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... that the knight William Longsword was expected to succeed his sickly brother-in-law King Baldwin IV, but succumbed to an illness that the king survived?
... that three first-team All-Americans – Logan Eggleston, Zoe Fleck, and Asjia O'Neal – played on the University of Texas's NCAA volleyball championship team in 2022?
... that Mikan, the cat station master of Ciaotou Sugar Refinery metro station, visited the Jiji line in Nantou County for the appointment of Longjiaosun as cat station master of Jiji railway station?
... that a big duck helped promote duck farming on Long Island?
... that American playwright Walter "Long Run" Hackett earned that nickname for his many long-running plays staged in London's West End?
... that football player Peter Bowden only started long snapping to help his cousin, a punter, produce film in high school, and both are now in the National Football League?

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Image 1A shipyard on the banks of the Yangtze building commercial river freight boats (from Yangtze)
Image 2The Chinese mitten crab is a commercially important species in the Yangtze, but invasive in other parts of the world. (from Yangtze)
Image 3A map of the Warring States around 350 BC, showing the former coastline of the Yangtze delta (from Yangtze)
Image 4Wuhan Metro Line 2 is the first underground rail line crossing the Yangtze River. (from Yangtze)
Image 5The silver carp is native to the river, but has (like other Asian carp) been spread through large parts of the world with aquaculture. (from Yangtze)
Image 6The Chaotianmen Bridge, an arch bridge in Chongqing, was completed in 2009. (from Yangtze)
Image 7Barges on the river (from Yangtze)
Image 8The Three Gorges Dam in 2006 (from Yangtze)
Image 9The Yichang Yangtze Highway Bridge, a suspension bridge near the Gezhouba Dam lock, was completed in 1996. (from Yangtze)
Image 10A vehicle carrier on Yangtze (from Yangtze)
Image 11Diagram showing dams planned for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River (from Yangtze)
Image 12The two sturgeon species in the Yangtze (here Chinese sturgeon) are both seriously threatened. (from Yangtze)
Image 13The "Great River" (大江) with its entrance to the East China Sea marked as the "Mouth of the Yangtze" (揚子江口) on the Jiangnan map in the 1754 Provincial Atlas of the Qing Empire (from Yangtze)
Image 14The Yangsigang Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, was completed in 2019. (from Yangtze)
Image 15Map of the Yangtze River (facing west) showing the major settlements along its banks (from Yangtze)
Image 16A container carrier on Yangtze (from Yangtze)
Image 17Bank of Yangtze near Anqing, then the capital of Anhui province, 1926 (from Yangtze)
Image 18The Imperial Japanese Navy armored cruiser Izumo during the Battle of Shanghai (from Yangtze)
Image 19The entirely aquatic Chinese giant salamander is the world's largest amphibian, reaching up to 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length. (from Yangtze)
Image 20The Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge, an arch bridge, was completed in 1992. (from Yangtze)
Image 21The critically endangered Chinese alligator is one of the smallest crocodilians, reaching a maximum length of about 2 m (7 ft). (from Yangtze)
Image 22Topological map of Yangzi Basin (from Yangtze)
Image 23USS Long as minesweeper, Oct 1943 (from USS Long)
Image 24USS Luzon was served in the mission of Yangtze Patrol and captured by Japanese during World War II (from Yangtze)
Image 25Afternoon in the jagged mountains rising from the Yangtze River gorge (from Yangtze)

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28 May 2026 – 2026 Longview, Washington paper mill implosion: The death toll from the implosion of a white liquor paper mill in Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, U.S., rises to eight. (The New York Times)
26 May 2026 – 2026 Longview, Washington implosion: One person is killed, ten people are injured, and nine others are missing in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, United States. (AP) (BBC News)
16 May 2026 – 2026 Long Island Rail Road strike: Five unions representing over 3,500 workers for the Long Island Rail Road, the largest commuter rail system in North America, goes on strike to negotiate a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City, United States. (AP)

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