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‘Her Bark Always Gave Hope': Mexican Rescue Dog Frida Retires
After participating in 53 rescue operations, saving a dozen lives and finding 41 bodies in disaster zones, Frida, the beloved yellow Labrador retriever from Mexico’s Navy unit, retires. The Mexican navy celebrated the contributions of their canine fellow honoring her in a ceremony on Monday. “Her bark always gave hope, and in moments of pain and uncertainty she brought relief,”...
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Tortoise Returned Home After Wandering Around NorCal Town
The 41-year-old tortoise named Dino ambled away after a storm blew open the latch on its outdoor enclosure in Red Bluff.
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Baby Rhino Gets a Mud Wallow at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has given its new baby rhino a chance to do what all kids love: play in the mud.
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Sanctuary Closure Prompts Search for New Homes for Animals
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is collaborating with the facility and animal welfare organizations across the country to relocate 470 exotic animals, including 42 chimpanzees.
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The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has given its new baby rhino a chance to do what all kids love: play in the mud. The zoo says Edward, a 14-day-old southern white rhino, got his first chance Friday to experience a wallow in the mud — something rhinos do to keep cool and protect themselves from sun and bugs. Keepers…
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After participating in 53 rescue operations, saving a dozen lives and finding 41 bodies in disaster zones, Frida, the beloved yellow Labrador retriever from Mexico’s Navy unit, retires. The Mexican navy celebrated the contributions of their canine fellow honoring her in a ceremony on Monday. “Her bark always gave hope, and in moments of pain and uncertainty she brought relief,”...
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Maryland State Lawmaker Tawanna Gaines Pleads Guilty to Misusing Campaign Funds
A former Maryland state lawmaker pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge that she illegally used campaign funds for her personal benefit.
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Lizzo Named The Associated Press' Entertainer of the Year
Breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo has been named Entertainer of the Year by The Associated Press. Voted by entertainment staffers of the news cooperative, Lizzo dominated the pop, R&B and rap charts in 2019 with songs like “Truth Hurts” and “Good As Hell.” Though she released her first album in 2013, Lizzo dropped her major-label debut, “Cuz I Love You,” this year…
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Georgetown Player Off The Team Amid Harassment, Burglary Accusation
A Georgetown men’s basketball player who is now off the team was among three Hoyas who were accused of burglary and harassment.
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US Rep. Duncan Hunter Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy Charge
California Rep. Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to misuse campaign funds and could face up to five years in prison when he is sentenced in March.
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Georgetown Sophomores Akinjo, LeBlanc Off Men's Basketball Team
Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing says two of his top players are off the men’s basketball team for the rest of the season.
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‘I've Made Mistakes': Rep. Hunter Pleads Guilty
Rep. Duncan Hunter speaks to media after pleading guilty in his corruption case.
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US Rep. Hunter to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charge, Leave Seat
California Rep. Duncan Hunter said he plans to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds and is prepared to go to jail. It’s a stunning turn of events for the six-term Republican who had steadfastly denied wrongdoing and claimed he was the victim of a political witch hunt by federal prosecutors. Hunter had pleaded not guilty, but in an interview that...
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Calif. Mom Tied Son's Hands, Put Bag Over His Head During Fire: Police
Authorities say a woman placed a plastic bag over her 3-year-old son’s head and tied his hands as their Santa Paula home burned.
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Facebook Tests Tool to Move Photos to Google, Other Rivals
Facebook has started testing a tool that lets users move their images more easily to other online services, as it faces pressure from regulators to loosen its grip on data.
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China to Suspend US Navy Visits to Hong Kong Over New Law
China said Monday it will suspend U.S. Navy visits to Hong Kong and sanction several American pro-democracy organizations in retaliation for the signing into law of legislation supporting human rights in the semi-autonomous territory. While the nature of the sanctions remained unclear, the move appeared to back up Chinese threats that the U.S. would bear the costs of the decision....
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Nearly 60 Cars Involved in Maryland Highway Pileup
Police say heavy fog may have helped cause a nearly 60-car pileup that snarled holiday traffic on an interstate highway in western Maryland.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally Cut Short by Police Tear Gas
Thousands of people took to Hong Kong’s streets Sunday in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a rare pause in violence that has persisted during the six-month-long movement. In the largest of three rallies, a key thoroughfare along the waterfront on the Kowloon side of Victoria...
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Fact Check: Trump's Ukraine Defense Collides With Facts
President Donald Trump’s defense of his actions with Ukraine collides with the known facts and the testimony of witnesses on multiple fronts as the impeachment inquiry moves into a new phase this coming week. In recent days, Trump has cried foul in ways angry and profane as Democrats set the stage for House Judiciary Committee hearings likely to produce articles...
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Your Christmas Tree Is Going to Be Pricey Again This Year
Experts in Oregon, the nation’s No. 1 supplier of Christmas trees, say prices for a holiday evergreen will remain higher this year due to a tight supply.