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The Rudest Things You Can Do At The Beach

Etiquette experts share the faux pas to avoid during a beach day.
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'Finally We Got Him!': 'Punk' Duck Nabbed After Terrorizing Florida Community

Don't worry. The duck, now known as Jimmy, is safe. And so is the neighborhood.
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Cicada Season Is Here As Billions Of Screaming Insects Emerge

The latest swarm is largest in Georgia, southern Ohio, Kentucky, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Long Island, New York.
By CAROLYN KASTER, AP

Supreme Court Rejects Apache Plea To Block Copper Mine On Sacred Land

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in dissent that it was a “grievous mistake” not to take up the appeal.
By MARK SHERMAN, AP

Japan Prime Minister's Flowerbeds To Use Slightly Radioactive Soil From Fukushima

Using the soil outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office in Tokyo is aimed at reassuring the public the dirt is safe to use.
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, AP

Man Busted For Animal Cruelty So Extreme That Cop Said He Had To Gather Himself

“Horrible and inhumane,” the officer said of the crime.
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Gun Silencers, Tanning Beds And Other Weird Stuff Tucked Into The GOP's Tax Bill

“There are certain elected officials who appear to have a certain orange hue about them," one Democrat scoffed at a tanning provision originally in the bill.
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‘Shocking’ Monkey Kidnappings Baffle Scientists In First-Of-Its-Kind Footage

"We’ve not seen anything like this in the animal kingdom."
By CHRISTINA LARSON, AP

Here's Why Dogs Sniff Your Crotch When You're On Your Period

There's a reason for those awkward moments.
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Climate Change Intensified Deadly April Rainfall In South And Midwest: Scientists

Analysis found climate change made the deadly storms 40% more likely compared to the probability of such events in the pre-industrial age.
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY, AP
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