Dana Zzyym doesn’t identify as male or female, so they can’t legally leave the country; One ‘last dance’ for this Wisconsin teen who has scheduled her own death; With a tweet, astronomers crack open mystery of a massive bulge at the center of our galaxy; UNESCO adds 21 new World Heritage sites, but Frank Lloyd Wright buildings don’t make the cut; Pokémon Go-playing driver after hitting police car: ‘That’s what I get for playing’; These elephants are being tranquilized, strung up and driven 185 miles. That’s a good thing.; Navy’s submarine hunts are too disturbing for marine life, California court rules; Chicago gang member gets 90 years for executing pregnant teen mom; ‘Worst thing that has come before this court’: Mother financed addiction by letting drug dealer rape her child; The many lives of Garry Marshall, ‘Happy Days’ creator, dead at 81;
 
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Fla. police shoot black man with his hands up as he tries to help autistic patient
"All he has is a toy truck in his hand," Charles Kinsey told police as he tried to help an autistic patient. "There is no need for guns." Seconds later, the caretaker was shot.
Dana Zzyym doesn’t identify as male or female, so they can’t legally leave the country
Zzyym, who is intersex, filed a lawsuit against the State Department, which refused Zzyym's passport application based on gender identity.
 
One ‘last dance’ for this Wisconsin teen who has scheduled her own death
Months after turning 14, Jerika Bolen, who is terminally ill, decided it was time to remove the ventilator, time to die.
 
With a tweet, astronomers crack open mystery of a massive bulge at the center of our galaxy
An image posted to Twitter 'irrefutably' offers evidence of a strange shape at the heart of the Milky Way.
 
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UNESCO adds 21 new World Heritage sites, but Frank Lloyd Wright buildings don’t make the cut
UNESCO returned the application from the U.S. for inclusion of some of the famous American architect's buildings for resubmission once more information was included.
 
Pokémon Go-playing driver after hitting police car: ‘That’s what I get for playing’
It's yet another instance of Pokémon Go players taking risks.
 
These elephants are being tranquilized, strung up and driven 185 miles. That’s a good thing.
The $1.6 million relocation is a major step toward helping repopulate the African elephant population.
 
Navy’s submarine hunts are too disturbing for marine life, California court rules
The ocean might be a little quieter now that a federal appellate court has ruled in favor of whales over sub-hunting sonar.
 
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Chicago gang member gets 90 years for executing pregnant teen mom
Eight months pregnant, Charinez Jefferson begged for her life but Chicago gang member Timothy Jones executed her anyway.
 
‘Worst thing that has come before this court’: Mother financed addiction by letting drug dealer rape her child
April Corcoran was sentenced to 51 years in prison on multiple counts of complicity in rape and child trafficking.
 
The many lives of Garry Marshall, ‘Happy Days’ creator, dead at 81
The director, writer and actor worked in Hollywood for six decades, helping launch the careers of legends like Henry Winkler, Ron Howard and Robin Williams.
 
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