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At the 'Merlympics,' meet a desert mermaid from Utah who's all about saving water

5:04pm May 27, 2024

The "Merlympics" are, of course, the Mermaid Olympics, in which swimmers wearing mermaid tails compete in order to bring attention to water and marine conservation issues. A desert mermaid from Utah is all about saving water.

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Is your name Kyle? There's a gathering you may want to know about

5:28pm May 17, 2024

A small city in Texas is calling on people named Kyle to help break the Guinness World Record for the largest same-name gathering. Calling all Kyles to the annual Kyle fest in Kyle, Texas!

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New line of Swiss Army Knives will come without the knife

4:29pm May 09, 2024

by Tinbete Ermyas

Victorinox, the company behind the Swiss army knife, is making a multi-tool without a blade. The CEO said increased regulation of knives in certain countries was behind the decision.

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Joie Henney says his emotional support alligator, Wally, is missing in Georgia after being kidnapped, found and released into a swamp with some 20 other gators.

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Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia

9:36am May 03, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Wally has many fans in Pennsylvania and across social media. His owner is enlisting their help, saying Wally was kidnapped, located by a trapper and released into a swamp while vacationing in Georgia.

Monsters bee gone: Toddler's claim of monster in her wall turns out to be 50,000 bees

4:56pm April 30, 2024

by Gus Contreras

The internet had strong feelings when a mom in Charlotte, N.C., posted a TikTok about her daughter insisting that there were monsters in her room for eight months. Turns out it was 50,000 bees.

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How did a missing cat turn up 650 miles from home? Amazon

4:54pm April 29, 2024

by Mallory Yu

Earlier this month in Utah, a shy, 6-year-old indoor cat named Galena vanished from her home. Then her microchip was detected 650 miles away in California.

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Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the viral audio file of Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert spread on social media.

A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist

5:00am April 26, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

This wild case emphasizes the serious potential for criminal misuse of artificial intelligence that experts have been warning about for some time, one professor said.

Chicago's iconic "rat hole" in the Roscoe Village neighborhood is seen on Jan. 19, 2024. The sidewalk landmark was removed Wednesday, April 24, 2024, after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced.

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Chicago's 'rat hole' is removed after the city determined the sidewalk was damaged

1:24am April 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

The imprint of an animal had been a quirk of a residential block in Chicago's North Side for years but a post on social media brought it new fame, which neighbors found to be a nuisance.

World News

Horses were on the loose in London

4:59pm April 24, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

Riderless horses from the royal Household Cavalry were galloping through central London Wednesday morning. They kept going for several miles.

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Two horses bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych on Wednesday.

World News

Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuries

1:52pm April 24, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.