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Virus-Quieted Oceans Open Window for Shark Week Researchers
As the coronavirus pandemic forced people to stay put, it gave sharks a travel passport and scientists a rare opportunity
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TV Personality Jesse James Offers Reward for Return of Dog
Reality TV star Jesse James is offering a $5,000 reward for the return of one of his beloved dogs. James in an Instagram post says the 6-year-old French bulldog named Coco went missing in the Newport, Rhode Island area last Tuesday. In a previous post James had offered a $2,000 reward for the return of his dog “no questions asked.”
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Juul's ‘Switch' Campaign for Smokers Draws New Scrutiny
The young models and the candy-colored graphics that helped propel Juul to the top of the e-cigarette market are gone. In their place are people like Carolyn, a 54-year-old former smoker featured in new TV commercials touting Juul as an alternative for middle-age smokers. “I don’t think anyone including myself thought that I could make the switch,” Carolyn says, sitting...
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Hulu Ups Price for Live-TV Service, Cuts Basic Package Price
Hulu’s live-TV streaming service will cost $5 more per month, while its traditional video-on-demand service will be $2 cheaper. Hulu with Live TV, a cable-like package with CNN, ESPN and a few dozen other channels over the internet, will cost $45 a month starting Feb. 26, as Hulu seeks to make that service more profitable. The new price is comparable...
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3 Dead After Commercial Crabbing Boat Capsizes Off Oregon
A commercial crabbing boat capsized in rough waters off the Oregon coast, killing the three men aboard and sending a shock wave through a seafaring community already struggling from a monthlong delay to the annual crabbing season. The U.S. Coast Guard said the vessel, the Mary B. II, overturned about 10 p.m. Tuesday as it crossed Yaquina Bay bar in...
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Wealthy Explorer First to Reach Deepest Part of Atlantic Ocean
Explorer and multimillionaire Victor Vescovo just reached the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench, NBC News reports. The trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean. Vescovo became the first person to do so on a solo mission in a manned submersible vessel and the second ever to make a solo dive deeper than 5,000 meters (16,400 feet), according...
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda Walks Orlando Eye Untethered
Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation wheel in Florida.
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PETA Slams Discovery Channel for “Eaten Alive” Snake Stunt
PETA calls Discovery Channel’s filmmaker, Paul Rosolie, a “fool” for being swallowed by an anaconda for the sake of ratings. PETA’s general counsel says this stunt of swallowing and regurgitating a human will torment the animal.
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Matthew McConaughey Pops a Beer, Throws Footballs in FaceBreakers
Jimmy Fallon and Matthew McConaughey take turns throwing footballs at glass panels painted with their faces, and the first to smash his opponent’s faces wins.