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Wild Thang wins world's ugliest dog contest in Petaluma
Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese from Oregon, beat seven other competitors to gain the title world's ugliest dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday.
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Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese from Oregon, beat seven other competitors to gain the title world's ugliest dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday.
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Thanks in part to an anonymous $5.2 million donation, the West Newton Cinema is likely to be saved from being demolished.
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