Thousands of people are cutting off their hair and donating it to help soak up an oil spill in Venezuela that is so large it can be seen from space

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An oil spill pictured near Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
A contaminated oil field pictured near Lake Maracaibo.

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Spirit Airlines just canceled almost 200 flights. Customers will be impacted for 'several days' as it scrambles to finish safety inspections.

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A plane with the Spirit Airlines logo printed in blue font.
Spirit Airlines canceled nearly 200 flights on Friday and Saturday.

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British Navy unveils novel 'Proteus' surveillance ship that can detect underwater threats from adversaries like Russia

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unconventional ship with tall front and long bed, like a pickup
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary RFA Proteus.

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'Law & Order' creator Dick Wolf threatens to pull funding from UPenn unless president resigns amid Israel-Hamas response backlash, CNN reports

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Producer Dick Wolf, wearing a black shirt and tan button down, gestures with his hands while speaking.
Dick Wolf speaks at the TCA WINTER PRESS TOUR 2020 on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, CA.

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Tesla Cybertruck's unique, angular design makes it difficult to manufacture, slowing production

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Tesla Cybertruck
Tesla Cybertruck.

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What do homeowners in California and Florida have in common? A major insurance problem

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The frame of a house still stands as it burns in front of the rising sun during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, California on October 27, 2019; A flooded house is seen in Crystal River, Florida on August 31, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall.
The frame of a house still stands as it burns in front of the rising sun during the Kincade fire in Healdsburg, California on October 27, 2019; A flooded house is seen in Crystal River, Florida on Augus

Biden's campaign team just joined Truth Social, and it already has more followers than Trump's campaign team

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Joe Biden (left) and Donald Trump (right).
Joe Biden (left) and Donald Trump (right).

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Grimes says Taylor Swift could unite the US if she were president, even though it's 'probably exceptionally unadvisable'

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Grimes (left) and Taylor Swift (right).
Grimes (left) and Taylor Swift (right).

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New X users will have to pay $1 a year just to post on the platform

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X owner Elon Musk (left) said last month that he might be rolling out a paywall to all users.
X owner Elon Musk (left) said last month that he might be rolling out a paywall to all users.

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An orca kept in the world's smallest enclosure died from multiple illnesses before her release into open waters, necropsy finds

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Lolita the killer whale, also known as Tokitae and Toki, performs a trick during a training session inside her stadium tank at the Miami Seaquarium on July 8, 2023, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Lolita the killer whale, also known as Tokitae and Toki, performs a trick during a training session inside her stadium tank at the Miami Seaquarium.

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