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Cold-stunned green sea turtles are recovering at a Florida marine life center
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St. Augustine suffering from a condition known as cold stunning. Seventeen sea turtles that were found stranded along Florida's northeastern...

As the Chiefs chase a 3-peat, DeAndre Hopkins and other vets finally get their Super Bowl chance
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins was stuck on a downtrodden team in Tennessee headed for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. Kareem Hunt was stuck without a job at all. Yet the veteran wide receiver and running back, along with Marquise Brown, D.J. Humphries...

Nebraska governor hospitalized after he is bucked off a horse
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was injured Sunday after being bucked off a horse and is expected to be hospitalized for several days. Pillen, a first-term Republican, was with his family when he was thrown off a new horse and injured, according to the governor's...

A 20-year-old blind cat is rescued from an icy Massachusetts pond after some quick thinking
Tiki, a 20-year-old blind black-and-white cat, likes to roam about outdoors. But this time he caused a scare after he was seen on ice floating in a Massachusetts pond and then fell in. He has an alert passerby and a couple of nearby construction workers to thank for his rescue. ...

Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with the Vienna-based Four Paws...
