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Chicago dyes its river bright green as it opens St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
CHICAGO — The Chicago River is once again glowing kelly green as the city opens its annual St. Patrick’s Day…
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Former owner of water buffalo that roamed Iowa suburb for days pleads guilty
The owner of a water buffalo that ran loose in a Des Moines, Iowa, suburb for days in August has…
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Nibi the ‘diva’ beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides
BOSTON — The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since…
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Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Let the chunk-off begin. Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai…
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The last of 8 escaped bulls from a Massachusetts rodeo is caught on highway
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. — A lone bull on the lam, one of eight that escaped from a rodeo in a…
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Huge payout expected for rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades
TOLEDO, Ohio — Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40…
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Man charged with killing 81 animals, including miniature horses, goats, ducks
SAN FRANCISCO — A man suspected of going on a three-hour shooting rampage in Northern California and killing 81 animals,…
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Swimmer known as the The Shark is trying again to cross Lake Michigan
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — An ultra swimmer is trying again to cross Lake Michigan, from Michigan to Wisconsin, just a…
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Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away
An unidentified driver and Arizona Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steven Sekrecki hold a rescued a sulcata tortoise that was…
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Mountain goat stuck under Kansas City bridge survives rocky rescue
An escaped mountain goat that somehow got stuck under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort and…
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