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US: Roads Become Hazardous After Morning Snow Hits Across Kentucky

Early Monday morning, December 8, Kentucky roads became hazardous due to a mixture of snow and freezing rain. A Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded slightly westward and remains in effect until 1 PM, covering areas northeast of a line from Harlan to Estill County, including the I-64 and Mountain Parkway corridors. Motorists should expect slick conditions ahead of another winter system expected later this week.

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

A security staff member checks the condition of equipment outside a hotel in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, on September 24, 2025. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

Staff members are seen on duty at the entrance of a hotel in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, on September 24, 2025. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

A staff member tends to an umbrella damaged by the wind at a hotel in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, on September 24, 2025. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

People look out of a window at a hotel in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, on September 24, 2025. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

This photo taken on September 24, 2025 shows fallen branches lying outside a restaurant in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

This photo taken on September 24, 2025 shows an uprooted tree on the roadside in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

Staff members reinforce a glass gate at a hotel in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province, on September 24, 2025. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Ragasa Makes Landfall in South China

This photo taken on September 24, 2025 shows a fallen branch lying on a parking space in Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province. Typhoon Ragasa, the 18th typhoon of 2025, made landfall in south China's Guangdong Province at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with maximum wind force near its center reaching 40 meters per second, churned ashore at Hailing Island in the city of Yangjiang in Guangdong. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 1.89 million local residents had been relocated across the province. Meteorological authorities forecast that Ragasa will continue moving westward at a speed of roughly 20 km per hour and gradually weaken. Photo by Xinhua/Deng Hua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellite Image Shows Mount Etna Spewing Lava From Above

Handout photo dated June 2, 2025, shows The Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite acquired an image of the area at 09:40 UTC, just minutes after the onset of the eruption. On the left, the natural colour image clearly depicts a dense ash plume in the summit crater area, partially obscured by a pyrocumulus cloud drifting westward towards inland Sicily. On the right, a false colour composite using shortwave infrared channels reveals the intense thermal signature of active lava flows descending into the Valle del Bove. Jaw-dropping satellite images shows Mount Etna erupting. At 11:24 am local time on 2 June, the most active volcano in Europe produced a spectacular eruption, propelling a dense column of ash and smoke several kilometres into the atmosphere. According to Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the eruption originated from the South East Crater, one of the most active summit vents in recent years. The event was characterised by vigorous Strombolian activity, lava effusion, and a

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Nusa Tenggara Volcano Eruption - Indonesia

This handout photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation PVMBG) shows Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewing volcanic materials in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on March 21, 2025. The volcano, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted late Thursday night and continued into Friday, prompting the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to raise the alert status to the highest level. The eruption released a column of ash up to 8,000 meters high before midnight on Thursday. The gray-to-black cloud was dispersed southwest and west of the crater. The strong eruption continued into Friday morning, with a column of ash reaching 2,500 meters. Thick gray clouds moved westward from the volcano. The volcano's alert level has been elevated to the highest level, or Level IV, since Thursday. Photo by PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nusa Tenggara Volcano Eruption - Indonesia

A handout aerial drone provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency BASARNAS) shows Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki after eruption in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on March 21, 2025. The volcano, located in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted late Thursday night and continued into Friday, prompting the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation to raise the alert status to the highest level. The eruption released a column of ash up to 8,000 meters high before midnight on Thursday. The gray-to-black cloud was dispersed southwest and west of the crater. The strong eruption continued into Friday morning, with a column of ash reaching 2,500 meters. Thick gray clouds moved westward from the volcano. The volcano's alert level has been elevated to the highest level, or Level IV, since Thursday. Photo by Basarnas/ Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

HANDOUT - Los Angeles County is grappling with multiple devastating wildfires that erupted in early January 2025, fuelled by parched conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, and evacuation orders remain in effect across several areas. One of the largest blazes, the Palisades Fire, broke out on the morning of 7 January near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 shows the fire shortly after it ignited, with plumes of smoke streaming westward towards the Pacific Ocean. By the afternoon of 8 January, the fire had scorched over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometres) and advanced along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, according to Cal Fire. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire erupted in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of 7 January. Rapidly spreading, it engulfed over 10,000 acres, impacting areas of Pasadena and Altadena. Meanwhile, the Hurst Fi

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Satellite Images Show Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires

