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Tiny Goldfish Dumped In Lakes Are Growing To Football Size As Officials Issue Warning Tiny Goldfish Dumped In Lakes Are Growing To Football Size As Officials Issue Warning
Tiny Goldfish Dumped In Lakes Are Growing To Football Size As Officials Issue Warning Do not release your pet goldfish in lakes or ponds. That's what officials are saying after a huge goldfish was recently pulled from a Minnesota lake, an issue that has been seen across the United States in recent years. National Geographic said while a goldfish typically weighs just 0.2 to 0.6 pounds, they can weigh more than five pounds in the wild, CBS News reported. "They grow bigger than you think and contribute to poor water quality by mucking up the bottom sediments and uprooting plants," the City of Burnsville, Minnesota, tweeted on Friday, July 9.  In recent years, huge g…

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by Nicole Valinote
Obituaries
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47 A popular NBC New York reporter has died at age 47, the station announced. Katherine Creag, who was working as recently as Wednesday, Feb. 10, died unexpectedly later that night from unknown causes. 

“For 10 years Kat was one of our cornerstones, always willing to help in any situation, whether it was a colleague in need of a shift that needed to be covered,” WNBC’s Vice President of news, Amy Morris, said in an email to the staff this week. “She was thoughtful, funny, and relentless. And even on the toughest days, she was a bright light, quick with a kind word and a smile.” Born in the…

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth
Here's How Much Your Favorite College Basketball Program Is Worth Ever wonder how much your favorite men's college basketball program is worth? Newly released rankings provide the answer. Highlights from the annual report, compiled by Ryan Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue Columbus, were published by The Wall Street Journal. The study determined what college teams would be worth if they were sold on the open market like a professional franchise, with the estimates based on “each program’s revenues and expenses with cash-flow adjustments, risk assessments and growth projections.” Kentucky, with a valuation of $33…

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by Joe Lombardi