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'It was pretty hairy,' says cowboy who lassoed a rogue steer on a Michigan highway

When Ricky Littlejohn got the call that Lester the steer was loose again, he knew he was in for a challenging day. But he had no idea he would end up chasing the rambunctious runaway on horseback down a Michigan highway, earning himself the nickname “the I-75 cowboy.”
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He climbed one of the world's most difficult boulders — after practising on a 3D model

A Scottish climber has become the second person ever on record to successfully ascend the notoriously difficult to climb boulder in Lappnor, Finland. 
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She lost her brother 9 years ago. Now she's trying to forge peace with Mexico's cartels

Fed up by a lack of action from the government or law enforcement, a Mexican woman with a missing brother has taken her plight directly to the people she says hold the real power in Mexico — the cartel leaders.
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Delta Air Lines faces class-action lawsuit over carbon neutral claim

A California woman is launching a class-action lawsuit against Delta, alleging the company’s claim of being “the first carbon-neutral airline” is bogus.

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Illinois turns the tables on library censorship by effectively banning book bans

A bill that would, in essence, ban book bans in schools and public libraries, will soon become the law of the land in Illinois.

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Canadian woman wins U.K.'s notoriously dangerous cheese-rolling race

Delaney Irving, 19, of Vancouver Island, was the fastest person to tumble down a notoriously steep hill in Gloucester, England, on Monday in pursuit of a rapidly rolling wheel of cheese. She spoke to As It Happens guest host Helen Mann about her bruise-inducing victory at the Coopers Hill Cheese-Rolling contest.

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As some Florida groups cancel Pride over new laws, others 'refuse to submit'

A small-town Florida Pride organization says it will carry out its festivities as planned this summer, despite a slew of anti-LGBTQ legislation that has other organizations toning down their Pride events, or cancelling them altogether.

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Snowball the cockatoo is blowing scientists' minds with his 14 unique dance moves

Snowball the cockatoo is changing the way we think about music, culture and human evolution with his fresh and funky dance moves.
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The Brady Bunch house is for sale. Owning it is like 'living in the TV show,' says realtor

The home used to film exterior shots of the The Brady Bunch house is for sale in Los Angeles. At $5.5 million US, the interior is designed to replicate the set used on the television show.
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Donkeys were the lifeblood of this Colorado town. Now every summer, they roam free

Every spring, the small Colorado tourist town of Cripple Creek releases its herd of 15 donkeys to much fanfare, so they can roam the town until autumn, all the while warming hearts and destroying gardens.

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Doctors Without Borders calls on Greece to investigate claims of migrant mistreatment

Doctors Without Borders is joining calls for Greek authorities to investigate allegations of migrants being detained on land, brought out to sea and set adrift. Nihal Osman tells As It Happens guest host Helen Mann she's worried about the hundreds of asylum seekers who have gone missing over the past year.

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Gotta name 'em all: Streets in this Las Vegas suburb are named after beloved Pokemon

Naming new streets can be hard. That's why when it came to naming the roads in a new Henderson, Nev., housing development, Andrea Miller turned to a beloved video game series.

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