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Large, palm-sized spiders are spinning massive golden webs across porches and power lines, and, according to experts, they’re here to stay. The Joro spider, which has a leg span up to 4 inches and ...

The fighting continues in the Middle East, and oil’s back on the move, as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s five-day deadline for resolving differences with Iran. That’s the backdrop for ...

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In a stroke of luck, astronomers saw the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) break into four or five fragments in November after it passed close to the sun. By Robin George Andrews Astronomers on Wednesday ...

A US Senate candidate was just convicted of tossing a live tarantula into a home she rented out on Airbnb — admitting she got the bizarre idea from the flick “Home Alone’’ to try to get her tenant to ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — The woman at the center of 2024's "tarantula tosser" case was convicted Friday of harassment, domestic assault and disorderly conduct stemming from an incident with her Airbnb guest.

“I was just outplayed. That’s all,” said Marisa Simonetti, who represented herself in court. Marisa Simonetti, a political candidate who gained international recognition when she dumped a tarantula ...

An Edina Airbnb host who tossed a tarantula toward a tenant has been found guilty on three criminal charges following a brief trial. Marisa Simonetti, 32, was convicted on charges of gross misdemeanor ...