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Thieves steal $800,000 in jewelry at Colorado luxury hotel
ASPEN — Authorities say three men stole about $800,000 worth of diamond-encased jewelry from a display case in the lobby of The Little Nell hotel in Aspen. The Aspen Daily News reports that police say one of the men involved in the theft Friday used a screwdriver to pop open the locked case and put…
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Lawyer for high school wrestler whose dreadlocks were cut suggests haircut was due to ref’s tardiness
BUENA, N.J. — A lawyer for a high school wrestler whose dreadlocks were cut off after a referee told him to lose the hairstyle or forfeit minutes before his match is suggesting the impromptu hair cut was due in part to the referee’s tardiness. Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson, who is black, had…
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Aquarium apologizes for tweets about portly sea otter
MONTEREY, Calif. — California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium has apologized after some people perceived a tweet about a sea otter as body-shaming. The aquarium on Tuesday tweeted a picture of Abby, an otter who helps train orphaned otters how to survive in the wild. The tweet featured social media words and phrases such as “thick,” ”c…
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Colorado Springs named among top 10 best big cities in the U.S.
You don’t have to empty your savings account to afford city living in America — at least not in these locations. Urban areas offer a gateway to culture or a medley of activities, but they typically come with a high price tag. That’s why Money crunched the numbers to find big cities — those with…
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Miners in Canada unearth largest diamond ever in North America
The largest diamond ever discovered in North America was unearthed in October, Canadian mining company Dominion Diamond Mines announced in a Thursday news release. Weighing in at 552 carats, the yellow diamond was recovered at the Diavik Diamond Mine, located in Northern Canada about 135 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Bloomberg News reports that…
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English couple thanks NYC police for finding lost ring
NEW YORK — The once anonymous English couple who lost an engagement ring down a Times Square utility grate thanked the New York Police Department for finding it. John Drennan and Daniella Anthony tweeted on Sunday how happy and grateful they were that officers found the ring, which they thought had been lost forever. The…
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Iowa council gives final approval to ‘toy’ firearms ban
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A city council in northwest Iowa has banned people from carrying some types of “toy” firearms. The Sioux City Council voted Monday for a third time to adopt an ordinance that bans pellet and BB guns. The ordinance doesn’t ban Nerf or squirt guns, or guns that shoot suction-cup darts. Sioux…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson denies sexual misconduct allegations
NEW YORK — Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he will cooperate fully with an “impartial investigation” into allegations of sexual misconduct that have been leveled against him. Patheos.com recently published accounts from two women who say that Tyson behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner toward them. Tyson was host of “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” on…
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Warriors star Steph Curry not injured after multicar wreck
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors said star Stephen Curry wasn’t injured after two drivers hit his car on a rain-slicked freeway on Friday. Curry was driving a black Porsche on State Route 24 in Oakland when the driver of a Lexus lost control and struck his car, the California Highway Patrol said. Curry…
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2 Utah teens accusing of stealing small airplane
VERNAL, Utah — Sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenage boys they say stole a small airplane at a private airstrip in rural eastern Utah and flew about 15 miles (24 kilometers) before landing successfully at Vernal Regional Airport. The Desert News reported the 14- and 15-year-old boys stole the single-engine Cessna Thursday from a private airstrip…