22 h. ago A grizzly bear comeback in California? An old dream gets new legs

A feasibility report using historical maps and ecological data is raising excitement: ‘It would be a slow process’On the eve of the gold rush, California was teeming with grizzly bears – as many as 10,000 of them. They were so popular that the Bear Flag Republic – a short-lived attempt by a group of US settlers to break away from Mexico in 1846 – used the animals as their mascot; an image that still adorns California’s flag.But by the mid-1920s, the bears were all gone. The last documented sighting of a grizzly bear in California was in the spring of 1924 in Sequoia national park, a lonesome bear wandering among the trees. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Canelo Alvarez's huge net worth, marriage advice to Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather rematch talk

Aiming to become undisputed super-middleweight champion for the second time in his career, Mexican fighter Canelo Alvarez has carved a legacy in boxing most can only dream of

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6 d. ago Carlisle's American dream goes south as Man Utd legend Mark Hughes suffers EFL relegation

Carlisle United have lost their EFL status for the first time since 2004 after being relegated on Saturday, with Manchester United legend Mark Hughes unable to guide the Cumbrians to safety

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6 d. ago Country music legend Toby Keith’s ‘Derby dream’ to be fulfilled a year after death

Chart-topper Toby Keith bred and owned racehorses up to his death, one of which Render Judgment will run in the £4 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday

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8 d. ago Nottingham Forest legend Tony Woodcock on the magic of Brian Clough's miracles

Never again will a team rise from mid-table obscurity in the second tier to win the title and European Cup like Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest, but Trent end legend Tony Woodcock says they can dare to dream again

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1 week ago AD FEATURE: Arsenal legend reveals his dream team for next season

Former Gunners midfielder and NetBet main man Ray Parlour is urging his old club to make a huge summer signing this summer

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2 w. ago Lady Gaga, Green Day and Enhypen: 2025 Coachella festival – in pictures

After its slowest sales to date last year the 2025 edition of the California music festival was being viewed by some as an unofficial comeback with headliners Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Morgan Rogers believes Aston Villa can still progress in Champions League

Villa’s European dream is hanging by a thread after a 3-1 first-leg defeat in Paris, with Nuno Mendes’ stoppage-time goal hurting Unai Emery’s side.

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last month ‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears

The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired themWet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale looks like a pop star from a different era. She walks into a bar in east London wearing a giant, floor-length pale-pink padded coat. She has bleached eyebrows, dip-dyed hair, drawn-on freckles and jewels stuck to her nails and teeth. For a moment, Top of the Pops could be on primetime TV and a copy of Smash Hits in my bag. But then Wet Leg’s story always did feel anachronistic. In 2021, they managed what indie bands don’t often manage any more and became an overnight success. That June, they released their first single, Chaise Longue, a deadpan, perfectly simple and cheerfully daft megahit; they conquered the US and Japan, toured arenas and topped the album charts with their scathing, self-titled debut, scoring two Brit awards and two Grammys.They were still touring...

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