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GeoGuessr made figuring out where on Earth you are the hottest new esport

The Verge

A few minutes later, Davies touches down on a tranquil river and investigates a few highway signs bearing some telltale script: “I think this is Montenegro.” The first match takes place in one player’s chosen country, the second in the other’s backyard, like a summer series between the Yankees and Red Sox. “It

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Guatemalan Police Archive Finds Evidence in Disappearance Case

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Garcia disappeared after being placed in police detention in Guatemala City. The disappearance of Édgar Fernando Garcia is one of the best known cases because he is the husband of Nineth Montenegro who now serves as a deputy in the Guatemalan legislature.

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Diversify Your Year-End Campaigns: How To Be Mindful And Inclusive Of Cultural Traditions

Bloomerang

Día de los Muertos is rooted in the Catholic All Saints Day, which takes place on November 1st, but has taken on an afterlife of its own. It takes place in the ten days before Santa, or Papa Noel, arrives and commemorates the journey Mary and Joseph make to arrive in Bethlehem in the nativity story. Nicholas Day.

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