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Return to “Downton Abbey”

The cast, and the castle, of the internationally-popular TV series about the upper-class Crawleys and their working-class servants are back in a theatrical feature Source

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John Williams on reworking the classics – his own

The composer collaborates with Anne-Sophie Mutter on “Across the Stars,” featuring works for violin and orchestra adapted from his classic film scores, including “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “Schindler’s List” Source

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Creating Patagonia National Park

Located in the southern tip of Chile, the park is part of the largest private land donation in history, a philanthropist’s dream two-and-a-half decades in the making Source

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Postcard From Patagonia: Creating a national park

Located in the southern tip of Chile, Patagonia National Park is more than half-a-million acres of mountains and valleys, glaciers and grasslands, winding rivers and wild guanacos – and it is part of the largest private land donation in history. Conor Knighton trekked the wilds of the park with Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of the clothing company Patagonia, whose non-profit, Tompkins Conservation, handed over this park to the Chilean government to preserve its wild-ness for generations to come. It’s a dream that has been two-and-a-half decades in the making, and the culmination of a remarkable love story. Source

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Just divine: The hit series “God Friended Me”

The TV show about a “God” account on Facebook pointing to people who need help has spoken to the spiritual journeys of its cast in surprising and challenging ways. Correspondent Michelle Miller talks with stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Joe Morton, Javicia Leslie, Violett Beane and Suraj Sharma about “God Friended Me” and its stories of goodness, trust and love that have caused them to examine their own beliefs. Source

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Almanac: L.A.’s freeway “Stack”

On September 22, 1953, the world’s first Four-Level Interchange highway design (also known as “The Stack”) opened in Los Angeles, promising an easing of congestion as it allowed drivers in 32 lanes to switch from one freeway to another without ever having to cross another lane of traffic. Jane Pauley reports. Source

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