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Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.

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'Ring of fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas

Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.

It's been almost two decades since a "ring of fire" eclipse was visible in the continental United States. To celebrate the end of that drought, nearly three dozen national parks in the path of the eclipse will host viewing parties.The solar spectacle is first seen in eastern Asia at dawn Monday, May 20, local time. Weather permitting, millions of early risers in southern China, northern Taiwan and southeast Japan will be able to catch the ring eclipse. Then it creeps across the Pacific with the western U.S. viewing the tail end.The late day sun will transform into a glowing ring in southwest Oregon, Northern California, central Nevada, southern Utah, northern Arizona and New Mexico and finally the Texas Panhandle where it will occur at sunset on Sunday. For 3...

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  1. Campus-sponsored talk by porn star raises eyebrows at Williams College

    Colleges and universities have been known to push the envelope when it comes to inviting controversial figures to campuses, and Williams College, a prestigious priva...

  2. Williams College invites porn star to speak

    Debate over event's academic merit

  3. Williams College invites porn star to speak

    Debate over event's academic merit

  4. Adult film star's campus visit causing controversy

    Williams College bringing actor to speak on sex education

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