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From Antarctica to Tennessee: Shamrock the macaroni penguin’s journey to the aquarium in Chattanooga
Humans aren't the only international transplants who now call Chattanooga home. Plenty of animals come to us from foreign lands as well. Take the penguins at the Tennessee Aquarium, for instance -- such as a macaroni penguin named Shamrock.

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Val Kilmer, ‘Top Gun’ and Batman star with an intense approach, dies
Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in "Top Gun," donned a voluminous cape as Batman in "Batman Forever" and portrayed Jim Morrison in "The Doors," has died.

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Another TVA board member departs, leaves agency without quorum
The chair of the TVA board of directors has "transitioned off" the nine-member panel, a spokesperson said, leaving it without enough active members to meet.

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US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion
For more than 100 years, people in Stanstead, Quebec have been able to walk into Derby Line, Vermont to enter the border-straddling Haskell Free Library and Opera House – no passport required.

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Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report 2025 published Thursday.

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Appeals court lifts blocks on Trump’s orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs
An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Donald Trump's agenda from dozens of lawsuits.

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What to know about US student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished in Dominican Republic on spring break
Investigators continue to search for a college student from Virginia who vanished earlier this month while visiting the Dominican Republic with five other people during spring break from classes.

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D’Wayne Wiggins, founding member of the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone!, has died
D'Wayne Wiggins, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Tony! Toni! Tone! behind the classic 1990s jams "Anniversary," "It Never Rains (In Southern California)" and (Lay Your Head on My) Pillow," has died.

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On a cold northern island, a mantra rises: ‘Greenland is not for sale’
On a boat, surrounded by snow-covered mountains and icebergs in shades of blue, Qooqu Berthelsen points to the breaking sea ice as a worrisome sign.

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Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death
The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child, health officials said Friday.
