Watch: Dog rescued from Lake Michigan off Chicago beach

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‘Randomly’ selected scratch-off lottery ticket earns man $300,000

May 9 (UPI) — A Michigan man said he “randomly” selected a scratch-off lottery ticket that turned out to be a $300,000 winner.

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Mother and son to receive graduate degrees on same day

May 9 (UPI) — A mother and son are celebrating the run-up to Mother’s Day by walking across the stage Friday to accept their master’s degrees from Texas Christian University.

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Cat stows away under hood of state senator’s vehicle

May 9 (UPI) — An animal control officer in Pennsylvania came to the rescue of a stowaway cat found crying under the hood of a state senator’s vehicle.

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51,725 playing cards toppled like dominoes to break Guinness World Record

May 9 (UPI) — A team of domino toppling experts joined forces with a window and door company to topple 51,725 playing cards like dominoes to break a Guinness World Record.

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Irish player throws soccer ball more than 123 feet to set world record

May 8 (UPI) — An Irish soccer star with famously powerful throwing skills broke the Guinness World Record for the farthest distance soccer throw-in.

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Flock of mystery sheep found wandering near Texas school

May 8 (UPI) — Authorities in a Texas town are trying to determine the origins of a flock of sheep found wandering loose near an elementary school.

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Authorities searching for ocelot on the loose in Jamaica

May 8 (UPI) — The Jamaica Defense Force said an escaped animal initially reported to be a tiger cub is actually an ocelot, a wildcat native to the Americas and Caribbean islands.

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Bear wanders into Ohio apiary, eats entire beehive

May 8 (UPI) — An Ohio beekeeper received an alert from his surveillance cameras that showed his apiary being raided by another local resident: a bear.

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Cat lost for three years turns up at McDonald’s 10 miles from home

May 7 (UPI) — A Michigan woman whose cat disappeared in 2022 was reunited with her beloved pet when he turned up three years later outside a McDonald’s 10 miles from home.

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‘Wild hair’ leads North Carolina man to $1 million lottery prize

May 7 (UPI) — A North Carolina man said “a wild hair” led to his winning a $1 million prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket.