Ringling elephants, a famed U.S. circus act, pack up trunks for retirement

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elephants take a final bow at Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus on Sunday, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans but enraged animal activists, who say the highly...

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'West Wing' actress gives White House press briefing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a few moments at the White House on Friday, "The West Wing" TV series came back to life as actress Allison Janney who played fictional White House spokeswoman CJ Cregg took...

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Former circus lions begin journey to South African refuge from Lima

LIMA (Reuters) - A blind lion, one that is missing an eye, and 31 others that had worked in circuses began the journey to a South African wildlife sanctuary from Lima, Peru, on Friday in what their...

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Japan's corpse hotels upset some of the neighbors

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tucked away in a quiet residential street in Kawasaki city in Japan is a refurbished workshop with a plain silver exterior and black draped windows that residents describe as creepy.

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'Kennewick Man' was Native American, U.S. Army Corps says

(Reuters) - The 8,500-year-old remains of the so-called Kennewick Man whose almost complete skeleton was discovered in Washington state in 1996 are Native American, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

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William and Kate celebrate fifth wedding anniversary

LONDON - Britain's Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and his wife Catherine, celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary today(April 29).

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Jaguars enjoy snow day at zoo

LOS ANGELES. - Despite warm spring weather, there was snow at the San Diego Zoo on Thursday for two lucky jaguars.

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