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Friends of Big Bear Valley, the nonprofit group that oversees the webcam trained on the couple’s nest, announced Wednesday that name submissions are being accepted through April 26 on the group’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But many of the things being assessed are fascinating in and of themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Peltz Beckham ended the post writing, “I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

After that moment, Deadwood was safe for another year: no gaping doors, no risk of a soul being drawn into a realm outside their fate.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman