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Sergeant rescues distressed juvenile eagle
(UPI) Sergeant Giralde of Arizona's Mohave County Sheriff's Office was working a road construction detail on July 11 when a large bird was spotted under his patrol vehicle.
Construction workers alerted him to the distressed bird, which appeared to be acting strangely. With Deputy Klepper, Giralde carefully moved the vehicle and retrieved the ...Read more
Michigan man's snack stop leads to lottery win
(UPI) A Wayne County man and his wife are celebrating a major windfall after winning a share of a $697,974 Fantasy 5 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery.
David Constantakis, 68, and his wife were among three players who split the jackpot, each receiving $232,658. The winning numbers drawn on July 12 were 08-17-18-24-29, and Constantakis purchased...Read more
Australian ultramarathoner sets record for fastest crossing of Malaysia
(UPI) Australian ultramarathoner Natalie Dau has set a new record for the fastest crossing of Peninsular Malaysia on foot.
Dau covered over 700 kilometers from Kelantan in the north to Johor Bahru in the south in eight days and 46 minutes. This accomplishment adds to her growing list of ultramarathon achievements, which began with her debut ...Read more
Endangered tree kangaroo peers out of mother's pouch at Zoo Miami
(UPI) A young Matschie's tree kangaroo, an endangered species native to Papua New Guinea's Huon Peninsula, has started peering out of its mother's pouch at Zoo Miami.
This is an important milestone in the joey's early development, although it will remain within the pouch for several weeks before fully exploring its surroundings.
The joey, a ...Read more
Couple salvages $200K lottery ticket from trash
(UPI) In a stroke of luck that almost slipped away, a couple from South Carolina is now searching for their dream home thanks to a $200,000 win from the South Carolina Education Lottery.
The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased a $5 lottery ticket at Circle K on E. Main St. in Spartanburg, S.C. Upon scratching the ticket, the wife ...Read more
Man spins phone on finger 320 times to break Guinness record
(UPI) Chen Xiaoqing broke the record for most spins of a mobile phone on one finger in one minute. The resident of Fuzhou, Fujian, China, spun the phone 320 times on March 9.
The phone dropped a few times, but Chen Xiaoqing remained calm.
On Tuesday, a man attempted to beat his own record on NBC's America's Got Talent. He tried to pull on more...Read more
CBP officers in Seattle seize illegal drugs twice in 1 week from same traveler at same airport
(UPI) The U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday said it had seized illicit drugs from the same traveler twice in one week at a Seattle airport.
CBP officials seized pounds of ketamine, codeine and gamma hydroxybutyrate, known as "GHB," from a traveler who entered the United States from Europe then tried to return not long after ...Read more
Breaching whale tosses boat over
(UPI) Brothers Colin and Wyatt Yeager captured footage of a breaching whale flipping over a boat off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H.
Two fishermen were thrown overboard but were not hurt in the incident. The brothers witnessed the scene and rescued the men.
"I was actually shocked by their reaction," Wyatt Yeager told Fox Weather. They were ...Read more
Australian man pulls on underpants in record attempt on 'AGT'
(UPI) A Queensland, Australia man pulled on multiple pairs of underpants in a world record attempt on America's Got Talent.
Nick Manning attempted to break his own Guinness World Record for most pairs of underpants pulled on in 30 seconds during Tuesday's episode of the NBC talent competition show.
Manning pulled on more than 20 pairs but did ...Read more
Clerk's reaction tips Missouri lottery player off about $128,000 win
(UPI) An unsuspecting resident of Oronogo, Mo., had a life-changing moment when she discovered she had won the Show Me Cash jackpot thanks to an unexpected reaction from a convenience store clerk.
The winner, who prefers to remain anonymous, recounted purchasing her ticket at Brad's Convenience Store on East Highway 96 for the July 13 drawing. ...Read more
Nigerian man twerks for 3 hours, 30 minutes to break world record
(UPI) A Nigerian man shook his backside for 3 hours and 30 minutes to break the Guinness World Record for the longest duration twerking.
Babajide Israel Adebanjo, who took on the challenge to raise awareness about depression and the importance of mental health, received word from Guinness World Records that his January dancing marathon had ...Read more
Reported 10-foot gator on the loose in Washington was a tegu lizard
(UPI) Police in Washington investigated a report of a 10-foot alligator in the Granite Falls area, which was found to be a much smaller escaped Argentine tegu lizard.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office issued an alert Friday on social media with a grainy photo of a reptile that was initially identified as a 10-foot alligator seen heading ...Read more
Tortoise on the tracks gets a ride on London commuter train
(UPI) A commuter train near London was briefly delayed when a tortoise was caught "trespassing" on the tracks, but the animal quickly became a shellebrity aboard a train.
Network Rail Wessex wrote on social media that a train headed for Bagshot was delayed at the Ascot station because "there was a trespasser of an unusual nature on the ...Read more
Rescued animals show off athleticism before Summer Olympics
(UPI) The Humane Society of the United States prepared for the upcoming Paris Olympics by showing off some feats of athleticism by the animal residents of Black Beauty Ranch in Texas.
The Murchison ranch is home to more than 600 animals, and the Humane Society released a video allowing some residents to "showcase their natural athletic prowess ...Read more
Pioneering physicist finally receives her doctorate at the age of 98
(UPI) A physicist who dropped out of post-graduate school to raise her family 75 years ago was awarded an honorary PhD at the age of 98.
Rosemary Fowler was studying at the University of Bristol in 1948 when she discovered the kaon particle, but she left academia before earning her doctorate when she married fellow physicist Peter Fowler in ...Read more
Dream about playing the lottery leads man to $1M jackpot
(UPI) A Massachusetts man said a dream about buying a specific scratch-off lottery ticket led to his winning $1 million.
Plymouth resident Howard Kendall Jr. told Massachusetts State Lottery officials he had a dream about buying a $10 $4,000,000 Diamonds scratch-off ticket.
Kendall decided to make his dream come true when he woke up in the ...Read more
Florida sheriff's office warns against taking selfies with 'depressed' bear
(UPI) A Florida sheriff's office is reminding residents not to approach bears after onlookers were seen trying to snap selfies with a "depressed" bear at the side of a highway.
The Walton County Sheriff's Office said on social media the bear was spotted late last week on the north side of Highway 98 near County Road 83 in Santa Rosa Beach.
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Pro soccer game suspended when fans rain fish cakes onto the field
(UPI) A professional soccer game was suspended in Norway when fans threw fish cakes and other objects onto the field to protest the use of a Video Assistant Referee, or VAR.
The Norwegian Eliteserien game between Rosenborg BK and Lillestrom was initially stopped mere minutes after kickoff due to the fish cakes raining down on the field.
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Black bear caught on camera during rare visit to Illinois
(UPI) A black bear was caught on camera during a rare visit to Illinois, leading authorities to issue a public warning.
The Williamson County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post that the bear was spotted Thursday morning in the area of Galatia Post and Angelville Roads, just outside of Carbondale in downstate Illinois.
"This is a ...Read more
$200,000 lottery ticket nearly ended up in trash
(UPI) A South Carolina man said his scratch-off lottery ticket nearly ended up in the trash before he discovered it was a $200,000 winner.
The Lowcountry man told South Carolina Education Lottery officials he thought the $5 Emerald Green scratch-off ticket he bought from the Speedway station on Ladson Road in Ladson was a non-winner.
The ...Read more
