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The plot basically sticks to the first seven chapters of the 100-chapter novel, which concerns an engagingly impulsive monkey who obtains superpowers and, to protect his monkey community, enjoys one wily adventure after another.

From Los Angeles Times

The report from the 24 agents, entitled “A Pulse Check of the First Six Months,” was obtained by the New York Post.

From Salon

For the latest study, the team examined samples from normal mice and compared them with living cortical brain tissue obtained, with permission, from six people undergoing epilepsy surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

From Science Daily

According to camera footage obtained by Johnson, the bear appears to have a yellow tag on its left ear.

From Los Angeles Times

But it also came under repeated scrutiny over how it obtained financial donations from members and its links to politicians.

From Barron's