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Month: April 2023

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so huge and permanent that a coastal ecosystem is thriving on it, scientists say

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Scientists have found thriving communities of coastal creatures, including tiny crabs and anemones, living thousands of miles from their original home on plastic debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a 620,000 square mile swirl of trash in the ocean between California and Hawaii. In a new study published in

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Protesters gather outside store where Drag Queen Story Time children’s event was held

By Steve Large Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — There was pushback and protests outside a Sacramento small business on Sunday that was hosting a Drag Queen Story Time event for children. The business owners requested police protection from demonstrators outside their doors. A Sacramento police officer was positioned outside

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Murder suspect ‘wrongly released’ from jail turns himself in, authorities say

By Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story     MECKLENBURG COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Authorities in North Carolina say a murder suspect who had been “wrongly released” from jail has turned himself back in. In a Facebook post, Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden announced suspect Jaylan Davis was “wrongly released on Thursday, April

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