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First US spring flight to Antarctica aims to keep out virus

by Associated Press
| September 13, 2020 6:03 PM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The first U.S. flight into Antarctica following months of winter darkness arrived Monday with crews taking extra precautions to keep out the coronavirus.

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