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Politics
ACLU Sues Over Florida Law That Requires Felons To Pay Fees, Fines Before Voting
The ACLU says the new law signed by Gov. DeSantis creates "two classes of returning citizens: those who are wealthy enough to vote and those who cannot afford to."
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Latin America
Freak Summer Hail Storm Blankets Mexico's Guadalajara
"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.
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National
Google Maps Leads About 100 Drivers Into A 'Muddy Mess' In Colorado
A snafu of a shortcut was a reminder that even navigation apps can still get it wrong. "There's so many other people going, it must be OK," is how one driver was led astray.
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National
Driver In Crash That Killed 7 Motorcyclists Pleads Not Guilty
Prosecutors say that Volodymyr Zhukovskyy was driving a pickup truck and veered over the center line of a rural road in New Hampshire, striking and killing a group of cyclists.
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Animals
A Boeing 747 Carried 2 Beluga Whales To Iceland From China
Naturally, transporting the whales — each about 13 feet long — was a huge logistical headache. Trainers have been preparing the belugas for the journey and for their new life in open water.
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Science
What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty
Scientists used "lost" wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets.
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Science
Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change
Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel's goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds.
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Science
Bald Eagle Caught Elegantly ... Swimming?
A viral video shows another side of the U.S. national bird. As it turns out, bald eagles frequently swim, moving through the water using an avian-style butterfly stroke.
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World
Swiss women go on strike. (Their wage gap is way worse than U.S.)
The action comes 28 years after the country's first national strike for women's rights. Estimates suggest Swiss women make about 20 percent less than men, and many women say they're fed up.
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Science
Street In Front Of NASA Headquarters Renamed To Honor 'Hidden Figures'
The name pays tribute to the legacy of African American women who played a major role in the space race but were long overlooked by history.