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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50…

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News of the weird: Cambodian catches world’s largest recorded freshwater fish

BANGKOK — The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River…

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Can all dogs swim? How to tell if your pup is water-ready

Not all dogs can, or will, swim. Some dogs physically built for the water may avoid it like…

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News of the weird: Burmese python hunt in Florida Everglades slated for August

MIAMI — Flanked by a huge writhing snake, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday, June 16, that the…

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News of the weird: Bronx Zoo elephant named Happy isn’t a person, court rules

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top court rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx…

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News of the weird: Chicago man who saved man on train tracks gets free car

CHICAGO — A Chicago man who jumped onto train tracks to rescue someone who had fallen onto an…

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News of the weird: Iditarod dog found months after disappearing from checkpoint

ANCHORAGE — An Iditarod sled dog was found safe after disappearing from a checkpoint in the race three…

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News of the weird: Cougar goes to class in California; custodian corrals curious cat

PESCADERO, Calif. — A quick-thinking custodian safely confined a curious cougar in an empty classroom after it entered…

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‘Very angry’: Uvalde locals grapple with school chief’s role

UVALDE, Texas — The blame for an excruciating delay in killing the gunman at a Texas elementary school…

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News of the weird: FBI records on search for fabled gold raise more questions

PITTSBURGH — A scientific analysis commissioned by the FBI shortly before agents went digging for buried treasure suggested…

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