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Did You Feel It? We Are Now Closer To 2050 Than 2000

July 2 was significant, and now we're on the other side

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Holiday Cookouts Now More About The 'Vibe' Than The Grill?

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“This is the largest crown ever created in the world"

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Alaska Brown Bear Has A Shiny New Smile After Getting Huge Metal Crown For Its Tooth

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Yuvi Agarwal, the founder of Wild Tunes, which aims to soothe stressed shelter animals with live music, plays the keyboard at the Denver Animal Shelter

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Nonprofit 'Wild Tunes' Encourages Soothing Music In Animal Shelters

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'Dora The Explorer' Turns 25

“The show allowed Latinos to be depicted on TV as educators, teaching viewers how to speak our language, and yet at the same time, just teaching ordinary things that children need to learn.”

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Actor Marlee Matlin poses for a portrait to promote "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore" in New York.

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The Remarkable Journey Of Marlee Matlin: Her Untold Story Captured In An Inspiring Documentary

It’s also an evocative portal into the world of the deaf community that uses groundbreaking techniques and sound design to put American Sign Language (ASL) and visual communication first.

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Prairie Dogs Offer An 'Alarm System' For Other Creatures At Risk From Predators

“Prairie dogs are on the menu for just about every predator you can think of”— and their awareness and bark alerts offer protection for others

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Fox with syringe in his mouth being held with gloved hands

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When A Fox Says ‘Help’ In London, There’s Often An Ambulance On Its Way

The foxes didn't invade London so much as adapt and expand their range inward as the city spread to their habitat in the 1930s and suburbs grew.

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Florida Woman Catches 16 Invasive Pythons In Everglades In One Month

Python hunter Donna Kalil caught 16 snakes in Florida’s Everglades in May 2025, winning $1,000 for the most captures.

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Rhode Island Designer Is Turning Seafood Shell Waste Into Furniture!

New England’s annual shell waste — currently headed to landfills — could tile nearly 300 homes every year, she said.

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Costco Cards Are Good For 'Hot Dogs & Rotisserie Chicken,' Not For Airport IDs, TSA says

Here are the acceptable forms of identification, according to the TSA...

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Airlifting of a zebra named Ed that had evaded capture for several days

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Watch: 'Ed' The Zebra, Finally Safely Captured After Loose More Than A Week In Tennessee

Earlier, the zebra was spotted and filmed running along Interstate 24, forcing deputies to shut the roadway. But Ed escaped into a wooded area.

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Hundreds of people gather to watch the 3rd Annual Sharpening of the Lake of the Isles Pencil in Minneapolis

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Minneapolis Neighborhood Sharpens A Giant Pencil Each Year. 'Why' Is Reasonable Question.

“We tell a story about the dull tip, and we’re gonna get sharp,” he said. “There’s a renewal..."

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Adriana completes a cake inside Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, N.J.

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That Takes The Cake: Walmart's Army Of Icing Artisans

It’s graduation season, the busiest time of year for the 6,200 employees the nation's largest retailer trained to hand-decorate cakes per customers' orders.

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