Researchers just discovered the world’s deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea; Doctors warn of increase in Colorado toddlers exposed to recreational marijuana; ‘We’ve primed the system': Why disgusting toxic blue-green algae blooms seem increasingly common; Two more children died over the weekend in hot cars. That’s 682 since 1998. It isn’t getting better.; Video: Horror at Beijing Safari World as tigers attack women who exited car, killing one, injuring another; In Georgia, it’s legal to film video up a woman’s skirt — at least for now; The Dallas police chief told protesters to apply for police jobs. Now, job applications have tripled.; Mysterious 1934 death of Belgium’s King Albert I may be solved thanks to some bloody leaves; Georgia TV anchor slips at top of N.C. waterfall, plunges 185 feet to her death;
 
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A startling ending in quest to find recipient of deceased son’s heart
After Adrian Murray's 25-year-old son Kendrick died, she discovered he was an organ donor. Unbeknownst to her at the time, Kendrick's heart saved her cousin's life.
Researchers just discovered the world’s deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea
It's as wide as one and a half football fields and could nearly swallow the entirety of the Eiffel Tower.
 
Doctors warn of increase in Colorado toddlers exposed to recreational marijuana
Most incidents play out in the same way: accidental exposure, followed by lethargy that passes within a matter of hours. More severe injuries to children — seizures, comas and respiratory problems — do rarely occur.
 
‘We’ve primed the system': Why disgusting toxic blue-green algae blooms seem increasingly common
The algae pose a threat to swimmers and our pets, and have appeared in Florida, Utah, Idaho and several other states.
 
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Two more children died over the weekend in hot cars. That’s 682 since 1998. It isn’t getting better.
Since 1998, an average of 37 children have died each year from being left inside of a hot car. Jan Null, who has tracked these deaths for 15 years, said this average is not decreasing.
 
Video: Horror at Beijing Safari World as tigers attack women who exited car, killing one, injuring another
At the wildlife park located near the Great Wall, visitors can watch animals in a safari-like setting, but they are warned not to get out of their cars.
 
In Georgia, it’s legal to film video up a woman’s skirt — at least for now
When in public, like a grocery store, a woman's body is not considered a "private place" as protected by the law, according to a recent Georgia Court of Appeals ruling.
 
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The Dallas police chief told protesters to apply for police jobs. Now, job applications have tripled.
“We’re hiring,” Dallas Police Chief David Brown said soon after the shooting. “Get off that protest line and put an application in."
 
Mysterious 1934 death of Belgium’s King Albert I may be solved thanks to some bloody leaves
Now researchers at the University of Leuven in Belgium say they have found DNA evidence to provide some closure to this 82-year-old cold case.
 
Georgia TV anchor slips at top of N.C. waterfall, plunges 185 feet to her death
Taylor Terrell had visited Rainbow Falls in North Carolina to celebrate her birthday.
 
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