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5 days ago · KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Visitors to a mamak eatery in Perak got a furry surprise when a pair of otters dashed into the establishment, running under tables and past workers.
4 days ago · Andrew Peabody, a Harvard clergyman and classicist from the age of the 19th-century railroad barons, described aged rulers’ role as that of “brakemen” on the state’s passions.
1 day ago · READ MORE: The 20 Best Overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Fall. Couple Walking the Abbott Lake Trail at Peaks of Otter Lodge, photo by Bret Love & Mary Gabbett. 7. Abbott Lake Loop at Peaks of Otter Lodge (MP 85.6) The easy 1-mile Abbot Lake Trail wraps around a 24-acre lake, offering a lovely waterside experience.
5 days ago · Nineteenth Amendment, amendment (1920) to the Constitution of the United States that officially extended the right to vote to women. Opposition to woman suffrage in the United States predated the Constitutional Convention (1787), which drafted and adopted the Constitution.
3 days ago · However, their populations declined drastically due to overhunting in the 18th and 19th centuries, leading to a cascade of ecological effects. With fewer otters to keep them in check, sea urchin populations surged, resulting in widespread kelp deforestation and loss of biodiversity within kelp ecosystems.
2 days ago · Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.
2 days ago · KULA, Hawaii (AP) — Two men arrested last month on a public road within Oprah Winfrey‘s property on the Hawaiian island of Maui are suspected of illegal night hunting, state officials said Monday.
