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Oklahoma Places $2.1 Bounty On Bigfoot's Head
Tourism officials in Oklahoma — hoping this generates some buzz — say Bigfoot needs to be captured unharmed — stressing bounty hunters can't break any laws during the hunt.
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Australian Teenager Attempts Record For Swinging On A Playground Set
Patrick Cooper, 17, of Australia spent 36 hours swinging. He started at 10:23 a.m. on Saturday, finishing at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday. He was supposed to start at 9 a.m., but he slept through his alarm.
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Post Office Can't Afford To Replace Gas-Powered Fleet With EVs
The U.S. Postal Service announced a half billion dollar contract to replace its aging fleet of vehicles, but only a fraction will be electric powered. Environmentalists are disappointed.
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Tax Breaks Will Offset $26 Billion Opioid Settlement, Drug Firms Say
Lawmakers are blasting the nation's biggest drug makers and distributors for looking to use a pandemic tax-break loophole to write down losses coming from settlements linked to the opioid epidemic.
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After Slow Start, More Germans Are Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Only a relatively small number of Germans have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and there's widespread dissatisfaction about the delay. So why then are millions of AstraZeneca shots going unused?
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After Brazil Court Decision, Ex-President Da Silva May Run For Office Again
A court threw out criminal charges against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He was banned from running for president in 2018 because of a corruption conviction. Voters could give him his old job back.
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Toy Pirate Ship, Launched In Scotland, Arrives In Florida
In 2017 two brothers from Scotland released a toy pirate ship which was lost at sea. They tried again with Adventure II — attaching a GPS so they could track its movements and share on social media.
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What Did The New York Woman Find Behind Her Bathroom Mirror?
The woman noticed a cold breeze in her apartment, but no windows were open. She tracked down the source: She removed the bathroom mirror and found a square hole that led to another apartment.
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Pope Francis Concludes 1st Papal Visit To Iraq With Mass In Erbil
Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after a historic trip to Iraq, the home of a dwindling but determined Christian community.
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Okla. Death Row Case Raises Questions About Evidence, Systemic Racism
Julius Jones has spent the past 20 years behind bars for a killing he says he did not commit. An Oklahoma parole board is set to decide Monday whether he gets closer to possible release.
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In A 2-Hour Prime-Time Interview, Oprah Talks To Meghan And Harry
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Kristen Meinzer, a royal watcher and author, about Oprah Winfrey's interview broadcast on CBS with Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex.
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As Oprah Interview Nears, Tensions Rise Between Harry, Meghan And The Royal Family
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with British historian Kate Williams about the upcoming broadcast of Oprah Winfrey's CBS interview with Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.