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Movie review: Digger

Come for Tom Cruise's bravura performance as a corrupt oil tycoon—stay for the thorny twists.

America’s oldest highway

A Travel Guide to Exploring Route 40, America’s First Highway

Sorry Route 66, but no other national highway is as consequential as U.S. 40, known as “Main Street of America," which celebrates its 100th birthday this year.

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America’s oldest highway