The final version of New York State budget for the coming year, which could be approved this week, includes a provision lowering the minimum age for hunting big game (deer and bear) with a firearm or crossbow from age 14 to 12. The provision entails a two-year pilot program that […]
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Cocaine Bear lives on in Kentucky for Kentucky’s Fun Mall
CLOSE The story of Kentucky’s favorite party animal is heading to Hollywood. Our venerable “Cocaine Bear” is part of the plotline for an upcoming film. The real-life story is stranger than fiction. Back in 1985, a 175-pound black bear died from a massive cocaine overdose at the indirect hand of one of […]
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Reduplications are words that bear repeating
I decided to conduct an utterly unscientific study based on only my gut feelings. Who’s going to stop me? [Insert maniacal laugh here]. I investigated words that are formed from two identical syllables. Some examples: bonbon (chocolate, of course), mahi-mahi (the fish) and yo-yo (a toy that goes back to […]
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Smokey Bear, horse racing and the Dalai Lama included in government funding bill
WASHINGTON — Congress passed a $1.4 trillion government spending measure Monday that includes $900 billion in coronavirus relief but is also chock-full of miscellaneous provisions, a massive year-end bill after months of inaction. The 5,593-page bill would fund the government through September and provide $600 stimulus checks for qualifying families […]
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Smokey the Bear, horse racing and the Dalai Lama included in government funding bill
WASHINGTON — Congress on Monday passed a $1.4 trillion government spending measure that includes $900 billion in coronavirus relief, but is also chock-full of miscellaneous provisions, a massive year-end bill after months of inaction. The 5,593-page bill funds the government through September 2021 and provides $600 stimulus checks for qualifying […]
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Nick Cordero’s Dressing Gown Turned Into ‘Memory Bear’ for Young Son
Instagram The former dressing gown used by the late star for his last stage show ‘Rock of Ages’ has been turned into an adorable stuffed toy for his toddler son Elvis. AceShowbiz – Nick Cordero‘s widow Amanda Kloots has turned the tragic actor’s old dressing gown into a teddy bear […]
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Cancel Thanksgiving? My mother can’t bear the thought.
“What are we going to do about Thanksgiving?” my mother asked weeks ago. “Nothing!” I answered immediately, and my stepfather wholeheartedly agreed. To my amazement, my mother has cooked and hosted a full Thanksgiving meal for more than a dozen people since she was 22 years old, an age at […]
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This already-giant bear ‘packed on the pounds’ and won ‘Fat Bear Week’ for his efforts
The votes are in and the fattest of the fat bears at an Alaska national park has been named. This year, Bear 747 got more than 47,000 votes to be crowned the fattest of them all. Thousands of people voted during Fat Bear Week 2020. Every fall, Katmai National Park […]
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What is Fat Bear Week? You can vote to crown the heftiest in Alaska national park
The bears at an Alaska national park are fattening up, and their fans will honor them for it. Every fall, Katmai National Park and Preserve hosts its annual Fat Bear Week, an online tournament to honor the fattest of the fat bears. More than 2,200 brown bears call the national […]