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This image of flooded homes in Hope Mills, N.C., prompted a dramatic rescue.

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2 Strangers And A Drone Help Rescue Veteran Trapped By N.C. Flooding

5:25pm October 12, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A drone photographer posted an image of a submerged home in North Carolina. Then a man in Texas discovered it was his brother's house — and the two men managed to coordinate a rescue operation.

Clown masks are displayed at the Fantasy Costumes HDQ. store in Chicago in 2003.

National

Coulrophobics Beware: America's Creepy Clown Problem Continues

7:39pm October 06, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

It started with a sighting in the woods in South Carolina. Now people dressed as clowns are being arrested across the country, and face-painted Facebook threats are shutting down schools.

Arctic Squirrel Study Shows Why Males Are More Likely To Be Eaten

7:03am October 06, 2016

Researchers used tiny trackers to follow the squirrels' movements. While females chased after food and their babies, males hung out above ground, basking in the sun, making them easy pickings.

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Norway's Prime Minister Gets Caught Trying To Catch 'Em All

7:03am October 06, 2016

There was a debate going on in Parliament, and Prime Minister Erna Solberg was in her seat — but not totally paying attention. She was playing Pokemon Go.

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Should've Had The Full Breakfast: Welsh Politician Stumbles Over 'Brexit'

7:15am October 05, 2016

Andrew Davies, a politician from Wales, was talking about Britain's exit from the E.U. At a key point in his speech, his stomach took over: "Mark my words. We will make breakfast — Brexit a success."

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Hospital Charged Parents $39.35 To Hold Their Newborn 'Skin To Skin'

7:15am October 05, 2016

The Utah couple posted the bill on Reddit — not in anger, since the C-section went well, but because they "got a chuckle" out of being charged to hold their baby. A nurse had an explanation, though.

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Park In Queens Honors Native Christopher Walken With ... A Trail Of His Heads

8:58am October 04, 2016

A number of disembodied heads emerge from the ground in the "Monument to Walken" installation through March. Should you get any ideas, the park informs visitors: "No Walken Picking" allowed.

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Manhattan Gets A New Monument — To A (Fake) Octopus Attack

6:26am October 03, 2016

The sculpture depicts that time a passenger ferry was dragged down by a giant octopus — which never happened. The artist says he conceived of the prank while telling fake history to an 11-year-old.

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Suspicious clown sightings have been reported in multiple states.

National

Sinister 'Clowns' Are Scaring People In Multiple States

4:03pm September 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This may be your worst nightmare: Reports are emerging from multiple states of alarming interactions with people in clown clothing.

Ig Nobel Awards Given For Rat Pants, Fly Catchers And Rocks With Personalities

12:43pm September 23, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Remember the guy who built a special suit to live like a goat? He, too, won an Ig Nobel this year. The prize celebrates eccentric, often amusing research and accomplishments.