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Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Pulse Nightclub Shooting Victims

The mayor of Orlando, Fla., said that the crosswalk mural, which featured the Pride flag’s colors, was removed overnight this week. Community members protested and have, for now, repainted it.

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Before and after photos of the crosswalk that had been painted in rainbow colors in Orlando, Fla., to memorialize the victims of a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in 2016. It was painted over this week.
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Wyoming Man Accused of Torturing Wolf Is Charged With Animal Cruelty

Video of the wolf on a leash in a bar prompted outrage. A sheriff’s department investigation stalled, but more than a year later, a grand jury indicted a man on a felony count.

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An image taken from video showing a wolf inside of Green River Bar in Daniel, Wyo. The man who brought the wolf into the bar, Cody Roberts, has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge.
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Wyoming Man Accused of Torturing Wolf Is Charged With Animal Cruelty

Video of the wolf on a leash in a bar prompted outrage. A sheriff’s department investigation stalled, but more than a year later, a grand jury indicted a man on a felony count.

© Wyoming Game and Fish

An image taken from video showing a wolf inside of Green River Bar in Daniel, Wyo. The man who brought the wolf into the bar, Cody Roberts, has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge.
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Frisbee, Seth Meyers’s Dog and Andy Samberg’s Archenemy, Dies

The “Late Night” host announced her death on Instagram. Fans mused that the comic Andy Samberg, who famously hated his friend’s scrawny pet, was rejoicing.

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Seth Meyers with his Italian greyhound, Frisbee, during a taping of his show, “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” in 2021.
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The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?

The Justice Department said the yacht, Amadea, was worth at least $300 million when it was seized in 2022 from a Russian oligarch. It’s unlikely to sell for that price.

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The United States government is auctioning off the Amadea, a luxury yacht that it seized in 2022, saying it belonged to a Russian oligarch who was sanctioned by the United States.
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Man Kills Neighbor, Shoots 2 Troopers, Then Is Killed by Police, Officials Say

The Pennsylvania State troopers, who were in stable condition on Thursday night, were ambushed while responding to a report of an injured person at a home in the northeastern part of the state, the authorities said.

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Law enforcement officers blocking the street leading to where two Pennsylvania state troopers were ambushed and shot around Thompson Township in Susquehanna County, Pa., on Thursday.
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