HANDOUT - Los Angeles County is grappling with multiple devastating wildfires that erupted in early January 2025, fuelled by parched conditions and fierce Santa Ana winds reaching speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. Thousands of structures have been destroyed, and evacuation orders remain in effect across several areas. One of the largest blazes, the Palisades Fire, broke out on the morning of 7 January near the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood. Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2 shows the fire shortly after it ignited, with plumes of smoke streaming westward towards the Pacific Ocean. By the afternoon of 8 January, the fire had scorched over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometres) and advanced along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, according to Cal Fire. Farther inland, the Eaton Fire erupted in Altadena, north of downtown Los Angeles, on the evening of 7 January. Rapidly spreading, it engulfed over 10,000 acres, impacting areas of Pasadena and Altadena. Meanwhile, the Hurst Fi

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US: Hurricane Rafael Approaches Florida Keys, Bringing Strong Winds

Hurricane Rafael approached Florida Keys, bringing strong winds on Wednesday night, November 6. Rafael, now a Category 2 hurricane, is moving slowly westward through the southern Gulf of Mexico after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.

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Monument to the 1944 Great Flight

21.09.2024, Pärnu. A monument commemorating the Great Flight of 80 years ago was unveiled in Pärnu. The monument symbolizes the final touch between those who left and those who stayed behind. This location marks the spot from which people fled westward from Pärnu 80 years ago. The Great Flight was a mass exodus from Estonia in the late summer and fall of 1944, as people fled the advancing Soviet Red Army. It is also referred to as the "boat escape," as most refugees fled by sea in small boats, earning them the name "boat refugees. Photo: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

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Monument to the 1944 Great Flight

21.09.2024, Pärnu. A monument commemorating the Great Flight of 80 years ago was unveiled in Pärnu. The monument symbolizes the final touch between those who left and those who stayed behind. This location marks the spot from which people fled westward from Pärnu 80 years ago. The Great Flight was a mass exodus from Estonia in the late summer and fall of 1944, as people fled the advancing Soviet Red Army. It is also referred to as the "boat escape," as most refugees fled by sea in small boats, earning them the name "boat refugees. Photo: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

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Monument to the 1944 Great Flight

21.09.2024, Pärnu. A monument commemorating the Great Flight of 80 years ago was unveiled in Pärnu. The monument symbolizes the final touch between those who left and those who stayed behind. This location marks the spot from which people fled westward from Pärnu 80 years ago. The Great Flight was a mass exodus from Estonia in the late summer and fall of 1944, as people fled the advancing Soviet Red Army. It is also referred to as the "boat escape," as most refugees fled by sea in small boats, earning them the name "boat refugees. Photo: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

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Monument to the 1944 Great Flight

21.09.2024, Pärnu. A monument commemorating the Great Flight of 80 years ago was unveiled in Pärnu. The monument symbolizes the final touch between those who left and those who stayed behind. This location marks the spot from which people fled westward from Pärnu 80 years ago. The Great Flight was a mass exodus from Estonia in the late summer and fall of 1944, as people fled the advancing Soviet Red Army. It is also referred to as the "boat escape," as most refugees fled by sea in small boats, earning them the name "boat refugees. Photo: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

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Monument to the 1944 Great Flight

21.09.2024, Pärnu. A monument commemorating the Great Flight of 80 years ago was unveiled in Pärnu. The monument symbolizes the final touch between those who left and those who stayed behind. This location marks the spot from which people fled westward from Pärnu 80 years ago. The Great Flight was a mass exodus from Estonia in the late summer and fall of 1944, as people fled the advancing Soviet Red Army. It is also referred to as the "boat escape," as most refugees fled by sea in small boats, earning them the name "boat refugees. Photo: Urmas Luik/Pärnu PM

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii 7

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported. This video shows heavy rain on Sunday in Ocean View, Hawaii Island.

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii 6

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported. This video shows winds and rain in Mountain View in Puna, Hawaii Island Saturday afternoon as the storm neared.

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. This video shows floodwater flowing down Mamalahoa Highway in Kaʻu, Hawaii Island. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported.

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii 2

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. This video shows swollen Rainbow Falls in Hilo, Hawaii Island. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported.

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii 4

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported.

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii 3

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. This video shows swollen Rainbow Falls in Hilo, Hawaii Island. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported.

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US: Hurricane Hone Brings Heavy Rain, Strong Winds To Hawaii 5

Hurricane Hone brought strong winds and heavy rain to Hawaii as it moved westward just south of the islands as a Category 1 storm on Sunday, August 25. Several road closures, power outages for thousands thousands of people, and flight disruptions were also reported. This video shows winds and rain in Mountain View in Puna, Hawaii Island Saturday afternoon as the storm neared.

