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Ivan Medvesek stands in front of one of 21 dioramas in his Froggyland museum. On display is the work of Ferenc Mere, a Hungarian taxidermist who created these exhibits more than a century ago. Medvesek's parents purchased the displays after they were left behind in an attic in what is now Serbia in 1970. After losing revenue in the pandemic, Medvesek says he's selling Froggyland to U.S. investors.

Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S.

The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.

A Froggyland diorama shows a teacher trying to control a class in which students are hitting each other with rulers, arriving late to class and balancing pencils on their noses. Each diorama displays anthropomorphized frogs in human scenes of the early 20th century.

Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S.

The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.

The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a standoff with social media companies over what content gets investigated or blocked online, and who gets to decide.

India And Tech Companies Clash Over Censorship, Privacy And 'Digital Colonialism'

India's new social media rules give the government broad powers to block some content and break encryption. It's the latest in a standoff with tech companies over censorship, privacy and free speech.

Then-Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi preside over a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6 to certify the 2020 Electoral College results after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol earlier that day.

A Growing Number Of Critics Raise Alarms About The Electoral College

The Electoral College, which has benefited Republicans in some recent elections, also factors into debate over GOP bills aiming to change state-level election laws.

A Growing Number Of Critics Raise Alarms About The Electoral College

The Electoral College, which has benefited Republicans in some recent elections, also factors into debate over GOP bills aiming to change state-level election laws.

Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi Robert F. Castellvi in a file photo dated July 8, 2013.

Marine Relieves General Of Duties, Cites Last Year's Fatal Seafaring Tank Sinking

The Marine Corps says it's relieving a general of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before an exercise last summer when their seafaring tank sank off the San Diego coast.

By the time Victoria Cooper enrolled in an alcohol treatment program in 2018, she was "drinking for survival," not pleasure, she says — multiple vodka shots in the morning, at lunchtime and beyond. In the treatment program, she saw other women in their 20s struggling with alcohol and other drugs. "It was the first time in a very long time that I had not felt alone," she says.

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope

Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.

Warmer temperatures are leading to emptier reservoirs across the West, such as Lake Oroville in Northern California.

The Drought In The Western U.S. Is Getting Bad. Climate Change Is Making It Worse

A record dry year is creating extreme drought in the West. But even if it rains, climate change will continue to shrink the water supply for millions of people.

Women Now Drink As Much As Men — Not So Much For Pleasure, But To Cope

Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.

In this undated photo supplied by the New Zealand police, a box containing a large amounts of cash is seen after being discovered during a police raid as part of Operation Trojan. Authorities in Australia and New Zealand Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Global Sting: Secure FBI-Run Messaging Network Tricks Crooks

Criminal gangs divulged plans for moving drug shipments and carrying out killings on a secure messaging system run by the FBI.

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