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Neil Diamond performs during the 84th Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 16, 2013 in New York. The singer announced his retirement from performing after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Neil Diamond Announces Retirement From Touring Following Parkinson's Diagnosis

The sequined legend is giving up the road — doctor's orders. Diamond was on the cusp of finishing his 50th Anniversary World Tour.

Bitcoin prices have spiked since October — and the cryptocurrency is now closing in on $10,000, leading the way for digital currencies that have seen huge gains in 2017.

Bitcoin Soars Toward Another Benchmark: $10,000

In early October, a single bitcoin cost less than $5,000 on currency exchange sites. A year ago, one could be had for around $730.

Swans swim in Lake Eola as the sun sets in Orlando, Fla., in 2014. At the center of the lake is a decades-old green, multi-tiered fountain that is the official icon of the city. A man found himself stuck on that fountain on Friday.

Florida Man Rescued From Fountain After Swanning Around

The man marooned himself in Lake Eola in Orlando after hijacking a swan-shaped boat. He had "ingested a lot of Molly," and wanted to be with the swans because they "didn't judge him" police say.

Friday's train explosion injured at least 30 people, police said Saturday.

U.K. Police Arrest Second Man In Train Attack Case

Police in the U.K. said they arrested an 18-year-old man in southeast England on Saturday morning. Late Saturday night, they arrested a 21-year-old man in London.

Giant panda Mei Xiang, together with her cub Bao Bao at the National Zoo in 2014. As of Saturday, Bao Bao now has another sibling: Her mother just gave birth to a cub.

Giant Panda At National Zoo Gives Birth To Two Live Cubs

Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., went into labor on Saturday and gave birth to a cub. Hours later, a second cub was born.

Joyce Mitchell is arraigned in City Court on Friday in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Mitchel is accused of helping two convicted killers escape from Clinton Correctional Facility, where she is an employee.

N.Y. Prison Worker Joyce Mitchell Arrested Over Killers' Escape

The arrest of Mitchell comes after several days of speculation that a prison employee might have helped Richard Matt and David Sweat pull off their escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility.

Restrictions on the airspace around Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., prompted an Orange County contractor to cancel a plan to conduct aerial spraying Wednesday.

Disneyland's Restricted Airspace Prompts Cancellation Of Insect-Spraying Flight

A 3-mile radius around the California theme park is designated as "national defense airspace" by the FAA, complicating attempts to control mosquitoes.

With her predecessors in the governor's office and others looking on, Gov. Nikki Haley signs into law a bill that removes the Confederate flag from the State House in Columbia.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Confederate Flag Bill Into Law

In the building where slain Rev. Clementa Pinckney once worked in the state Senate, Gov. Nikki Haley signed the bill that will remove the flag from its spot in front of the Capitol building.

Columbus Suburb Puts Hold On Electric "Smart Meters."

So far, American Electric Power has installed more than 100-thousand so called "Smart Meters" in Ohio. The digital wireless meters allow two-way…

Michigan Steps Up Efforts To Tackle Lead Crisis After Outcry

Flint residents are suffering from irreversible health effects of elevated lead levels, amid criticism that the government has been too slow to act.

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