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Aditya Singh, 36, is accused of hiding in a restricted area of the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago for three months. He was arrested Saturday after United Airlines staff said he possessed stolen airport credentials.

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Man Allegedly Hid From Coronavirus And Authorities In Chicago Airport For 3 Months

The California man was arrested Saturday on felony trespassing charges, prosecutors say. He apparently had obtained airport credentials and survived on food from strangers.

January 18, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Happy New Year!

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  • Research News

How To Make A New Year's Resolution

A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed.

December 29, 2020
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  • Greg Rosalsky
GPB News NPR

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  • Research News

WATCH: Octopuses Punch Fish, Sometimes For No Apparent Reason

Researchers discovered that an octopus might punch a fish when both are hunting. Although some of the thrown punches can be explained, others remain a mystery.

December 24, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner and
  • Nell Clark
Richard and Mayumi Heene leave a Larimer County, Colo., courtroom after their sentencing hearing in 2009. Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 100 hours of community service and four years' probation for his part in the "balloon boy" hoax. His wife was sentenced to 20 days in jail and four years' probation.

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  • Law

'Balloon Boy' Parents Pardoned By Colorado Governor For 2009 Hoax

The incident captured the attention of many as authorities sought to save the boy, thought to be stuck in an airborne weather balloon. Later, authorities called the situation a hoax.

December 24, 2020
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  • Reese Oxner
Kathleen Murray gave family members Advent calendars that, alongside candy, included hand sanitizer and masks. "It's the closest thing to safety that you can give them," she said.

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  • Business

For Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me ... Hand Sanitizer, Because It's 2020

All year, cleaning products have been flying off the shelves — now, they're flying straight into Christmas stockings and wrapping paper.

December 24, 2020
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  • Alina Selyukh
Bill Sandeen, dressed as Santa Claus, waits for the opening of a Santa drive-through selfie station in Las Vegas on Dec. 10. The real Santa was vaccinated by Dr. Anthony Fauci at the North Pole.

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  • Health

'I Vaccinated Santa Claus,' Fauci Tells Kids

In a virtual town hall for kids on CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he made a trip to the North Pole to get Santa vaccinated for COVID-19. "He is good to go."

December 19, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Vice President Mike Pence arrives for a ceremony to commemorate the first birthday of the U.S. Space Force on Friday. Members of the branch will be called "guardians."

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  • Space

Space Force Members Will Be Called 'Guardians'

The official moniker, announced by Vice President Pence at a White House ceremony, comes one year after the creation of the newest military branch. The name drew raised eyebrows online.

December 19, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Evening light illuminates the Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino earlier this year in Atlantic City, N.J. The city's mayor, Marty Small, says that the right bid will buy one lucky person the right to activate the casino's planned implosion next month.

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  • National

Atlantic City Is Offering Bidders The Chance To Blow Up A Former Trump Casino

The Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, N.J., is scheduled for implosion next month, but the right to press the button is still up for grabs. The city is auctioning off the opportunity for charity.

December 17, 2020
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  • Colin Dwyer
A grandson of Forrest Fenn, seen here in 2015, has confirmed the identity of the man who found Fenn's buried stash of gold and jewels in Wyoming in June.

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  • Strange News

Finder Of Treasure Chest Hidden In Rocky Mountains Reveals His Identity

The grandson of Forrest Fenn, who hid the trove that set off a hunt for buried treasure, confirmed that it was found by a man named Jack Stuef. Stuef says a lawsuit forced him to come forward.

December 08, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
A plane makes an emergency landing on Minnesota's 35W highway outside St. Paul.

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  • Strange News

WATCH: Plane Safely Makes Emergency Landing On Minnesota Freeway

Luckily, the man in the cockpit of the single-engine plane Wednesday night happened to be an experienced aerobatic pilot, whose maneuvers impressed even the state's Department of Transportation.

December 04, 2020
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By:
  • Colin Dwyer
GPB News NPR

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  • Strange News

The Monolith Mystery Deepens, As A 3rd Oddity Pops Up In California

For the third time in three weeks, a metal monolith has appeared without explanation, this time in Central California. Yet answers are just as scarce as when authorities found the first one in Utah.

December 03, 2020
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  • Colin Dwyer
A metal monolith was reported to have appeared on a scenic location in northern Romania on Nov. 27. Local newspaper Ziar Piatra Neamt reported the finding on a hill near the archaeological site of an old fortress overlooking the Bâtca Doamnei lake.

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  • Strange News

Another Mysterious Monolith Suddenly Appears — This Time In Romania

Not long after a metal object appeared without explanation in the Utah desert, it disappeared. Now, locals in Piatra Neamt say they have found a similar monolith, and answers remain just as scarce.

December 01, 2020
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  • Colin Dwyer
This Nov. 18 photo, provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety, shows a metal monolith in the ground in a remote area in Utah. The mysterious monolith has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists.

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  • Strange News

Metallic Monolith In Utah Vanishes Just As Mysteriously As It Appeared

After its discovery in a remote location in Red Rock Country more than a week ago, the metallic prism has inspired theories to its origin. Officials say it was removed by an "unknown party" on Friday.

November 29, 2020
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  • Jason Slotkin
The African crested rat is the only mammal known to sequester lethal plant toxins.

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  • Science

For Rats That Coat Themselves In Poison, These Rodents Are Surprisingly Cuddly

The African crested rat's fuzzy fur has hairs loaded with a poison that can purportedly fell an elephant. But these rats turn out to be social, affectionate creatures.

November 27, 2020
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A North Korean man defected to South Korea by hopping a fence along the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries.

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  • World

North Korean Former Gymnast Fled To South Korea By Jumping Fence

The unnamed man defected to the South on Nov. 3, avoiding capture for 14 hours. He is seeking asylum in South Korea.

November 25, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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