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News of the weird: A $7.5 million find: Overlooked map turns out to be 14th-century treasure
LOS ANGELES — Alex Clausen is a map dealer. And although that designation may not, at first read, ...
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News of the weird: California woman harangues street vendor; D.A. brings charges
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A month ago, a viral video of a woman railing against a Latino construction ...
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News of the weird: AI bots are helping some 911 dispatchers with their workload
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — In the middle of a storm, 911 call centers often find themselves inundated ...
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News of the weird: Long COVID study links lingering virus with bowel-to-brain havoc
NEW YORK — COVID may trigger complex biological reactions from the bowel to the brain, leading to persistent ...
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News of the weird: For Mike Lindell and MyPillow, there’s no turning back
MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Lindell can’t back down now. The pillow salesman and the Minnesota company he built are ...
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News of the weird: Urchin harvesters tried to reduce protections for sea otters
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Sea Otter Savvy monitors the animals in the Morro Bay Harbor, tracking their ...
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News of the weird: UC Davis, Musk fight release of ‘particularly gruesome’ monkey research photos, report says
DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis is in possession of hundreds of photos of monkey test subjects — graphic ...
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News of the weird: Tropical birds known as limpkins reported in Illinois
CHICAGO — While on a recent visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, Ann Harness spotted a creature she’d ...
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News of the weird: Kansas Chipotle manager demands to see Muslim employee’s hair, grabs, removes hijab
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has accused Chipotle of religious harassment and retaliation after ...
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News of the weird: Ghost guns manufactured by teens found in Harlem day care, NYPD says
NEW YORK — Cops seized three 3D-printed guns and a 3D printer from an East Harlem day care ...