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June 21, 2025 / 10:10 AM EDT/ CBS/AP

A British-flagged luxury superyacht thatsank off Sicilylast year, killingU.K. tech magnate Mike Lynchand six others, resurfaced Saturday as salvage recovery crews finalized the complex operation to bring it ashore for further investigation.

The white top and blue hull of the 184-foot Bayesian was visible on the surface but was not clear of the sea yet in a holding area of a yellow floating crane barge.

"Pumping out of sea water will continue and it will be lunchtime, following a series of lifting and resting procedures to satisfy the salvage team, before Bayesian is fully and finally out of the water," said David Wilson, spokesman for TMC Maritime, which is conducting the recovery operation.

The local coast guard said the lifting operation is expected to be concluded by the early afternoon and will be followed by some technical tests on the hull. On Sunday, the vessel will be transported to the Sicilian port of Termini Imerese, where it will be made available for investigators to help determine the cause of the sinking.

The Bayesian sank Aug. 19 off Porticello, near Palermo,during a violent stormas Lynch was treating friends to a cruise to celebrate his acquittal two months earlier in the U.S.on fraud charges. Lynch,his daughterand five others died. Fifteen people survived, including the captain and all crew members except the chef. One survivor reported holding her 1-year-old child above the waves.

Italian authorities are conducting afull criminal investigation.

TMC Maritime said the vessel has been slowly raised from the seabed, 165 feet down, over the past three days to allow the steel lifting straps, slings and harnesses to be secured under the keel. The depth of the wreck requires special precautions. It's far deeper than most recreational divers are certified for. One diverdied during an earlier operationto try and raise the ship. In theimmediate aftermath of the sinking, recovery crews could only stay for 12-minute shifts. Specialized cave divers were used to helpsearch the wreckage.

Eight steel lifting straps are being used to support the hull upright and to form part of a steel wire lifting system that began raising the vessel out of the water Saturday. As it is lifted up, sea water is pumped out of the hull.

TMC Maritime said the vessel will be held upright, out of the water, for checks and preparations for its final journey.

The floating crane platform will then move the Bayesian to Termini Imerese, where a special steel cradle is waiting for it.

The Bayesian is missing its 236-foot mast, which was cut off and left on the seabed for future removal. The mast had to be detached to allow the hull to be brought to a nearly upright position that would allow the craft to be raised.

British investigators said in an interim report issued last month that the yacht was knocked over by "extreme wind" and couldn't recover.

The report said the Bayesian had chosen the site where it sank as shelter from forecast thunderstorms. Wind speeds exceeded 70 knots, or 81 miles per hour, at the time of the sinking and "violently" knocked the vessel over to a 90-degree angle in under 15 seconds.

Karsten Borner, the captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell that rescued the 15 survivors who managed to get into a lifeboat,saidhe was close enough to be able to see the Bayesian as the storm came in.

"A moment later, she was gone," he said.

Lynch, who sold Autonomy, a software maker he founded in 1996, to Hewlett-Packard for $11 billion in 2011, had been acquitted on fraud charges in June 2024 by a federal court jury in San Francisco.

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June 21, 2025 / 11:50 AM EDT/ CBS/AFP

French scientists have discovered a new blood type in a woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, France's blood supply agency announced Friday.

The woman is the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," theFrench Blood Establishment (EFS) said.The discovery was made 15 years after researchers received a blood sample from a patient who was undergoing routine tests ahead of a surgery.

"The EFS has just discovered the 48th blood group system in the world!" the agency said in a statement onsocial network LinkedIn, adding that the discovery was officially recognized by the International Society of Blood Transfusion in early June.

The scientific association had until nowrecognized 47 blood group systems.

Thierry Peyrard, a medical biologist at the EFS involved in the discovery, told AFP that a "very unusual" antibody was first found in the patient in 2011. However, resources at the time did not allow for further research, he added.

Scientists were finally able to unravel the mystery in 2019 thanks to "high-throughput DNA sequencing", which highlighted a genetic mutation, Peyrard said.

The patient, who was 54 at the time and lived in Paris, was undergoing routine tests before surgery when the unknown antibody was detected, Peyrard said.

This woman "is undoubtedly the only known case in the world," he said, adding: "She is the only person in the world who is compatible with herself."

The medical biologist said the woman inherited the blood type from her father and mother, who each had the mutated gene.

The name "Gwada negative", which refers to the patient's origins and "sounds good in all languages", has been popular with the experts, said Peyrard.

The ABO blood group system was first discovered in the early 1900s. Thanks to DNA sequencing, the discovery of new blood groups has accelerated in recent years.

