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  NASCAR’s Kyle Busch sells Mooresville headquarters for 2 times its worth, records show

  islandpacket.com - By Joe Marusak

  NASCAR driver Kyle Busch recently sold his Mooresville-based Truck Series headquarters to Concord-based Spire Motorsports for double the property’s …

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  Fetterman asks Democrats to work with GOP on border, says concern ‘isn’t xenophobic’

  islandpacket.com - By Brendan Rascius

  Border security, among the more polarizing issues on Capitol Hill, typically pits Republicans against Democrats. But one Democrat recently spoke of …

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  ‘Uncommon’ creature with ‘enormous’ genitalia turns out to be new species in Australia

  islandpacket.com - By Moira Ritter

  A “large” creature flapped its “patterned wings” as it navigated a boulder cave in Australia, soaringed straight into researchers’ dung trap. …

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  Cranberry the seal gets a ‘second chance’ after amputation. See her swim to freedom

  islandpacket.com - By Olivia Lloyd

  Cranberry the seal faced an uphill battle when she arrived at a Rhode Island aquarium with a severe infection that required a partial amputation. Five …

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  Lottery player dreams dad visited him with lucky ticket. Then he wins big in Maryland

  islandpacket.com - By Makiya Seminera

  A Maryland man’s pastime with his father turned out to be profitable when a winning lottery number came to him in a dream, lottery officials said. The …

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  WATCH: Rare mother and baby pair first spotted in SC are now cruising Georgia waters

  islandpacket.com - By Sarah Haselhorst

  If the holiday season is said to bring joy, then a second spotting and crystal-clear video of a North Atlantic right whale mother and her baby must …