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When a snake catcher noticed the bear bulge in the sleek snake, he rushed it to a nearby vet. The doc confirmed the not-so happy meal and performed emergency surgery to remove the bulge.

Lucky needed 15 stitches to close the incision, and after a few washings, the teddy is back with its owner.

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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. — pictured during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Septembera — appeared on NBC's “Meet the Press" on Sunday morning. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times 2025)

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Students at Carver Early College School of Technology attend the school’s art class on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Atlanta Public Schools plans to convert the campus to a school of the arts that will serve grades 6-12. The plan depends on voters extending a one-cent sales tax for education. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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