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- The Independent
Man who shot elephant seal in head as it rested on beach sentenced to prison
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- Yahoo News
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- The Independent
Two North Carolina police officers suspended over beating Black man in clash caught by bystander video
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Trump caught on audio mocking Michelle Obama’s looks to giggling GOP hierarchy at Mar-a-Lago
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- The Independent
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- Associated Press
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- The Independent
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- Associated Press
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- The Independent
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- BBC
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- The Independent
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- BBC
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- Kansas City Star
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- Associated Press
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- The Independent
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- The State
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- Business Insider
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