Sunny to mostly sunny with cool northwest breeze
Today's outlook features mostly sunny skies with a high of 55 degrees and 54 percent humidity, northwest winds 5 to 7 mph. The record for today is 70 set in 1999. Tonight turns partly cloudy with a low near 35 at Wood County Airport.
Dakotaraptor Unearthed as a Lethal Hell Creek Raptor
Paleontologists led by Robert DePalma announce a new six foot tall raptor from Hell Creek, Dakotaraptor, speedily stalking prey with a 9.4 inch killing claw. The species adds a mid sized predator between Maniraptorans and Tyrannosaurus Rex, coexisting with Triceratops and Edmontosaurus in South Dakota's Harding County.
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Palm Beach Museum of Natural History
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University of Maryland
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Kid goat GusGus reunites with mother at Arizona State Fair
A baby pygmy goat that vanished from the Arizona State Fair was found near a canal and returned to its mother amid applause. GusGus, under five pounds and nursing, was taken from the petting zoo Wednesday and located by a good Samaritan who delivered him to a pet store, triggering a rapid fair response and media coverage.
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Obama pulls Keystone XL pipeline to boost climate leverage
President Obama killed the Keystone XL project citing its undercutting of U.S. climate leadership and global talks in Paris. TransCanada vowed to press ahead, while Republicans condemned the decision as job-straining and political.
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