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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 Street…

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Video shows Alabama deputies wrangling a 1,500-pound runaway bull: “Oversized escape artist”

Alabama sheriff’s deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County.  Video shows the bull calmly walking in a suburban neighborhood, while additional footage shows three authorities mounted on horses swinging lassos above their heads trying to rein in the animal. The bull ran away…

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