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Woman bought $1M lottery ticket after flight was canceled
Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to 'lively' twin girls
This handout photo released by the Beauval Zoo shows panda Huan Huan holding her new born female cub in Saint-Aignan, central France, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. A giant panda on loan to France from China gave birth to two female twin cubs early Monday, a French zoo announced. The Beauval Zoo, south of Paris, said the twins were born shortly after 1 a.m. They weigh 149 and 129 grams (5.3 and 4.6 ounces). (Eric Baccega/Beauval Zoo via AP)
New theory: Earth's longer days kick-started oxygen growth
This June 19, 2019 photo provided by NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary shows purple microbial mats in the Middle Island Sinkhole in Lake Huron, Mich. Small hills and
German federal court sides with Lindt in gold bunny battle
FILE - In this March 14, 20215 file photo chocolade easter bunnies of Lindt stand in a supermarket in Freiburg, Germany. A German federal court ruled Thursday that the golden shade of the foil wrap on Lindt & Spruengli's Gold Bunny, a popular chocolate Easter bunny, enjoys protected status. (Winfried Rothermel/dpa via AP, file)
Woman convicted of swapping pebbles for gems in London heist
This undated photo issued by the Metropolitan Police shows Lulu Lakatos. A purported gem expert has been convicted of using sleight of hand to steal 4.2 million pounds ($5.7 million) worth of diamonds from a luxury jeweler in London's tony Mayfair district. Lulu Lakatos, 60, was sentenced Wednesday July 28, 2021, to 5 1/2 years in prison after the trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. (Metropolitan Police via AP)
Woman unaware she had $39M lottery ticket in purse for weeks
Ranging Bull: 'Barney' eludes capture days after farm escape
This photo provided by Suffolk County Police Department, Friday July 23, 2021, shows a bull on the loose in Mastic, N.Y. The bull has eluded capture for several days on Long Island despite attempts to lure the roaming animal with grain and a cow in heat. (Suffolk County Police Department via AP)
Crafty cockatoos master dumpster diving and teach each other
In this 2019 photo provided by researcher Barbara Klump, a sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts the lid of a trash can while several others watch in Sydney, Australia. At the beginning of 2018, researchers received reports from a survey of residents that birds in three Sydney suburbs had mastered the novel foraging technique. By the end of 2019, birds were lifting bins in 44 suburbs. (Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior)
Man with coronavirus disguises as wife on Indonesian flight
In this July 18, 2021, photo, a man who used a fake identity arrives at the Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, Indonesia. The man with the coronavirus boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a negative PCR test result. He was arrested upon landing and tested positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Harmoko)
Cocaine disguised as cake seized from vehicle in Maine
This undated photo provided by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency shows a marble cake which contained about 2 pounds of cocaine, and cash, seized from a vehicle in Gardiner, Maine. A New York man and a Maine woman are facing charges, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, after the cocaine disguised as a cake was seized from their vehicle, authorities said. (Maine Drug Enforcement Agency via AP)
Rare pink water bird lands in Michigan, delighting public
A roseate spoonbill, left, rests on a sandbar in a marshy area of Wilderness Park off Saline-Milan Road in Saline, Mich., on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. The bird typically lives in the Gulf Coast region. (Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press via AP)
Hoe no! Facebook snafu spells trouble for gardening group
Elizabeth Licata, moderator of the Facebook group, WNY Gardeners, poses for a photograph on July 8, 2021 in Buffalo, N.Y. Moderating a Facebook gardening group is not without challenges. Facebook's algorithms sometimes flag the word
Florida man tries to throw live gator onto building's roof
Don't look up! Bangkok's slitherers keep snake catchers busy
In this image made from video, a firefighter tries to capture a python in the Benjasiri Park in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Bangkok parkgoers looking for relief from renewed coronavirus restrictions got a slithering surprise Thursday when a python as long as two of the Thai capital's ubiquitous motorbikes was spotted in one of the popular green space. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck)
That was fleeting: Twitter kills off ephemeral messages
FILE - In this April 26, 2017, file photo is a Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn't catch on. Fleets were designed to allay the concerns of new users who might be turned off by the public and permanent nature of normal tweets.
Unwanted pets: Giant goldfish turn up in Minnesota waterways
In this image provided by the City of Burnsville, Minn., a large goldfish caught in Keller Lake during a water quality survey is held, Friday, July 2, 2021. Officials in Minnesota say they're finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes. The goldfish, which can grow to the size of a football, compete with native species for food and increase algae in lakes. (City of Burnsville via AP)
Deputy helps hoof wayward cows home along Michigan road
Salon owner sells business for $1 to 'worthy' employee
Gutter ball: Michigan man finds 160 bowling balls under home
Unopened Legend of Zelda game from 1987 sells for $870,000
This photo provided by Heritage Auctions shows Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. An unopened copy of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. Heritage Auctions in Dallas says the video game sold Friday, July 9, 2021. (Heritage Auctions via AP)
Trooper performs Heimlich after motorist chokes on marijuana
Goat lottery planned to protect Hawaii historic park
Eye-popping 6,000 false lashes seized at New Orleans airport
This photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows boxes of long lashes seized Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Three thousand pairs of false eyelashes have been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents after officials determined they were illegally imported from China to New Orleans. Agency spokesperson Matthew Dyman tells WVUE-TV that the four boxes of long lashes seized Tuesday were destined for a local beauty supply store.(U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

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