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Nation

Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to dazzle away flies

By Associated Press
February 21, 2019 12:00 AM
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the University of California at Davis, dressed horses in black-and-white Zebra type striped coats for part of their research, offering evidence that zebra stripes provide protection from blood-sucking insects that spread diseases. (University of Bristol and University of California at Davis via AP)
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World

Things you should know today: 2/21/19

By Lauren Lethbridge
February 21, 2019 12:00 AM
A police official says 'Empire' actor is now considered a suspect 'for filing a false police report' and that detectives are presenting the case against him to a grand jury. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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