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COURTMACSHERRY, Ireland, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Officials in two Irish villages said the local governments are feuding over the skeleton of a whale that died in a bay between the towns.

AMHERST, Mass., May 12 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts lawmaker called on one of the state's universities to take back an honorary degree given to Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

ADELANTO, Calif., March 19 (UPI) -- A California animal control officer has been charged with killing and maiming cats by allegedly drowning kittens.

TOLEDO, Ohio, July 3 (UPI) -- An Ohio man has admitted providing prostitution services at fraternity gatherings across the United States.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., July 11 (UPI) -- A California school district has been keeping detailed information on parents and teachers involved in a recall effort, the Orange County Register reports.

CHICAGO, April 26 (UPI) -- University of Chicago researchers calculate the prospective gains from a cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion.

CHICAGO, April 4 (UPI) -- University of Chicago economists say finding a cure for cancer would be worth about $50 trillion in social value.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 6 (UPI) -- A California judge ruled a former prosecutor lied in alleging Jews were systematically excluded from a jury in a 1987 case that sent a man to death row.