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- A judge will allow the state to expand a protected coastal zone next to the Indian Point nuclear power plant.
- Here's a guide to meditation for people who think meditation is dumb.
- Toronto residents made a shrine for a dead raccoon, because everyone's kinder in Canada.
- What's the longest subway trip you can take in NYC? WNYC is on the hunt.
- A Bronx mom was found dead in her apartment after her two teenaged foster daughters were unable to get inside.
- Bushwick is getting a cat circus, naturally.
- Essex Crossing gets a huge bank loan, despite potentially being on top of burial ground.
- People keep dying while taking selfies in Russia, so the government's stepped in with this handy guide.
- Science says it's cool to launch hibernating bears into space. Bye, Paddington!
- The new Greek Finance Minister probably has bigger problems to deal with than his signature, but it does look like a penis.
- And finally, a goat has a showdown with his reflection:

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