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News of the weird: Ocean waves are glowing blue again on California’s coast

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Melanie Bryan pilots her dinghy through the Morro Bay harbor, she leaves a streak…

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News of the weird: Real-life bear visits Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, causing a mess of temporary closures

ORLANDO, Fla. — Everyone knows Winnie the Pooh, Baloo and, of course, the bears from the Country Bear…

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News of the weird: AI deepfakes in campaigns may be detectable, but will it matter?

WASHINGTON — At some point in the months leading up to the 2024 election, a tape will leak…

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News of the weird: Alaska couple reunited with cat 26 days after home collapsed into river swollen by glacial outburst

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions…

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News of the weird: Farms with natural landscape features provide sanctuary for some Costa Rica rainforest birds

COTO BRUS, Costa Rica — Small farms with natural landscape features such as shade trees, hedgerows and tracts…

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News of the weird: Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car

NORFOLK, Neb. — A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over by police in northeast…

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News of the weird: Senate GOP leader appears to freeze up again

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a…

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Biden is widely seen as too old for office, and Trump has problems of his own

WASHINGTON — Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old…

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News of the weird: Norway rebuilding reindeer fence to stop animals’ costly strolls into Russia

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway is rebuilding a dilapidated reindeer fence along its border with Russia in the Arctic…

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News of the weird: Deep-sea ‘hot tubs’ help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster

WASHINGTON — Most octopuses lead solitary lives. So scientists were startled to find thousands of octopus huddled together,…



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