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A cow moose nicknamed "Big Betty" has been calmly wandering around Evanston, delighting residents and avoiding trouble.

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It’s apparently the first fatal shark attack at Lovers Point in more than 70 years, but 3 years after a fellow swimmer was ...

Writers, activists, and scholars reflect on the most urgent books of 2025—from Palestine and caste to climate, queerness, and resistance. Read their picks.

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By Howard Whiteman Murray State University Most of us can relate, in one way or another, to the iconic scene in A Christmas ...