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• More than 200 students have been dis-enrolled at the University of Virginia for not complying with the school's mandatory vaccine policy.
• It's raccoons gone wild at the Bronx NYPD Tow Pound, as the NY Post has found. The publication notes, "Workers and their union reps say it’s only a matter of time before the raccoons attack humans."
• SeaWorld San Diego is mourning the loss of its youngest killer whale, Amaya.
• Actor Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: SVU fame puts on quite the face when asked to ink a group of fans while filming in Bushwick.
• Athens, Greece has some of the hottest temperatures on the planet. It's why the government hired the country's first-ever "chief heat officer" to bring down the temps.
• Outdoors clothing line Patagonia has severed business ties with a resort that hosted a GOP fundraiser for Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jim Jordan, and Mark Meadows.
• The Food & Drug Administration is warning human Americans not to use ivermectin to treat COVID-19, as its mainly intended to treat conditions found in horses and cows.
• Finally, where did this dog learn this trick?:
