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A Bear Walked Into an Ice Cream Parlor. The Strawberry Never Had a Chance.

22 août 2025 à 14:49
The black bear, which the authorities named Fuzzy, caused little damage but cleaned out much of the inventory at a popular parlor on south shore of Lake Tahoe.
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For a Few Hours, a Party Drowns Out the Tensions in D.C.

16 août 2025 à 20:52
At Fort Dupont Park, thousands gathered to honor a local music legend, creating a brief refuge from the conflict.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Crowds of people gathered at Fort Dupont Park to watch the Chuck Brown Band.

Officers Clear More Homeless People from Sites Around Washington

15 août 2025 à 15:21
Local police now under federal oversight dismantled encampments, discarding tents and other belongings.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Workers with Washington’s Department of Public Works loaded a tent into a garbage truck after Metropolitan Police cleared a homeless encampment in Washington Circle.

With a Shovel and a Dream, a Woman Finds a 2.3 Carat Diamond in Arkansas

15 août 2025 à 11:20
After three weeks, with bug bites and tattered hiking boots, Micherre Fox found the stone at Crater of Diamonds State Park.

© Arkansas State Park

Micherre Fox, who lives in Manhattan, holds a 2.3-carat uncut white diamond she dug up at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park after three weeks of searching.

Petunia Wins the Ugliest Dog Contest by Being Loved, Not by Looking Perfect

9 août 2025 à 15:10
Rescued from neglect, the hairless bulldog claimed the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest title on Friday but her prize came long before the competition results were announced.

© Noah Berger/Associated Press

Petunia was the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in California.

Minnesota Man Is Sentenced to 28 Years in Federal Food Aid Fraud

8 août 2025 à 18:40
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 36, played a leading role in a scheme that stole more than $47 million from a program meant to feed children during the Covid-19 pandemic, prosecutors said.

© Leila Navidi/Star Tribune, via Associated Press

Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, who was sentenced this week, was co-owner of a business that stole funds from a program claiming to feed children.

A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia

2 août 2025 à 11:42
Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.

© Ashcroft Fire Rescue

Firefighters in British Columbia say they believe a brush fire started after an osprey dropped a fish onto a set of power lines on Wednesday.
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