yearling humpback whale off Hawaii freed from a life-threatening entanglement
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Federal officials say a yearling humpback whale off Hawaii has been freed from a life-threatening entanglement in mooring gear.
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Today in History for Jan. 19th: Poet and author Edgar Allen Poe is born in Boston
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YouTube embedding / Highlights of Today in History for Jan. 19th: Robert E. Lee born; Indira Gandhi elected prime minister of India;President Bill Clinton admits making false statements under oath; Singer Janis Joplin born; Dolly Parton is born.
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
US sends Blinken abroad as Russia Ukraine tensions soar
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with his Russian counterpart this week amid rising tensions of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. The trip aims to show US support for Ukraine and impress on Russia the need for de-escalation. (January 18)
Warnings of plastic waste in open landfill killing Sri Lanka elephants
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YouTube embedding / Experts warn that plastic waste in an open landfill in eastern Sri Lanka is killing elephants after two more were found dead over the weekend.
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
California governor denies parole for Robert Kennedy’s killer
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YouTube embedding / California's governor on Thursday rejected releasing Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan from prison more than a half-century after the 1968 slaying left a deep wound during one of America's darkest times. (Jan. 13)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
Planet Earth hits 6th warmest year on record in 2021
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Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements.
Wyoming tries to remove Yellowstone grizzly bear protection
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Wyoming has asked the federal government to remove grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a request which if approved could allow the animals to be hunted.
Play & work: First big snowstorm of winter hits New England
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The first major winter storm of the season has dumped more than a foot of snow in many spots in New England. Parents took advantage of school cancellations to play with children in the snow and homeowners worked to clear sidewalks.
Oscar Best Actor winner Sidney Poitier has died at 94
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Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died at 94.
Today in History for Jan. 6: Joan of Arc is born
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Today in History for Jan. 6: Joan of Arc is born; Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph to the public; Commercial airplane completes first round-the-world flight; Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked; Dizzy Gillespie and Rudolf Nureyev die.