Peyrard and colleagues are now hoping to find other people with the same blood group.

"Discovering new blood groups means offering patients with rare blood types a better level of care," the EFS said.

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Updated on: June 21, 2025 / 12:12 PM EDT/ CBS/AP

Calgary, Alberta— A second body was recovered two days after falling rocks struck people on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies.

The slide happened Thursday afternoon, north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 124 miles northwest of Calgary. Authorities said Thursday that one person was killed and three were injured.

In a news release issued late Friday,Banff National Park saidthat two people were dead and that the three people had been "seriously injured and transported to hospital." The hospitalized hikers were reported to be in stable condition. An estimated 100 personnel responded to the incident, the park said.

Thirteen other bystanders "did not require transport by ambulance" but were evacuated from the rockfall site, Banff National Park said. Officials said no one else has been reported missing and there are no unidentified vehicles at the trailhead.

"Our thoughts remain with those in hospital and we hope for their full recovery," Banff National Park said.

The six-mile hiking trail where the rockfall occurred runs along the edges of Bow Lake and is considered a moderate challenge for hikers and is used by tourists and day-trippers, including families. It's a region with limited cellular service. The park and lake are open and safe to visit, the park said, but the area around Bow Glacier Falls remains closed "until further notice."

"Mountain areas carry inherent risks which may never be fully mitigated," the park said. "Rockfalls of this size are rare. However, we encourage everyone in mountain areas to be aware of their surroundings, be prepared, and carry a satellite communications device."

The University of Alberta confirmed one of the two people killed in the rockfall in Banff National Park was retired educator Jutta Hinrichs, who was a leader in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Parks Canada officials say she was 70 and lived in Calgary.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was deeply saddened by the incident. "We are thinking of all those involved and wishing for their safety as we await further details," she said in apost on the social media platform X.

Niclas Brundell, a trail guide who lives in nearby Canmore, said he was hiking in the area with his wife Thursday when they both started seeing concerning signs of rocks tumbling and boulders the size of tires starting to fall.

"This was unimaginable to me, that such a big piece of mountain would fall off," he said.

As rocks started rolling at the top of the waterfall, he said, they didn't hit anyone, but he and his wife wondered why nobody seemed to be reacting.

"Then all of a sudden, I hear the start of another rockfall, and I turn around, and the whole mountainside is coming off."

He said the slab seemed about 164 feet wide and 60 feet deep, and he and his wife started sprinting.

When he turned around, he could see a group of between 15 and 30 people at the waterfall disappear under a cloud of dust.

"The only place I've ever seen something similar is like watching videos from 9-11, when you see New York being cast over," he said.

He said there was a roar, "and I just didn't see them anymore."

Brundell said when they got far enough to feel safe, he sent a satellite message to Parks Canada, while his wife ran to a nearby lodge to call for help.

He said it's a popular trail because it's considered relatively easy, and on any given summer day there are 15 people or more hiking the trail.

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June 21, 2025 / 1:14 PM EDT/ CBS News

Three people, including an American citizen and a dual national, were arrested and 110,000 fentanyl pills were seized, Mexican authorities said Saturday.

The arrests were conducted by the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Attorney General's Office, in coordination with other federal agencies, theSSCP said in a news release. The Federal Bureau of Investigation also took part in the binational operation, the SSCP said.

Information acquired by the U.S. and Mexico allowed security agents to implement "intelligence work and surveillance actions" that led them to the three people. After conducting ground patrols in Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, security agents identified two men and a woman traveling in a vehicle. The three fled when they noticed authorities, the SSCP said.

After a brief chase, the three were stopped. Security agents found the fentanyl pills inside the vehicle. They had been divided into 10 packages made of clear plastic.Photos shared on social mediaby SSCP leader Omar Hamid García Harfuch also show four IDs and three cell phones.

All three were arrested and handed over to the custody of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the SSCP said. The pills were also placed into police custody. The three people have not been identified. The woman is American. One of the men is a Mexican-American dual national and has a warrant out in the U.S. for drug dealing, authorities said.

The arrests will help "curb the trafficking of illicit substances and prevent drugs from reaching young people," the SSCP said.

Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has madecombating illegal drug distributiona priority for her government. In recent months, authorities in the country have announced severalmajor fentanyl seizures, including a 2024 seizure that officials say was thebiggest in the country's history.

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, breaking news and issues including substance use.

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Updated on: June 21, 2025 / 3:13 PM EDT/ CBS News

The U.S. Department of State has begun assisted departure flights from Israel, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabeesaid on XSaturday.

