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An 18-year-old Virginia high school student just dropped a prototype that has the internet buzzing: a home-built water filter that pulls out nearly all the microplastics without the usual disposable membranes. The viral claim lands on “96%.” That number is a clean round-up of the 95.52% removal rate Mia Heller measured in her own tests. It’s not a certified guarantee for every drop of real-world...

A one-year-old miniature donkey named HeeHaw was fatally shot by a Cedartown, Georgia, police officer early Sunday during a search for a missing child, prompting national attention, an official investigation, and a surge of public support that has now led the animal’s owner to pause a GoFundMe campaign. Hannah Israel, who owns Elsberry Riding and Farm near Rockmart in Polk County, said officers entered the...