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In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington streaks past the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters building.

A man who allegedly stole hundreds of unpublished book manuscripts now faces charges

Jan 06, 2022
For nearly five years, Filippo Bernardini allegedly impersonated people in the book publishing industry, stealing unpublished manuscripts and notes, including from a Pulitzer Prize winner.
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California woman marries the color pink in a Las Vegas wedding

Jan 05, 2022
In front of a pink-clad crowd, sitting in a pink Cadillac, Kitten Kay Sera said "I do" — while clutching a color swatch with shades of bubblegum, flamingo and carnation.
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Planet Money
French videogame giant Ubisoft's Montreal office is seen on July 18, 2020 in Quebec, Canada.

How subsidies helped Montreal become "the Hollywood of video games"

Jan 04, 2022
For decades, Montreal has used generous tax subsidies to boost its video game industry. The policy has succeeded, but the city may need to keep the subsidies in place to keep companies from leaving.
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Coronavirus Updates
Sheep and goats stand together on Monday in Schneverdingen, Germany, as they form an approximately 330-foot syringe to promote vaccinations against COVID-19.

700 sheep and goats were arranged in the shape of a syringe to encourage vaccinations

Jan 03, 2022
A shepherd in Germany arranged her animals into a 330-foot syringe to encourage people to get vaccinated.
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Strange News

Ripley's Believe It Or Not has a hairy New Year's plan

Dec 31, 2021
At midnight, as the ball drops in New York City, Ripley's is dropping... a giant, 225 pound hairball.
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2 Vietnamese brothers set a record for climbing stairs

Dec 27, 2021
The two men, who happen to acrobats, walked up 100 stairs together outside a Spanish cathedral. One brother was upside down with his head balancing on top of his brother's head.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden took calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on Christmas Eve.

Man who said 'Let's Go Brandon' to Biden on Christmas Eve says he was only joking

Dec 26, 2021
"I am being attacked for utilizing my freedom of speech," Jared Schmeck told The Oregonian.
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National
The Muskogee Public Schools posted this image of Davon Davyon Johnson last week to its Facebook page. The Muskogee Police Department and Muskogee County Sheriff's Office presented the 6th-grader with a certificate naming him as an honorary member of thei

This 6th-grader gave a classmate the Heimlich and saved a woman from a fire in one day

Dec 23, 2021
An 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being honored for his heroism after he saved a choking classmate and rescued a woman from a house fire in one day.
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Food
Dan Gebhart surveys some of the haul of chanterelle mushrooms.

These mushroom foragers hit the jackpot. Then they got creative

Dec 23, 2021
A pair of fungus foragers in California's Humboldt County recently pulled in more than 200 pounds of chanterelles. Rather than cash in, they donated and got creative.
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A TikTok user traded a bobby pin for a house

Dec 19, 2021
When Demi Skipper set out to trade a bobby pin for a house, she became a social media sensation. Scott Detrow talks to her about her unconventional journey to become a homeowner.
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Animals
Zebras are seen at the La Ponderosa Adventure Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

Two zebras who escaped from a Maryland farm are back after months on the run

Dec 14, 2021
The zebras had been on the loose since August 26. A third escapee was found dead in September. Officials are conducting an investigation of the zebras' owner.
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Technology

It's not science fiction. Scientists have really made robots that reproduce

Dec 05, 2021
Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Harvard researcher Sam Kriegman about xenobots, the self-replicating robots he helped create.
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'JRR Token' is a punny name for a cryptocurrency, but Tolkien's estate is not humored

Nov 28, 2021
The estate of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien has successfully blocked a cryptocurrency called "JRR Token."
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Hundreds of Fedex packages thrown into a ravine

Nov 26, 2021
A sherriff in Alabama is investigating the incident.
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Food
Producers plan to tap 7 million more maple trees to meet syrup demand.

Canada taps into strategic reserves to deal with massive shortage ... of maple syrup

Nov 25, 2021
While high gas prices have pushed President Biden to tap into the US's strategic oil reserves, America's neighbor to the north is also dealing with a shortage of another so-called "liquid gold".
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Strange News

An Australian man is cited for driving what looks like a motorized cooler

Nov 24, 2021
The man was driving a black metal cart with chrome running boards, a small engine in the back, handlebars and brakes. And the seat is a big, blue ice chest.
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Planet Money

The Conglomerate Paradox: As GE splinters, Facebook becomes Meta

Nov 23, 2021
GE announced it's breaking into three. Meanwhile, tech companies continue to take over a wider swath of industries.
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Strange News
The California Highway Patrol is looking for motorists who stopped to grab cash from the freeway after piles of bills spilled out of an armored car Friday morning.

Cash scattered across a Southern California freeway sent drivers into a frenzy

Nov 20, 2021
Traffic in northern San Diego County came to a standstill Friday after an armored car accidentally spilled $1s and $20s across the I-5, prompting people to flee their vehicles and grab wads of cash.
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Georgia voters say no to building one of the world's largest chicken-shaped topiary

Nov 20, 2021
The city of Fitzgerald, Georgia, planned to construct a giant, chicken-shaped topiary that would be one of the largest in the world. But in a recent election, voters let their displeasure be known.
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6-year-old reunited with beloved teddy bear, 1 year later

Nov 16, 2021
A little girl lost her beloved teddy bear in Glacier National Park in 2020. With the help of a family friend and a bear-loving park ranger, the two reunited one year later.
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Animals
A scorpion is pictured at the Scorpion Kingdom laboratory and farm in Egypt's Western Desert, near the city of Dakhla in the New Valley, in February 2021.

3 dead, hundreds injured after storms rouse scorpions in Egypt

Nov 14, 2021
The city of Aswan has been dealing with an influx of scorpions and snakes, thanks to a recent rash of heavy storms disturbing their hiding places.
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Strange News
Theodore John Conrad was only 20 years old when he robbed the Society National Bank in Cleveland on July 11, 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

After a 52-year chase, authorities ID the man behind an infamous Ohio bank heist

Nov 14, 2021
Theodore John Conrad made off with $215,000 — or around $1.7 million in 2021 dollars — when he robbed the bank where he worked as a teller in 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
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A car parked in the same space since 1974 becomes a town landmark

Nov 10, 2021
Angelo Fregolent, 94, parked his car in an Italian neighborhood in 1974, and has left it in the same space ever since. The car is even marked on Google Maps.
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How did a blue trash can from South Carolina end up in Ireland?

Nov 10, 2021
The can from Myrtle Beach made the 3,500 journey across the Atlantic Ocean. A resident in County Mayo discovered it, and posted photos online. Officials say it probably washed away during a storm.
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Passengers arriving at London's Heathrow Airport got a fishy surprise

Nov 09, 2021
Passengers expected their baggage to be on the carousel, but they received nearly 100 boxes neatly wrapped in blue. British Airways hasn't said how the luggage was swapped for a cargo of frozen fish.
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