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Man finds stranger living in his attic
A man who noticed lights being left on in his house and heard "rummaging noises" in the roof was locked out of his own home by a woman who had been living in the attic. David Wahlman of Seattle put up with the noise for three days before coming home to find the front door locked. When he knocked, a woman answered: "Jimmy? Jimmy, is that you?" When she emerged, she told him: "This is my house. I live here. I've been here for three days. Jimmy said I could live here, Jimmy said I could stay here." Wahlman called the police and the woman fled. She is yet to be found.
Meth-addict puppy now 'clean and adopted'
Bubba, a young Chihuahua-Jack Russell cross rescued by animal control officers in California in May, has successfully completed treatment for addictions to methamphetamine and heroin. According to local media, Bubba has not tested positive for either of the drugs in at least two weeks and has been adopted by new owners. His former owner was jailed on drug possession charges.
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Moon dust has earthly elements thanks to a magnetic bridgeUnder the radar The substances could help supply a lunar base
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World’s oldest rock art discovered in IndonesiaUnder the Radar Ancient handprint on Sulawesi cave wall suggests complexity of thought, challenging long-held belief that human intelligence erupted in Europe
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Claude Code: the viral AI coding app making a splash in techThe Explainer Engineers and noncoders alike are helping the app go viral
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run outSpeed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