"If you are a U.S. citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident currently in Israel or the West Bank and seeking U.S. government assistance to depart, please complete this form so the Department of State can better assist you and provide you with timely updates:https://mytravel.state.gov/s/crisis-intake," Huckabee wrote. "If you have only completed the crisis intake form, please do not fill it out again."

His announcement comes days after confusion about whether the U.S. government would be assisting American citizens evacuating from Israel. Huckabeesaidon June 18, the sixth day of the Israel-Iran war, that the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem was assisting U.S. citizens with evacuation flights and cruise ship departures, only for the State Department to say later that day they had"no announcement about assisting private U.S. citizens to depart at this time."

The following day, the U.S. Embassy sent a message to Americans who had enrolled in the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) that the State Department was "planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens' departure from Israel. We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options," the embassy said. "It asked Americans in Israel interested in leaving the country to fill out an online form."

The U.S. State Department has alsoplaced Israel under a Level 4 travel advisory, telling Americansnot to travel theredue to "armed conflict, terrorism and civil unrest." Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel's major airport, is currently closed and several commercial airlineshave paused flightsfrom Israel to the United States.

In the meantime, Americans in Israel organized evacuations via other measures. Birthright Israelsaid in a statementto CBS News that the organization evacuated approximately 1,500 program participants aboard the Crown Iris, a luxury Israeli cruise ship operated by Mano Maritime, sailing from Ashdod Port to Larnaca, Cyprus.

Charter flights from Tel Aviv, organized by not-for-profits and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, carrying hundreds of Americans evacuating the Middle Eastlanded in Tampa, Florida, on Friday.

Others decided to exit through the border with Jordan and take a car to the capital of Amman and fly from there to the United States, one parent with a child studying in Israel told CBS News.

Warren Cohen, an American who was in Israel on a business trip when the fighting broke out,told CBS Newshe thinks the U.S. should be doing more to help get its citizens home. "Mr. President, please bring me home to my family. I'm your neighbor in Mar-a-Largo and I really want to go see my wife and kids," he said.

As tensions with Iran intensified since the start of the conflict, missile strikes in both countries have led to at least 657 people being killed, including 263 civilians, in Iran, the Washington-based group Health Rights Activist told the AP.  At least 24 people in Israel have been killed, Israeli officials say. Strikes on Fridaywounded 23 peoplein the northern part of Israel, emergency services Magen David Adom said.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson confirmed to CBS News on Saturday that "several" U.S. citizens were 'lightly wounded' due to an Iranian missile strike. The spokesperson didn't provide further details on when or where the impact happened due to privacy considerations.

President Trumphas consideredjoining Israel's multiday effort to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, saying on Friday he'll decide within two weeks on possible U.S. military action against Iran.  The time frame, some American and European officials say, is a"last shot" at diplomacy.

Haley Ott,Kathryn WatsonandMargaret Brennancontributed to this report.

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Updated on: June 21, 2025 / 3:37 PM EDT/ CBS/AP

The second week of theIsrael-Iran warbegan with additional strikes targeting an Iranian nuclear research facility as Iran's foreign minister issued a warning against the United States joining the conflict.

Early Saturday, smoke could be seen rising from an area near a mountain in Isfahan, where a local official said Israel had attacked the nuclear research facility in two waves.

The target was two centrifuge production sites, and the attacks came on top of strikes on other centrifuge production sites elsewhere in recent days, according to an Israeli military official speaking on condition of anonymity under army guidelines to brief reporters. It was the second attack on Isfahan, which was hit in the first 24 hours of the war as part of Israel's goal to destroy the Iranian nuclear program.

Akbar Salehi, Isfahan province's deputy governor for security affairs, confirmed the Israeli strikes had caused damage to the facility but said there had been no human casualties.

Israel's defense minister said Saturday that the military had also killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks – including a commander of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who he said financed and armed Hamas in preparation for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that sparked the20-month-long war in Gaza.

Iran launched a new wave of drones and missiles at Israel but there were no immediate reports of significant damage, and the Israeli official called it a "small barrage" that was largely intercepted by Israel's defenses.

The official said part of the reason that Iran's overnight attack had been relatively small was that the military had been targeting its launchers and estimates it has now taken out more than 50% of them.

"We've been able to take out a large amount of their launchers, creating a bottleneck — we're making it harder for them to fire toward Israel," he said. "Having said all that, I want to say the Iranian regime obviously still has capabilities."

A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department confirmed to CBS News on Saturday that several U.S. citizens were "lightly wounded as a result of the impact of an Iranian missile strike."

"Due to privacy considerations, we have no additional details at this time," the spokesperson said. "If U.S. citizens in Israel and the West Bank need emergency assistance, they should contact our Embassy in Jerusalem."

