Not as important, in the wide scheme of things, as the previous news item, but Keiko the killer whale, star of Free Willy, died of pneumonia a couple days ago.
I got to see Keiko when he was staying at the Newport Aquarium. The phrase "A whale of a..." takes on an entirely new meaning after you see one swim past you, not 10 feet from your face.
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