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The pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. are leaving the U.S. today and heading back to China, the zoo confirmed to multiple media outlets. After spending 23 years in the U.S., the pandas Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Xiao Qi Ji will begin their long journey back to China on Wednesday, marking the end of the animals’ …

Last seen in 1961 and feared to be extinct, an elusive long-beaked echidna was spotted in Indonesia. #Echindna #Indonesia #Scientist source

Homeowner spooked after seeing tarantula resting on doorbell camera. #Spiders #Tarantula #DoorbellCamera source

Residents in New York City were concerned when they spotted green comic book-like ooze coming from the sewers. #NewYork #Sewers #CaughtonCamera source

A diver spotted two octopuses tangling tentacles in what was described as a battle over either territory or love. #Octopus #CaughtOnCamera #Wildlife source

A towering dust devil was captured spinning across an industrial parking lot in New Port Richey, Florida. #Florida #DustDevil #Weather source

A dad’s gaming set up made it easy to play a game while also watching a movie and sharing ice cream with his daughter. #Parenting #Kids #Fatherhood source

USA TODAY’s Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West discusses Swift’s six Grammy nominations, including song and record of the year. #TaylorSwift #Grammys #Music source

The Minnesota State Historical Society released thousands of submissions it received for the state’s flag redesign. Here are some examples. #Flags #Minnesota #Competition source

Did I just watch a recycling truck give a kid a hug? 🥰 Emerson Salvatera celebrates the recycling truck he loves to wave to every week with a gift in Las Vegas. Subscribe to Humankind’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/humankindvideos AND if you love Humankind, subscribe to our other channel here: » Love America’s troops?! Check out Militarykind! https://www.youtube.com/militarykind source

In Wilmington, California, Coach Jose Quezada devoted his life to pointing kids in the right direction. He also ran barbecue fundraisers to help families when someone had been killed. He was a son, a husband, a father, a coach and a grill master. He was a trusted mentor, a faithful friend, a community member who defined what it means to …

WILL-YOU-MARRY-ME? Watch this reaction to a party game that turns into a marriage proposal 💍 When Daunta Bell proposes to his girlfriend, Christina Hopkins, at her birthday party in Atlanta, Georgia, he uses the guessing game, Taboo, to do it. Subscribe to Humankind’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/humankindvideos AND if you love Humankind, subscribe to our other channel here: » Love America’s …

Artist and actor Ice-T told USA TODAY’s Ralphie Aversa that he stands with SAG-AFTRA, but he’s ready to get back to work on “Law & Order.” source

During the third GOP debate, presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy targeted NBC’s Kristen Welker and the news media. #VivekRamaswamy #GopDebate #PresidentialElection source

Oral arguments were heard involving a case that would ban those with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing a firearm. RELATED: Supreme Court knocks down NY ‘proper cause’ gun law https://youtu.be/Lpuren7zQVQ The Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled it will likely uphold a law banning domestic abusers from owning guns, even as the justices wrestled with how such a decision might …