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100 skulls, mummified body parts found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case: Police
Bones and skulls visible in the back seat of a car near an abandoned cemetery on Philadelphia’s outskirts led police…
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Niger investigating $5 million sale of largest Mars rock
DAKAR, Senegal — It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth — a 54-pound (25-kilogram) meteorite that fetched…
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$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say
LOS ANGELES — A group of masked thieves stole about $7,000 worth of Labubu dolls from a Los Angeles-area store…
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Woman on trial for mushroom murders says she was trying to fix a ‘bland’ lunch
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Before Erin Patterson’s in-laws and their relatives arrived at her home for lunch, she bought pricey…
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A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide
SIMSBURY, Conn. — Sarah Loving had just returned home from lunch last Saturday with her husband and two young children…
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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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