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“In a huge multi-decade operation, the whole of the Arctic town is being moved as an iron ore mine operated by the state-owned mining company LKAB weakens the ground, threatening to swallow the town.” This sounds like the plot for a particularly bleak Netflix miniseries, but it’s real. The ‘big church move’: Swedish town begins to roll historic building 5km.

+ Some photos to finish this edition: Images of community from NPR station photographers. And here are The Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 Finalists.

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