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Chicagoan Sararose Krenger and her family spotted a 3-to-5-foot alligator basking in the sun while they were boating on the North Branch of the river. Krenger says the gator was watching some ducks swim by.

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Alligator Spotted in Chicago River on NW side

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A South Korean fishing boat missing in the Sea of Japan has been detained by the North, the South’s coastguard says.

…The South Korean coastguard said in a statement: “We have found out that our fishing vessel is being investigated by North Korean officials in the presumed North Korea exclusive economic waters in the northern East Sea.
“The South Korean government, according to international law, wants the swift resolution to the matter and the safe return of its vessel and its fisherman.”
The vessel has four South Koreans and three Chinese on board.
Media reports in the South say the Daeseung is being towed to the Northern port of Songjin.
North Korean media has so far made no comment on the latest reports.
There have been frequent incidents in recent years involving fishing boats of both sides in the disputed waters….

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BBC News - North Korea ‘detains boat from South’

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