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KARE(channel 11) is atelevision stationlicensed toMinneapolis,United States, anNBCaffiliate. Channel 11 began service as WTCN, anABCaffiliate, in 1953. It presented several notable children's shows in its early years. AfterTime Inc.purchased the station in 1957, ABC switched affiliates, leaving channel 11 to become anindependent stationthat broadcast theMinnesota Twinsbaseball team, movies, and syndicated programs. By the late 1970s, WTCN was one of the nation's most financially successful independent stations. On March 5, 1979, channel 11 became an NBC affiliate but struggled with its revamped newscasts. Between 1983 and 1987, the station moved from last to first in late news ratings, battlingWCCOfor two decades. It changed call signs twice in that period, to WUSA in 1985 and KARE in 1986, when ownerGannettmoved the WUSA call sign toits Washington, D.C., station.More recently, as of 2022, the station has been a second-place finisher in local news. (Full article...)

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Thecinnamon teal(Spatula cyanoptera) is a species ofdabbling duckfound in western North and South America. It is a migratory species, travelling to northern South America and the Caribbean during the Northern Hemisphere's winter. The cinnamon teal lives in marshes and ponds, and feeds mostly on plants. It has a typical length of 16 in (41 cm), with a wing span of 22 inch (56 cm) and a mass of 14 oz (400 g). The male has bright reddish plumage with a duller brown coloration on the female. The bird feeds predominantly by dabbling, with its main diet being plants and sometimesmolluscsand aquaticinsects.This cinnamon teal was photographed at the Parrot World animal park inCrécy-la-Chapelle,France.

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