The United States government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.'s on terms that seem too good to be true. But that happy situation, aided by ultralow interest rates, may not last much longer. economy

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Something big and strange is floating through the Chukchi Sea between Wainwright and Barrow.

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Sometimes it's time to go Fishing

We've all heard the phrase "Fish or cut bait". I never really gave it much thought, it's pretty much self explanatory. We have tons of little witisms like this, "Put up or shut up", "Poop or get off the pot" are just a few examples that comes to mind.

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A footballer has been jailed for hitting a rival player in the face during an FA Cup match. Barrow defender James Cotterill, 24, pleaded guilty to punching Bristol Rovers striker Sean Rigg during a first round match on 11 November last year.

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This is an excellent story about high school football coming to Barrow, Alaska. It's not in sports because this is a story about education and culture.

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Huge ice surges, called "ivus" by Eskimo locals, crash northernmost US city of Barrow.

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