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Two Zoos Welcome Squirrel Monkey Infants
Environment
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The San Diego Zoo says a Guianan squirrel monkey born Aug. 25 to Rocket and Jinx is growing stronger while clinging to its mother and learning to communicate; its sex is still unknown. Separately, Hoo Zoo in Shropshire has announced a baby squirrel monkey is thriving with its troop after staff monitored its development over the summer.
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Page McConnell Plays World's Largest Organ With Phish
Entertainment
— Oct 2, 2026
Phish’s three-night Atlantic City run launched its 2026 fall tour with extended improvisational jams and notable song choices. Page McConnell also played Boardwalk Hall’s giant pipe organ, while the band revived “Sleeping Monkey” in an encore.
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Monkey Killed During Cartel Shootout, 11 Gang Members Died Alongside the Armored Simian
Reporting
— Jun 19, 2022
Mexican police killed a pet monkey during a deadly raid on a Mexican drug cartel, despite the monkey being dressed in a bulletproof vest. The animal’s owner was among 11 cartel members killed in a shootout Tuesday…
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Mississippi Mother Explains Her Decision To Eliminate Escaped Monkey
Mississippi
— Nov 3, 2025
A Mississippi mother is being praised by many in her community after she took quick action to protect her children from one of several escaped monkeys that had been roaming her neighborhood for days. Jessica Bond…
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Zelenskyy Would Halt Strikes On Russian Energy For US Targeting Help, GOP Senator Says
Simon August · 4 min · 2h
Last Escaped Monkey Captured After Mississippi Highway Crash
Mississippi
— Nov 7, 2025
The final monkey that escaped following a highway crash in Mississippi has been found and captured, authorities confirmed Thursday. According to The Associated Press , a nearby resident alerted officials after spotting…
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Most Influential Women in World History
Yourlist
— Ranking
From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Mississippi Mom Shoots Escaped Research Monkey After Truck Crash
Mississippi
— Nov 3, 2025
One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck carrying research animals overturned on a Mississippi highway was shot and killed early Sunday by a woman who says she feared for her children’s safety. According…
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Three Research Monkeys Still Missing in Mississippi After Truck Crash Sparks Confusion and Safety Concerns
Mississippi
— Oct 29, 2025
Three monkeys remained on the loose Wednesday in Mississippi after a truck carrying research animals overturned — leaving authorities and the public with more questions than answers about who owned the primates, who was…
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Watch: Elon Musk’s Neuralink Shows Monkey With Brain-Chip Playing Videogame by Thinking
Reporting
— Apr 10, 2021
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology. The 3-minute video by Neuralink…
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Ex-NIH Director Concealed Problems With ‘Pointless’ Baby Monkey Abuse Studies, Kept Funding Them Anyway
United States National Institutes of Health
— Feb 21, 2025
Former National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins used a private email to discuss an NIH lab’s history of traumatizing baby monkeys as he sought to contain a brewing scandal and kept funding the experiments…
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Consistent automatic investing beats frugality and market timing
Savers who freeze at every dip learn why Maggiulli says a skill-driven raise crushes decades of skipped coffees.
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Iran War May Throw A Monkey Wrench Into Kevin Warsh’s Plan To Defeat Inflation
United States Congress
— Jul 16, 2026
The solution to inflation that Kevin Warsh suggested during his first appearance before Congress as Federal Reserve chairman may be a gamble.
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Venomous Flying Spiders Expected to Invade US
Reporting
— Jun 5, 2024
They are not as scary as the flying monkeys from “The Wizard of Oz,” but they are close. Giant, venomous flying spiders are expected to invade the U.S. this summer. The Joro spider is expected to invade across the…
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Soccer vs American Football
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The world's game versus America's obsession — simplicity against spectacle.
