Real Locations That Inspired Disney’s Most Famous Rides

When you step into a Disney park, it’s easy to feel like you’ve been transported to another world. But what many don’t ...
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Avalanche on Nepal mountain Yalung Ri kills 7 including foreign climbers

An avalanche swept through a camp on Mount Yalung Ri in Nepal on Monday and killed five foreign climbers and two Nepali guides, officials said. Armed Police Force ...

The biggest use case for AI videos: dumb pranks

Researchers have sounded alarms about realistic generative AI images and videos bolstering bad actors to create ever-more ...
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Hany Farid on the Rise of ‘AI Slop’ and Online Pranksters

Researchers have sounded alarms about realistic generative AI images and videos bolstering bad actors to create ever-more ...

How mountaineer Jim Morrison made the first skiing descent of Everest's most dangerous route

Mountaineer Jim Morrison hopped left on his skis, sending trickles of snow down a sheer gully on the North Face of Mount Everest, then he hopped to the right, his breath heavy in ...

At 82, Olathe dad may be the oldest person to reach Mt. Everest base camp

Dave McClung, 82, hiked eight days and 17,598 feet to reach South Base Camp at Mount Everest. He may be the oldest to ever do ...
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Kansas man, 82, may be oldest person to climb to Mt. Everest base camp

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — An 82-year-old metro man defied the odds this weekend, potentially becoming the oldest person to trek to the South Base Camp of Mount Everest in Nepal. Eight days ago, David ...
The New York Times

Kanchha Sherpa, Last Member of First Team to Conquer Everest, Dies at 92

A trip to India to find work led to a career climbing the world’s highest mountain. By Victor Mather The first people to climb Mount Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in 1953. But no ...