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Convoy of vintage cars departs from China's Horgos heading for Paris

STORY: Convoy of vintage cars departs from China's Horgos heading for Paris SHOOTING TIME: May 31, 2024 DATELINE: May 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: HORGOS, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the convoy of vintage cars 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX BAUER, Luxembourg vintage car self-driving tour participant 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NATALIE, German vintage car self-driving tour participant 4. various of the convoy of vintage cars STORYLINE: A convoy of 91 vintage cars, known for their historical significance and unique designs, departed from the Horgos Port in Xinjiang, China on Friday. They will travel westward to their final destination -- Paris, France. This convoy of vintage cars, composed of classic models from around the world, departed from Beijing, China on May 18. The route took them through Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Xinjiang before exiting the country via the Horgos highway port. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAX BAUER, Luxembourg vintage car self-driving tour particip

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UK: Storm Pierrick – High Winds And Big Waves Batter England Coasts

Storm Pierrick brought high winds and big waves to parts of southwest England on Tuesday, April 9.

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Snow crab fishing season in Japan

taken on Nov. 6, 2023, shows snow crabs unloaded at Tsuiyama port in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, as snow crab fishing season began west of Toyama Prefecture in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Xibe people in China's Xinjiang commemorate westward migration

STORY: Xibe people in China's Xinjiang commemorate westward migration DATELINE: June 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:47 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DING JIANGLEI, Tourist STORYLINE: A grand celebration was held in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to commemorate the Xibe ethnic group's westward migration. The Xibe people originated in northeast China. Every year on the lunar April 18, the Xibe people commemorate the heroic deeds of their ancestors moving westward and guarding border areas. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DING JIANGLEI, Tourist "I was so happy to watch such a splendid performance. We celebrated the Xibe ethnic group's westward migration with singing and dancing." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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On site in Ukraine: Displaced people in shelter in Lviv

STORY: On site in Ukraine: Displaced people in shelter in Lviv DATELINE: March 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: LVIV, Ukraine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the settlement 2. STANDUP (English): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the settlement STORYLINE: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, displaced people from Ukraine's larger cities, such as Kiev and Kharkiv, pour into Lviv, the country's sixth-largest city some 60 km from the Polish border. Lviv has become a major transit point since the outbreak of the conflict, from where many Ukrainians continue their westward journey into Poland. To accommodate the influx of Ukrainians, many public facilities of Lviv have been turned into reception centers and shelters. STANDUP (English): CHEN WENXIAN, Xinhua correspondent "Now I'm in the south of Lviv, a western city of Ukraine. And this is a church school which now is turned into a settlement point, a settlement to locate Ukrainians from Kiev and other cities of the east and no

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Romania offers help to Ukrainians at border checkpoint

STORY: Romania offers help to Ukrainians at border checkpoint DATELINE: March 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Bucharest CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the Siret frontier checkpoint on Romania's northern border with UkraineSOUNDBITE 1 (English): Xinhua reporterSOUNDBITE 2 (Romanian): STEFAN ROTARU, Romanian volunteerSOUNDBITE 3 (English): Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Xinhua reporter "Hello everyone, I am now at the Siret frontier checkpoint on Romania's northern border with Ukraine, the largest one on the border between the two countries. Since Thursday, over ten thousands of Ukrainian citizens entered Romania from different border checkpoints every day. However, more than half of them continued westward after entering Romania, and finally entered the Schengen area through the Romanian-Hungarian border. In front of the checkpoint, we can see Romanian volunteers waiting for batches of Ukrainian citizens to come out of the border. Most of them are women and children, wit

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Circle Of Friends (1995)

Colin Firth & Saffron Burrows Characters: Simon Westward & Nan Mahon Film: Circle Of Friends (IRL/UK/USA 1995) Director: Pat O'Connor 07 April 1995 Date: 07 April 1995

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Robert Taylor & Denise Darcel Characters: Buck Wyatt & Fifi Danon Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Denise Darcel Characters: Fifi Danon Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Denise Darcel & Robert Taylor Characters: Fifi Danon & Buck Wyatt Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Robert Taylor & John Mcintire Characters: Buck Wyatt & Roy E. Whitman Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Denise Darcel & Robert Taylor Characters: Fifi Danon & Buck Wyatt Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Denise Darcel & Robert Taylor Characters: Fifi Danon & Buck Wyatt Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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Westward The Women film (1951)

Robert Taylor & Denise Darcel Characters: Buck Wyatt & Fifi Danon Film: Westward The Women (USA 1951) Director: William A. Wellman 16 December 1951 Date: 16-Dec-51

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