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Fortnite’s new map is too bougie for me

Gone are the days of scrounging up loot at dilapidated taco joints and rusty playgrounds in Fortnite. Epic Games released a massive new update to the battle royale game this week as part of Chapter 5… [read more]

Penguins arguing a sleepy polar bear and a happy turtle are in the running for wildlife photo of the year and you can vote on them

The photographer described this shot as “a moment of peaceful coexistence.”Tzahi Finkelstein / Wildlife Photographer of the Year You can vote for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People… [+7946 chread more

A U.S. woman from Boston was killed in a shark attack in the Bahamas police say

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters. The victim, who was not identified, was attacked less than… [read more]

Chinstrap penguins take thousands of 4-second naps a day so they can stay alert and guard their newborns around-the-clock researchers say

Wild chinstrap penguins on King George Island, Antarctica.Won Young Lee/AP Photo Chinstrap penguins take catnaps instead sleeping for a long period of time, researchers found. They… [+3791 chars]read more

Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?

This December 2018 photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows the breeding male of the Chesnimnus Pack caught on camera during the winter survey on U.S. Forest Service land in… [read more]

New England’s decades-old shrimp fishery a victim of climate change to remain closed indefinitely

PORTLAND, Maine — New England’s long-shuttered shrimp business, which fell victim to warming waters, will remain in a fishing moratorium indefinitely, fishery regulators ruled on Friday. The shrimp… [read more]

Bringing up a baby can be a tough and lonely job. Here’s a solution: alloparents

A child from the Mbendjele people, a hunter-gatherer community that lives in the northern rainforests of the Republic of Congo. A new study found that children in this society have on average 8 careg… [read more]

Senate Democrats subpoena Harlan Crow escalating probe of GOP megadonor’s relationship with Justice Clarence Thomas

Texas billionaire and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow is seen here in 2015.Chris Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images Senate Democrats pushed forward on a subpoena of Harlan Crow.The GOP me… [+2749 chars]read more

Maui mayor targets short-term rentals timeshares to address housing crisis

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen hopes to incentivize short-term rental owners to use their units as temporary housing as victims of the wildfires continue to face housing insecurity issues. His pro… [read more]

Here’s What to Know About the U.S. Osprey Aircraft Crash in Japan that Killed At Least 1

At least one person was killed after a U.S. military aircraft carrying six people crashed into the sea off the coast of southern Japan on Wednesday morning, according to Japanese Coast Guard official… [read more]