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Snack judgment: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette

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Snack judgment: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

New eagle camera is going live in Minnesota to the delight of global viewers

New eagle camera is going live in Minnesota to the delight of global viewers

Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city

Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city

Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with major arms maker set for heated debate at club’s AGM

Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with major arms maker set for heated debate at club’s AGM

‘The Bear’ has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show’s star Jeremy Allen White

‘The Bear’ has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show’s star Jeremy Allen White

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New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents

New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents

Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume

Insurers say bear that damaged luxury cars was actually a person in a costume

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Fighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars

Latvia charges 2 Lithuanians for counterfeiting Ariel laundry products in organized criminal venture

Latvia charges 2 Lithuanians for counterfeiting Ariel laundry products in organized criminal venture

Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda

Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

Only 8 monkeys remain free after more than a week outside a South Carolina compound

A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home

A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home

California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug

California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug

Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field

Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field

2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes

New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes

Women switched at birth in 1965 sue Norway for a breach of human rights

Women switched at birth in 1965 sue Norway for a breach of human rights

More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like ‘Cielito Lindo’ in a Mexico City plaza

More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like ‘Cielito Lindo’ in a Mexico City plaza

24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed

24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab

Bolivians carry adorned human skulls asking for favors in the Ñatitas festival in La Paz

Bolivians carry adorned human skulls asking for favors in the Ñatitas festival in La Paz

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger

43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger

Ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen

Ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen

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