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Incredible: Woman Gives Birth to 14lb Baby After 19 Miscarriages
Reporting
— Oct 21, 2021
Many moms bond by sharing their pregnancy and birth experiences. While every pregnancy is unique, Cary Patonai and her “chunky monkey,” Finnley, are making the news because of just how unique their case is. Tim and Cary…
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Home for the Holidays: Cat Missing for Six Years Finally Reunited with Owner in Time for Christmas
Reporting
— Dec 6, 2021
Around six years ago, a cat named Monkey Face was separated from her owner in Texas. Not much has been shared about the extenuating circumstances or what the cat was up to for those six years (and she’s certainly not…
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Joe Biden Shaping Up To Be Dems’ Monkey On Back As Midterms Loom
Congressional Democrats
— Sep 15, 2025
Former President Joe Biden’s health and failed reelection bid continues to dog Democrats as they look ahead to the 2026 midterms, and as former Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to release her book, “107 Days” on…
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Zelenskyy Warns Trump’s Diesel Deal With Russia Is ‘Very Dangerous’
Simon August · 3 min · 4h
Ole Miss ‘Frat Boy’ Gets Targeted After Making Monkey Noises in Front of Pro-Palestinian Protester
Reporting
— May 5, 2024
Monkeyshines during a chaotic anti-Israel protest are no laughing matter at Ole Miss — at least when allegations of racism are hurled. On Thursday, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on campus in what has become this…
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Build a pizza and the AI guesses your age
Quizie
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Crust to final slice, every topping is evidence. The AI guesses your age — and explains exactly which choice gave you away.
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Monkeys, Children Share Geometry Intuition
Science
— Jul 20, 2026
New research across several studies shows that baboons and macaques understand geometric relationships in ways that closely resemble how preschoolers and adults reason about shapes, challenging the view that geometry is uniquely human. The findings, drawn from touchscreen shape-matching tasks and cross-cultural samples including the Tsimane’ and Mundurucu, suggest geometry intuition is a shared feature of the primate mind, not a product of formal education alone.
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Alan Jackson's Livin' on Love Remains Generational Hit
George Michael
— Aug 28, 2026
A collection of 1980s–1990s hits remains culturally potent: Alan Jackson’s Livin’ on Love endures as a 1994 No. 1 country classic about lifelong partnership; Eddie Money’s Take Me Home Tonight, featuring Ronnie Spector, revived 60s nostalgia and reached the top five; The Escape Club’s Wild, Wild West dominated the US charts yet never charted in the UK; Phil Collins’ Against All Odds finds new life in GTA VI’s soundtrack; George Michael’s Monkey topped the US charts in 1988 from the Faith era, noted for its candid look at addiction. Together, these stories illustrate how older pop and rock songs continue to reappear in media and reach new audiences decades after their initial release.
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NIH Researchers Allegedly Smuggled Monkeypox Into America, Lied About It
United States of America
— Jun 3, 2026
Federal authorities accused two U.S.-funded researchers of smuggling the monkeypox virus into the country in a newly unsealed complaint. Drs. Vincent Munster and Claude Kwe arrived from the Republic of the Congo to…
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Preschool Teacher Who Had Monkeypox Suspended After Disgusting Posts Come to Light
Reporting
— Sep 3, 2022
The story begins with an outpouring of support for a preschool teacher in Portland, Oregon, who went public about the challenges of being infected with monkeypox. But once the social media history of Marco Antonio Reyes…
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The next crisis always wears a costume no one expects
From tulip bulbs to crypto tokens, the same greed and fear keep driving booms and busts while the props change.
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Rand Paul’s Feud With Fauci Continues During Senate Hearing Over Vaccinations in Children
Reporting
— Sep 14, 2022
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sparred over COVID-19 vaccinations in children. During a Senate hearing on Wednesday focused on the Biden administration’s response to monkeypox, Paul played a video clip of…
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Gay ‘Activist Physician’ Appointed by Biden to Lead Monkeypox Response Proudly Wears Pentagrams
Opinion
— Sep 8, 2022
President Joe Biden has lived up to at least one of his campaign promises. No one can claim that his administration isn’t “tolerant” and “inclusive.” In fact, the Biden White House is so inclusive that the man currently…
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Docs From 2021 Int'l Security Exercise Showed Monkeypox Bio Attack on May 15, 2022
Opinion
— May 23, 2022
In March 2021, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a global security organization “focused on reducing nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity,” joined by members of the Munich Security Conference, conducted an…
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