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Voting begins for Alaska’s Fat Bear Week after one contestant was killed in an attack
Voting in Katmai National Park’s famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year’s competitors and delayed the bracket reveal by a day. Bear #469 attacked and killed bear #402 Monday morning at Brooks River in the Alaska park, the National Park Service said in a release, pushing Monday’s…
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81-year-old South Korean model falls short in a bid to become oldest Miss Universe contestant
SEOUL, South Korea — An 81-year-old South Korean fashion model fell short in her bid to become the oldest Miss Universe contestant after competing in the country’s national pageant against rivals old enough to be her grandchildren. Dressed in a beaded white gown, the silver-haired Choi Soon-hwa strutted across the stage and performed in a…