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The pontiff celebrated a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking down their homes.

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Castle Rock State Park in Oregon, Illinois sits quietly along the Rock River, minding its own business while tourists flock ...

Lab analyst Diana Wendelin gently adjusts a slide under a microscope. An enlarged image of a tick comes into focus on her computer screen. “So, the first thing I'm looking at is called the scutum.