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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I noticed that my long-haired cat, Charlie, is scratching many times per day. He also is shedding more than usual — mostly undercoat, rather than hair. What’s going on? I can’t see any evidence of fleas on his coat or skin. — Dan in Colorado Springs

DEAR DAN: Fleas are often the first thing we think of when a cat starts scratching incessantly, but other conditions could be causing skin irritation. And it may be hard to see lesions or hot spots, especially in long-haired cats. Charlie’s undercoat is coming out because he’s really scratching those spots.

The best thing to do is take Charlie to the veterinarian. Some itching issues have an external cause...

Q: Have they said who will replace Hoda Kotb on the Today show after she leaves? — A.Y.

A:When Hoda Kotb announced at the end of September that she would be leaving the job she’s held for 17 years with Today, it came as a shock to her fans, but probably not her co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager. Now the mother of two young girls, Kotb recently purchased a home away from Manhattan in the hopes of spending more time with her daughters while they’re still in elementary school.

According to Us Weekly, an NBC insider hints that the top contender to replace Kotb is weekend Today anchor Laura Jarrett. Other possibilities include Craig Melvin or Carson Daly. Since Kotb...

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This feature from Sony Pictures opens exclusively at cinemas and on IMAX screens on Friday, Oct. 25.

In 2018, it seemed like the Marvel superhero film franchise was wrapping up. Avengers: Infinity War had been a big hit and audiences were waiting for a big final act for many of the studio’s characters. But then, Venom, a villain from the Spider-Man universe, appeared and garnered some unexpected attention. The first movie in the Venom series wasn’t well received by critics, but it became a massive success, grossing approximately eight times its production budget at the box office.

The story revolved around reporter Eddie...

The Leopold Writing Program invites New Mexico students in grades 6-12 to submit original essays for their 2025 Writing Contest. Students are asked to consider the following and then respond to the essay prompt below:

Aldo Leopold believed our idea of “community” should be enlarged to include non-human elements such as soils, waters, plants, animals. In his essay “Song of the [Río] Gavilan” in A Sand County Almanac Leopold writes:

"This song of the waters is audible to every ear, but there is other music in these hills, by no means audible to all. To hear even a few notes of it ... you must know the speech of hills and rivers … Then you may hear it—a vast pulsing...