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Hiker captures photos of 'stunning' neon mushroom discovered off path: 'These don't even look real'

A family hiking near New Zealand's Mount Taranaki stumbled upon electric blue mushrooms that glowed against the forest floor.
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Business owner hit with steep penalty after authorities discover illegal act in residential area: 'This arrest is a start'

A trucking company in Houston is facing felony charges after being accused of illegally dumping more than 22,000 pounds of ...
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Experts issue warning as looming crisis threatens major US region: '[It] has definitely thrown us a few curveballs'

Every terrible weather event can't be linked to the planet's overheating. However, experts at NASA and elsewhere agree that ...
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Tesla dashcam captures moment truck driver commits hit-and-run at Disneyland: 'He got caught'

Tesla's built-in dashcams got attention online after one captured a hit-and-run — not on a busy road but inside a Disneyland ...
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Experts sound alarm after discovering 'ticking time bomb' along national coast: 'An elevated risk of catastrophic … damage'

Maritime intelligence analysts told the Guardian that Iran's aging “shadow fleet” of oil tankers poses what they described as ...
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Homeowner puzzled by discovery in front yard after returning from 2 week vacation: 'It's everywhere'

One Redditor made a shocking discovery when they shared photos of a patch of grass that looked different from the rest of ...
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Homeowners left 'speechless' as utility bills roll in after major US cold snap

A brutal, sustained cold snap that affected millions of people across the United States had barely begun receding when a ...
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Shopper surprised after coming across eerie drawing at thrift store: 'The thing was uncanny'

Maine resident Mitchell Carey recently posted about his bizarre thrifting find on Reddit's r/mildlyinteresting, although the ...
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Residents on edge as historic drought conditions fuel fires across US state: 'All I saw was just a black cloud of smoke'

Dry temperatures and wildfires are not the only threats impacting Floridians. Coastal regions have faced greater threats of ...
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California governor signs new pact with UK government in bid to support vital industry: 'We deepened our partnership'

Gavin Newsom recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom aimed at continuing renewable-energy ...
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Officials take bold action to combat harmful airborne threat: 'It can lead us to a better solution'

California is leading the charge on a groundbreaking climate initiative that promises to reduce methane emissions, clearing ...
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Krispy Kreme visitor ignites backlash after observing enraging scene at closing time: 'The scale of it was unreal'

Krispy Kreme acknowledges that there is a problem. A Reddit user ignited backlash by posting a photo of a Krispy Kreme at closing time. They accused the company of overproducing doughnuts that ...