President Trump continues toconsider whether the U.S. will militarily intervenein the Israel-Iran war, as he faces pressure from some world leaders to find a diplomatic solution. He said earlier this week that he willdecide within two weeksif the U.S. will get involved in the conflict. The timeframe, some American and European officials say, is a"last shot" at diplomacy.

"I'm giving them a period of time," Mr. Trump told reporters in Bedminster, N.J., on Friday. "We're gonna see what that period of time is, but I would say two weeks would be the maximum."

B-2 bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri en route to Guam, multiple U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. It was not immediately clear how many B-2 bombers were being moved.

Multiple U.S. aerial refueling tankers were spotted on commercial flight trackers flying flight patterns consistent with escorting aircraft from the central U.S. to the Pacific on Saturday.

B-2 stealth bombers can be equipped to carry a 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which isdesigned to destroy targetsdeep underground. The aircraft are based at Whiteman AFB in Missouri.

It was not clear whether the aircraft being escorted were prepared for an operation or merely moving to airbases closer to Iran as a show of force. However, experts say the weapon could be used to strikeIran's nuclearprogram,including Fordo. It was not immediately clear if the B-2 bombers would move beyond Guam to the U.S.-British military base on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.

The White House and Pentagon did not respond to requests for comment on the flights.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who met with European officials in Geneva on Friday, said he was open to further dialogue. However, he said, Tehran had no interest in negotiating with the U.S. while Israel continued attacking.

Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Saturday in Istanbul, Turkey, Araghchi said any military action by the U.S. "would be very unfortunate."

"I think that it would be very, very dangerous for everyone," he said.

The war between Israel and Iranerupted on June 13, with Israeli airstrikes targeting nuclear and military sites, top generals and nuclear scientists. At least 657 people, including 263 civilians, have been killed in Iran and more than 2,000 wounded, according to a Washington-based Iranian human rights group.

Iran has retaliated by firing more than 450 missiles and 1,000 drones at Israel, according to Israeli army estimates. Most have been shot down by Israel's multitiered air defenses, but at least 24 people in Israel have been killed and hundreds wounded.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel's military operation in Iran would continue "for as long as it takes" to eliminate what he called the existential threat of Iran's nuclear program and arsenal of ballistic missiles.

But Netanyahu's goal could be out of reach without U.S. help. Barring a commando raid or even a nuclear strike, Iran's underground Fordo uranium enrichment facility is considered to be out of reach to all butAmerica's "bunker-buster" bombs.

As the conflict with Iran escalates, Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza continues to intensify.

Hospitals in Gaza City reported that overnight strikes killed at least 84 people and injured more than 120 others. The recent strikes have targeted mobile phone charging points and residential homes, CBS News' team in Gaza reported.

The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said Saturday that more than 200 bodies were brought to hospitals across Gaza in the past 48 hours and more than 1,000 people were wounded.

An Israeli military official told CBS News that Israel is getting used to fighting in multiple arenas and the war in Gaza is still ongoing.

Margaret BrennanandHaley Ottcontributed to this report.

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Updated on: June 21, 2025 / 5:03 PM EDT/ CBS/AP

A hot air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil 's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, officials said, adding that three of the victims were found holding each other.

Footage shared by local news outletG1showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon, which was in flames as it hurtled toward the ground in the municipality of Praia Grande.

On a video on social media, two people can be seen falling through the air as the fire spread onboard the aircraft.

Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina's military fire brigade said, adding that 21 people were on board including the pilot.

The crash happened at around 8 a.m. local time, said Lt. Col. Zevir Cipriano Jr., a military firefighter. A fire started in the basket, prompting the pilot to try to land the balloon.

Thirteen people, including the pilot, managed to jump out but eight were unable to. Without the weight of the others, the balloon began rising again.

"These people ended up dying – four charred and another four jumped out of the balloon when it was falling," Cipriano Jr. said.

Ulisses Gabriel, chief of Santa Catarina's civil police force,said on social mediathat three people died hugging each other. "It hurts the soul," he wrote.

"We are in mourning. A tragedy has happened. We will see how it unfolds, what happened, why it happened. But the important thing now is for the state structure to do what it can," Gov. Jorginho Mellosaid in a videoon X.

Mello said he has asked authorities to head to the municipality "to do as much as possible to rescue, to help, to take to hospital, to comfort the families."

Officials at Our Lady of Fatima hospital said of the five survivors treated there, three were in stable condition with minor injuries and two had already been discharged, Agence France-Presse reported. Information about the other survivors was not immediately available.

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva expressed his solidarity with victims' families and said he was placing the federal government at the disposal of victims and local authorities.

