Tag: Animals
Customer finds 7-foot gator inside Florida post office
SPRING HILL, Fla. — They say neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night will stop the U.S. Postal Service, but an alligator could...
No audience, new venue, but Westminster dog show barks on
NEW YORK — There will be plenty of tradition, pup and circumstance at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this weekend.
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EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins
WASHINGTON — Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now...
Mysterious black substance on Wells Beach is many dead bugs
WELLS, Maine — Scientists have determined that a black substance that had settled near the shore line over several days at a beach in...
2 British tourists injured in Mexico crocodile attack
MEXICO CITY — Two British women are recovering from a crocodile attack in a lagoon along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, an official said Wednesday.
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‘MeatEater’ audiobook will be a collection of close calls
NEW YORK — Nothing like a terrifying encounter with a brown bear on the island of Afognak, Alaska, to inspire an audiobook project featuring...
China’s wandering elephants becoming international stars
BEIJING — Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars.
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Proposed conservation plans could affect Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska — An agreement announced Tuesday between an Alaska Native village corporation and conservationists would restrict development on lands in the Bristol Bay...
Fate of planned mine near Okefenokee left to Georgia agency
FOLKSTON, Ga. — More than 160 years after her great-great-grandfather settled on a patch of land surrounded by water in the Okefenokee Swamp, Sheila...
New this week: ‘In the Heights,’ ‘Loki’ and ‘Infinite”
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
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