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Amazing Rescues

Today, rescuers reached the Chilean miners trapped 2,300 feet underground. Constantino Diaz-Duran on the incredible end of a months-long saga of survival—and why it's not over yet.

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With logistics rivaling a military operation, the rescue of 33 trapped miners half a mile below Chile’s surface has captivated the world since August. For two months, food, water, and cigarettes have been sent

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