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Alternative music showcase returns with 8th annual Babefest

Alternative music showcase returns with 8th annual Babefest. The concert on June 13 at Nice Guys Pizza in Cape Coral aims to elevate femme-presenting individuals, people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community,

Quarterback Tom Brady says he's putting back on his Tampa Bay Buccaneers jersey. Here, Brady is pictured after an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans, in August 2021.

Tom Brady is coming out of NFL retirement and will return to the Bucs

Before the retirement party confetti even had a chance to settle, the quarterback said he's unretiring. He'll return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for his 23rd NFL season.

In this Sept. 22, 2019 photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida trappers Jonathan Lopez, left, and Cynthia Downer pose with a record-setting python they captured at the Big Cypress National Preserve, west of Miam.

Burmese Python Hunt In Everglades Returns This Summer, DeSantis Says

The pythons have been known to devour bird and mammal populations.

Hobby Lobby bought the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet for $1.67 million in 2014. Now it's being returned to Iraq.

An Ancient Tablet, Stolen Then Acquired By Hobby Lobby, Will Be Returned To Iraq

Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it was looted from Iraq and made its way through several hands before Hobby Lobby purchased it for the Museum of the Bible in 2014.

The petition calling for the return of the ancient Egyptian works states, "The presence of these artefacts in the British Museum to this day supports past colonial endeavors of cultural violence and deprives Egypt as the country of origin of not only the physical return of these objects, but also of their important role as Egyptian cultural heritage that spans a millennia of rich history."

Egyptians call for the return of the Rosetta Stone and other ancient artifacts

People calling for the repatriation of the ancient tablet and other items say the continued display of the objects in European institutions ignores a history of colonialist looting and exploitation.

The Netherlands will return more than 100 bronze artifacts to Nigeria

The artifacts were stolen by British soldiers in the late 19th century and eventually made their way to a Dutch collection.

Court: Man Who Shot Pope Should Return to Jail

Police take the man who shot Pope John Paul II back into custody after an appeals court ordered him to return to prison to serve more time for killing a journalist and for other crimes in Turkey.

The Chicago Teachers Union voted on Sunday to continue remote work only, in defiance of the school district's plans for K-8 teachers and staff to return to classrooms this week. Here, a sign in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in September.

Chicago Said Teachers Needed To Return In Person. The Teachers Voted No

After the union vote, the district said it had pushed back the return of K-8 teachers and staff until Wednesday to "ensure we reach a resolution without a disruption to student learning."

Florida's hot! Where and how soon will the rain and storms return?

Record heat continues for many across Florida. The forecast shows some breaks, with the chance for more storms to build, but more heat returns for Memorial Day.

Shows May Have Uneven Return from Writer Strike

Striking screenwriters are considering a proposed contract that would end their 12-week-long strike and could be back at work by Wednesday. Half-hour comedies are expected to have fresh episodes faster than hourlong dramas. But some serialized shows might not come back until fall.

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