G1 reported that the balloon's expected flight time was 45 minutes, with the balloon reaching 3,280 feet, and cost around $100 per passenger.

Sobrevoar, the company responsible for the multicolored balloon, said it complied with all regulations and had a clean accident record prior to Saturday.

"Despite all necessary precautions and the efforts of our pilot – who has extensive experience and followed all recommended procedures in an attempt to save everyone on board the balloon – we are suffering from the pain caused by this tragedy," it said in a statement.

Sobrevoar added that it was suspending all operations for an indefinite period.

Praia Grande is a common destination for hot air ballooning, a popular activity in parts of southern Brazil. The area is famous for its dramatic canyon landscapes and is known as the "Brazilian Cappadocia," a reference to a region in central Turkey famed worldwide for stunning hot-air balloon rides.

Last Sunday, a balloon came down in Sao Paulo state, killing a 27-year-old woman and injuring 11 other people, G1 reported.

There have been several fatal hot air balloon crashes elsewhere in recent years.

Last year,four people were killedwhen ahot air balloon crashedin Arizona. Also in 2024, aman fell to his deathfrom a hot air balloon as it passed over Melbourne, Australia.

In 2023,two people diedand a girl was injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in caught fire near Mexico City.

In 2021, five people died after ahot air balloon crashed into power linesin Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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June 11, 2025 / 11:00 AM EDT/ CBS News

More than 85 million years ago, a smaller-bodied ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex roamed the plains of Mongolia. The dinosaur's identity was unknown — until now.

Ina studypublished Wednesday in Nature, scientists describe the identification of a new tyrannosauroid named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis. Apex predators, including theT. rex, eventually arose from these smaller-bodied tyrannosauroids, the study's researchers said.

"This species, Khankhuuluu, is the missing link between smaller and earlier forms and the larger apex predatory tyrannosaurs," paleontologist Darla Zelenitsky, a professor at the University of Calgary and study co-author, told CBS News.

The Khankhuuluu's skeleton was discovered in Mongolia in the Gobi Desert in 1972 or 1973, but wasn't studied scientifically until a few years later, Zelenitsky said. The remains were identified by Mongolian paleontologist Altangerel Perle as Alectrosaurus olsoni, another obscure species. After it was misidentified, the bones became part of a museum collection and were relatively untouched for almost 50 years.

Referred to as mid-grade tyrannosauroids, these smaller-bodied predators were evolutionary intermediates, the study found. During the period when Khankhuuluu lived in Mongolia, the tyrannosaurs began growing larger and taking on the features of apex predators. Not much else is known about these elusive tyrannosauroids due to fragmentary fossil remains, but researchers said the dinosaurs weighed around 1,700 pounds. They were one of the larger predators in the ecosystem at the time.

"It's essentially the immediate ancestor of the tyrannosaur family," Zelenitsky said.

University of Calgary postdoctoral scholar and study co-author Jared Voris traveled to Mongolia a few years earlier to research the bones of various tyrannosaurs and, in the process, gained access to see the bones of what they would later determine are the Khankhuuluu.

Voris thought the remains could be something important, as he often saw references to the specimens pop up, but after he started examining the bones, he knew it could be something special. While studying the individual characteristics of the bones, one of the things he noticed was that the Khankhuuluu's teeth couldn't crush bone, Voris said, a defining characteristic of the larger apex predatory Tyrannosaurus.

"This animal had features we had never seen before in more of our iconic tyrannosaurs," Voris said.

He texted Zelenitsky from Mongolia that he "thought it could be a new species." Zelenitsky said she responded, "I said, great going, keep looking at this so we can be sure this is a new species."

The two paleontologists aren't new to groundbreaking scientific discoveries — they've had several.In 2023, Zelenitsky was part of a team that identified a Tyrannosaurus fossil with a meal in its stomach, and Vorisdiscovereda new species of tyrannosaurid dinosaur, Thanatotheristes degrootorum — whose genus name translates to "Reaper of Death."

These Asian tyrannosauroids eventually crossed over into North America using a northern land bridge between Alaska and Siberia, Zelenitsky said. Dinosaurs used these land bridges, which appeared periodically over the past 100 million years, to travel between Asia and North America.

And from it, these tyrannosauroids evolved and morphed into apex predators. T. rex is thedeadliest land predatorever to live, and there has long been a fascination with the dinosaur that has been extinct for about 66 million years.

The study co-authors said the new identification shows there are still big discoveries to be made in science. "What really started just as a discovery of a new species ended up with us kind of rewriting a family history of tyrannosaurs," Zelenitsky said.

Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at cara.tabachnick@cbsinteractive.com

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