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Sweden warns motorists: Beware of horny elks

Paul Heymont ·
Male Elk     Photo: Malene Thyssen / Wikimedia   In Spring, they say, a young man's fancy turns to love—but for young elks, the time is now, September through October. Sweden's National Wildlife Accident Council is taking...
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Berlin: Ooops again! This time it's a hotel, not the airport

Paul Heymont ·
Berlin hotel construction halted; it's crushing the subway tunnel beneath it.
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Not a phantom menace: Camera drone nearly hits ski champ

Paul Heymont ·
An Austrian champion ski racer was nearly killed Tuesday when an out-of-control camera drone fell to earth bare inches from him. A photographer caught the dramatic near-collision. The skier, Marcel Hirschner, finished second despite the accident; he is currently ranked fist in standings at the World Championships, now being held at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. He's been champion 4 times in a row. According to Ski Federation director Markus Waldner, who has now banned drones from all meets...
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