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Theodore John Conrad was only 20 years old when he robbed the Society National Bank in Cleveland on July 11, 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

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  • Strange News

After a 52-year chase, authorities ID the man behind an infamous Ohio bank heist

Theodore John Conrad made off with $215,000 — or around $1.7 million in 2021 dollars — when he robbed the bank where he worked as a teller in 1969, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

November 14, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
The Crew Dragon space capsule astronauts, from front left, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide.

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  • Space

A broken toilet on SpaceX capsule means astronauts will return to Earth in diapers

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur called the situation "sub-optimal," but says the crew's four astronauts are "prepared to deal with it." They will return home after spending nearly 200 days in space.

November 07, 2021
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By:
  • Kat Lonsdorf
A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets in Washington in 2012. The Maryland Lottery says a retired utility worker has won a $2 million prize for the second time since 2018.

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  • Strange News

A retired utility worker has won a $2 million lottery ... for the second time

The 65-year-old Maryland man says he plans to use his winnings on some home improvement projects, and of course, a family vacation.

November 01, 2021
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  • Tien Le
GPB News NPR

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  • Animals

Female California condors reproduce without males for the first time

Genetic testing has revealed that some female California condors have been able to reproduce asexually.

November 01, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Skimpflation is giving you less for your money.

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  • Economy

Meet skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the government says it is

The economy is malfunctioning. We're spending more and getting less. The problem is bigger than just standard inflation.

October 28, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
The writer Carmen Mola, pseudonym of the writers Jorge Diaz, Agustin Martinez and Antonio Mercero, winner of the 70th edition of the Planeta Novel Prize, gives a press conference after the award ceremony, at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, on 15 October 2021, in Barcelona, Catalonia.

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  • Books

Carmen Mola was a popular Spanish novelist. Three male writers made her up

Antonio Mercero, Agustín Martínez and Jorge Díaz not only created a series of highly successful novels in Mola's name, but also invented the author herself.

October 18, 2021
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  • Joe Hernandez
GPB News NPR

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  • Technology

Self-driving Waymo cars gather in a San Francisco neighborhood, confusing residents

The cars have been converging at all hours of the day and night, mystifying neighbors. Invasion of the self-driving cars? Not quite.

October 16, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
The Wizard of New Zealand, also known as Ian Brackenbury Channell, casts a "spell" during a television interview in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2011. His contract with the city will end in December after more than two decades.

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  • Strange News

A New Zealand city is taking its official wizard off the payroll after over 2 decades

The Christchurch City Council will end its contract with Ian Brackenbury Channell, reportedly the world's only state-appointed wizard. The "Wizard of New Zealand" has had a long and unique career.

October 15, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
A slice of the 12-layer chocolate cake known as "Bruce" is adorned with colorful sprinkles at the British bakery Get Baked. But regulators say the topping is illegal, as it includes a color additive that is permitted only for other uses.

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  • Food

'Sprinklegate' sinks a U.K. bakery's top sellers after topping is found to be illegal

"It is HIGHLY unlikely that we will find any legal sprinkles that we will use as a replacement," says Rich Myers, owner of the Get Baked bakery in Leeds. "I am extremely passionate about sprinkles."

October 15, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • Animals

A zebra that escaped from a Maryland farm has died, officials say

An investigation is underway to determine who set the snare trap that killed the zebra on a Maryland private property. The person who set the trap could face charges.

October 14, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Goran K. Hansson (C), Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Nobel Economics Prize committee members Peter Fredriksson (L) and Eva Mork (R) give a press conference to announce the winners of the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

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  • Economy

A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics

David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done.

October 12, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Avshalom Davidesko, from the Israel's Antiquities Authority, examines a jar in a massive ancient winemaking complex dating back some 1,500 years in Yavne, south of Tel Aviv, Israel.

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  • History

Massive Byzantine-era winery discovered in Israel

Winepresses, warehouses and kilns were uncovered by archaeologists who believe the winery once produced a fine white wine.

October 11, 2021
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  • Daniel Estrin
The sword used in an assault by a man dressed as a ninja.

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  • National

A ninja with a sword assailed a U.S. Army special operations unit in California

A man "wearing full ninja garb" staged the attack in the middle of the night at a small airport in California, officials say.

October 01, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Jens Haaning's artwork "Take the Money and Run" is seen in the Kunsten Musem of Modern Art. The empty canvas was meant to hold thousands of dollars in cash — but the artist chose to hang on to the money.

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  • Arts & Life

For $84,000, An Artist Returned Two Blank Canvasses Titled 'Take The Money And Run'

"The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece. The commissioning museum in Denmark isn't satisfied with his explanation but is displaying the work nonetheless.

September 30, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Rabies is a preventable viral disease. Human fatalities are rare and typically occur in people who don't get treatment quickly. Here, a vial and box of rabies vaccine.

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  • Health

A Man Died From Rabies In Illinois. Here's Why That's So Unusual In The U.S.

The Illinois Department of Health says an elderly man died from rabies after waking up with a bat on his neck and refusing rabies treatment. It's the first case in the state since 1954.

September 29, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
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