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Featured: Winning Pictures from Bird Photographer of the Year

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The grand prize winning photograph of Bird Photographer of the Year, titled Sunball Rocket (above), was taken by Henry Spiers from the UK. Entered into the Birds in the Environment category, which it also won, the picture was taken in waters around Scotland.

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Woman with Trolley

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Ms. Maze, who calls herself a “radical street librarian,” has gone viral on TikTok for delivering free books to hundreds of children in the Baltimore area via a trolley. The green and gold vehicle transports children to a “magical” place where they can discover which genres excite them and develop an appreciation for reading.

The idea to travel to book deserts and improve literacy came to Ms. Maze, known as Storybook Maze on social media, in 2024. One day, she was reading a book to her nieces on her front stoop when she noticed other children started to gather around and listen. She said the children didn’t want story time to end and repeatedly encouraged her to keep reading.

Texas Zoo Welcomes First Sumatran Tiger Cubs

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A Texas zoo is welcoming its first ever Sumatran tiger cubs.

Sisters Barani and Malu were born to first-time mom Ndari and dad Rakan at the Fort Worth Zoo on July 1 and weigh about 18 to 20 pounds each, or about the same as a large pumpkin, 13 weeks later.