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Sunny Obama, the Obama family's second Portuguese water dog, died at age 14. Barack Obama announced her death on social media, recalling her energetic personality and her time at the White House.
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A local news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles while covering a separate deadly bus-SUV collision, killing an aerial photojournalist, a pilot, and a pedestrian. Officials including the mayor and governor offered condolences as federal agencies began investigating.
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An 84-year-old man returned a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine to Concord Public Library after more than 130 years, taking advantage of a fine amnesty. The article recounts the library staff's surprise, the magazine's history, and the overdue item's notable contents and advertisements.
The article explores how relationships with pets and animals can open spiritual questions about souls, grief, and human-animal connection, drawing on Christian and Hindu traditions. It critiques anthropocentrism and industrial animal agriculture, suggesting greater moral kinship with animals.
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Gerard Joseph “Jerry” Howell, a New Orleans priest accused of sexually abusing children in the deaf community, died at 87 after an apparent fall in Texas. The article reports that the archdiocese knew of allegations for decades, continued supporting him, and later marked him deceased on its abuse list.
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A news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth in Los Angeles, killing at least three people and injuring others. The crash occurred near the site of an earlier bus crash that left at least two dead and six injured as news crews covered it.
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A helicopter crash in Los Angeles killed at least three people and sent another to the hospital, officials said. The crash occurred near the site of an earlier deadly bus crash, and more than 50 firefighters responded. The NTSB and FAA will investigate.
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Human remains were found near Crystal Rapids in the Grand Canyon more than two weeks after flash floods killed two people and left pilot Timothy Smith missing. The National Park Service has not identified the remains, and Smith’s wife acknowledged the discovery in a Facebook post.
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A black bear bit a camper at a Colorado campground and another entered a sleeping teenager's bedroom, leaving both with minor injuries. Colorado has recorded 10 bear attacks this year, an unprecedented number, which officials link to a statewide drought reducing natural food supplies and driving bears toward human residences.
Three beluga whales died within eight days at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, including two newly rescued from Marineland of Canada. The article uses the deaths to scrutinize aquarium captivity more broadly, arguing that even prestigious institutions cannot meet belugas’ social and behavioral needs.
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TSA is confiscating viral squishy toys that exceed the 3.4-ounce liquid limit, leaving some children in tears at airport security. A mother's TikTok details her daughter's butter squishy being flagged, and the article explains the 3-1-1 rule and offers packing tips for parents.
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A Texas Republican candidate, Bo French, posted a racist social media image targeting non-white college football fans, prompting condemnation from several fellow Republicans including Karl Rove and John Cornyn. The article frames the incident as part of a broader pattern of extremist and racist rhetoric among Republican candidates in the midterms.