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Philadelphia architect Frank Furness' enduring spirit

Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, a former Army captain during the Civil War, translated his fearlessness into the designs of about 1,000 buildings – elaborate structures whose oversized arches, asymmetrical facades and eccentric decorations broke free from the polite Victorian era-style. ""Sunday Morning"" national correspondent Robert Costa takes a tour of Furness' Philadelphia with Wall…

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Nepal-Tibet flood death toll rises to 768 as 3,048 remain missing

Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet have battled through leg-sucking mud amid the threat of fresh flooding to search for thousands of people still missing after a deadly wall of water swept through the…

  • Flood death toll rises to 768 in Nepal-Tibet region
  • 3,048 people remain missing after glacial collapse
  • China reports 16 deaths and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners

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