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NEW YORK (AP) — Fireworks: they aren’t just for the Fourth of July anymore. As many people have probably noticed — there is a lot of booming going on. People from coast to coast have noted the nightly round of “bombs bursting in air” — and that it has been going on well

LEWES, Del. (AP) — Usually when a human comes in contact with a shark’s mouth in the waters off a beach, it’s no laughing matter. But a swimmer who had such an encounter over the weekend has managed to come out OK. The swimmer was in the waters off Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes

Hey @Tesco I was about to cook my favourite vegetable of all time (broccoli) and after unwrapping it, to my surprise, found caterpillars inside! They’re really nice and we’ve ended up keeping one as a pet and naming him. but just as a heads up, some of your broc has c-pillars😳🐛

LONDON (AP) — Imagine – a 90-year-old grandmother climbing to the top of Scotland’s iconic Suilven mountain. And that’s just what Margaret Payne did. She imagined making the trek to the peak because she’s confined to home because of the coronavirus. Payne calculated that

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — You can find a lot of different toppings at a pizza joint, like sausage, pepperoni and veggies — even ham and pineapple. But iguana? State officials in Florida say a pizza place in West Palm Beach was shut down for a day last week after state inspectors found an

SOUTH ROCKWOOD, Mich. (AP) — People who’ve played the lottery for years or decades — and never hit it big — can be forgiven for being envious of Mark Clark. That’s because the Michigan resident has hit a big win not just once, but twice. He hit his second $4 million jackpot