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Look down at the rainforest floor. Rotting flowers shift under the assault of tiny petal-eating beetles. Vividly colored ...

Jan. 5 (UPI) --A monkey that wreaked havoc inside a musical instrument store in Tennessee fled the scene of the incident, but was captured later in the day, police said. The Morristown Police ...

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As an actor, musical theater performer, and cabaret artist, Robert Saoud is used to getting all kinds of reactions from all ...