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Life and death in the Senate, and a dinosaur’s $50 million payday: The news quiz

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Lionel Messi leads La Albiceleste back to the World Cup final, the House tries changing the clock, and health officials look for the cause of the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and … Read more

60-foot octopus prowled seas as apex predator during age of dinosaurs, fossilized jaws show

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The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-like octopuses once hunted alongside other marine predators. They boasted eight arms and long bodies that extended more than 60 feet, rivaling other carnivorous marine reptiles. … Read more