup race-winning trainer with his Juvenile Turf contender Argos ...

The Great War began in Europe in 1914, and by its end in 1918, 4.7 million Americans would serve in the conflict. More t ...