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3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck's tires
Relatives have identified three bodies found in a well as those of two Australian surfers and one American who went missing last weekend, Mexican authorities said Sunday. Baja California state prosecutors said the relatives had viewed the corpses recovered from a remote well about 50 feet (15 meters) deep and recognized them as their loved ones. Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico’s Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires.
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Complaints, objections swept aside as 15-year-old girl claims record for 101-pound catfish
Not everyone seems happy about 15-year-old Jaylynn Parker’s 101.11-pound blue catfish, the new record catch in Ohio.
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Florida bans lab-grown meat. Have any other states passed their own bans against it?
Which other states are cooking up anti-cultivated meat legislation along with Florida? Here's what to know, why DeSantis is banning lab-grown meat.
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As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power. Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has shaped Russia into a monolith — crushing political opposition, running independent-minded journalists out of the country and promoting an increasing devotion to prudish “traditional values” that pushes many in society
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They said her husband drowned snorkeling, but she saw him walk to shore. What happened?
Ray Johnson died snorkeling on Maui in 2022, and his family is suing for a lack of awareness on a medical condition that impacts snorkelers.
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Vladimir Putin Showed His ‘Violent Nature’ In Deer-Hunting Stunt: Report
The Russian president’s gesture was so jarring that it reportedly made ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi throw up.
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Fewer low-income Americans took out mortgages in 2023, study says
As aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve have pushed up the cost of standard 30-year mortgages to more than 7%, existing homeowners have held on to rock-bottom rates from the pandemic. "Somewhat ironically, the continued strength of the economy has made it harder to afford a home and widened the real-estate wealth gap between rich and poor Americans," Redfin Senior Economist Elijah de la Campa said. The median household income in the HMDA data for low-income households was $64,000.
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