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Researchers caught a Greenland shark off the coast of Belize in April, the first reported sighting of the species in the western Caribbean. The shark is typically found in the Arctic and at depths of up to 7,000 feet below the ocean surface.

A Greenland shark, one of the longest-living animals on Earth, was caught near Belize

9:10pm July 31, 2022

by Dustin Jones

This was the first time a Greenland shark was reported in the western Caribbean, researchers said. This species of shark is typically found in the Arctic and thousands of feet below the ocean surface.

A Canadian company is hiring a chief candy officer to taste test candy.

World News

You could get paid to eat candy as a Canadian company's chief candy officer

5:39pm July 31, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

Candy Funhouse's chief candy officer will taste test over 3,500 products a month. Applicants can be as young as 5 years old.

National

A 14-year-old hopes his chaotic 'I Voted' sticker design brings people to the polls

5:26pm July 29, 2022

Hudson Rowan, age 14, was doodling away on his iPad when a creature appeared. It's now the winning design of the Ulster County "I Voted" Sticker contest.

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A large hand flicks away a male employee

Want to lay off workers more smoothly? There's a startup for that

6:31am July 26, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

The tech industry is in turmoil. But there's at least one startup that is thriving these days, and it's one that's helping other startups lay off workers.

Randy Schiefer needed intensive physical therapy after nearly a month in a medically-induced coma.

How a near-death experience could change the way you live

5:01am July 25, 2022

by Lee Hale

When Randy Schiefer was hospitalized with COVID-19, he wasn't sure he would survive. Now, he looks back at that experience as the most important thing that has ever happened to him.

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Jon Auvil, center, receives an Ernest Hemingway bust and congratulations after he won the 2022 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest at Sloppy Joe's Bar in Key West, Fla. Left of Auvil is Joe Maxey, the 2019 winner, and at right is Fred Johnson, who won in 1986. I

The importance of being Ernest: An attorney wins a Hemingway contest

8:59pm July 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

Joe Auvil, a Dade City resident, beat out 124 entrants. Auvil, who already shares Hemingway's passion for fishing, is dressing for the job he wants: "Every man wants to write like Hemingway," he said.

One outline of a footprint discovered in the restaurant courtyard.

Science

A diner discovered 100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in a restaurant

5:00am July 23, 2022

If you need an excuse to go out to dinner, this paleontological discovery might be it.

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Dinosaur footprints found at restaurant courtyard

4:56pm July 19, 2022

A diner in China spotted what looked like dinosaur footprints in the stone patio of a restaurant. Paleontologists have now confirmed the discovery and say the tracks are roughly 100 million years old.

Sand tiger sharks can grow to up to 10 feet in length, but juveniles average 3 to 5 feet. These sharks have a menacing appearance, but aren't known for unprovoked attacks on humans.

Sharks mistaking feet for fish are likely behind Long Island attacks

9:07pm July 17, 2022

by Dustin Jones

A shark expert said the likely culprits behind the Long Island incidents are juvenile sand tiger sharks, which may accidentally bite humans while chasing fish.

National

This prodigal person pushed a peanut with his proboscis to the pinnacle of Pikes Peak

9:29am July 17, 2022

by Abigail Beckman

It took twice as long as he anticipated, but the man pushing peanuts up Colorado's Pikes Peak with his nose has reached the 14,115 foot summit. Supporters are going nuts.