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The Hollywood actor almost fell into a police trap when he met with the fugitive Mexican over a film deal, reveals new bookHe is one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed actors, at one time known as much for his hellraising, turbulent marriage and interest in humanitarian causes as for his films. Now it has emerged that Sean Penn’s taste for adventure – and a potential...

An abandoned bus in the Alaska back country, made popular by the book Into the Wild and film of the same name, was airlifted on Thursday as a public safety measure.The bus has long attracted adventurers to the area, which is affected by unpredictable weather and sometimes swollen rivers where some have had to be rescued or have died.The Alaska army national guard moved the...

Helicopter removed the bus where adventurer Christopher McCandless died of starvation in 1992, to prevent others trying to reach it An abandoned bus in the Alaska back country, popularized by the book Into the Wild and movie of the same name, was removed on Thursday as a public safety measure, state officials said. The bus has long attracted adventurers to an area without cellphone...