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US days above 105 degrees could triple as 'unlivable' heat edges closer to human limits
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (432+ words) Serious health risks arrive well before any theoretical survival boundary. Researchers have spent years trying to define the point at which heat overwhelms the human body completely. Fresh analysis suggests some parts of the United States are moving closer to…...
'We don't choose... We get assigned': After losing beloved cat, family randomly finds 2 abandoned in park
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (322+ words) "They were clearly loved by someone who must have hit rough times." Grief over a pet can make a home feel impossibly quiet. For one family mourning the loss of their beloved cat, that silence ended unexpectedly when they came…...
Rescuers lift 50-pound grate to pull kitten from street drain as storm approaches, tornado sirens blare
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (381+ words) "If we had gone to bed earlier, I'm not sure the baby would have made it through the night." A kitten trapped in a storm drain got a lifesaving break when a passerby pulled the tiny animal to safety as…...
Wisconsin officer gets jail time after using Flock cameras to track ex-girlfriend
2+ week, 5+ day ago (573+ words) "I am here because I lived through something that changed my life." A Wisconsin police officer has been sentenced to jail after using a nationwide network of AI-powered license plate reader cameras to track his ex-girlfriend. This case adds to…...
South Carolina's Gov. Henry McMaster blasts $2.4 million public-records estimate as 'ridiculous"
2+ week, 6+ day ago (327+ words) The refusal of further testing leaves less room for independent verification. In South Carolina, a resident seeking public records on pollution levels at a local elementary school was stunned after being quoted $2.4 million to access the documents. The extraordinary price…...
Missing cat is found after five months, leaving owner baffled by 15-mile journey
3+ week, 5+ day ago (325+ words) "We're not entirely sure how she's got there … unless she's got in a van or something, I've no idea." Five months after vanishing, a cat from Gargrave near Skipton, England, was found alive about 15 miles from home, resulting in a…...
Cat rescued from ditch beside I-35 wins hearts with dramatic transformation photos
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (201+ words) "Bless you for saving this gorgeous girl. What a glow up!" Rue is winning hearts, not just for her remarkable transformation, but because her new owner said she's "the silliest girl around." The original poster wrote they had heard about…...
Alligators keep turning up in Michigan, far from their native range, stoking fears
4+ week, 1+ day ago (324+ words) It can become a public safety issue. People usually (and rightly) associate alligators with the Southeastern United States. But after multiple gator discoveries in Michigan, many are asking the troubling question: Why are these reptiles appearing so far from the…...