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During his tour of the Midwest this week, President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to the Whiteside County Fair in Illinois, where he checked out the dairy cow competition. "I'm probably not the guy to judge this stuff," he said. –Obama Foodarama
A 9-year-old German shepherd military veteran, after having served three tours in Iraq, now needs a home. He has a degenerative condition and needs a wheelchair to get around. He will be euthanized on Aug. 24 if he does not find a home. –Dogster
An 8-year-old girl walking through a Missouri parking lot with her family stopped to say hello to a monkey in a neighboring car when the macaque jumped on her. The girl's parents claim she was bitten; the monkey's owner says he was defending himself and only scratched her. –KY3 News
A Belgian blue bull got his head stuck in a ladder on a Scottish farm. Despite being wedged between two rungs, he looked "surprisingly calm." The Scottish SPCA rescued the bull. –BBC News
Elkhorn coral in the reefs of the Caribbean and the Florida Keys have been declining rapidly because of bacteria from human waste. The transfer is very unusual and scientists are still trying to figure out why the bacteria makes the coral sick. –NPR
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