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<p>SPARTA - A black bear swatted a 2-year-old boy outside his family's home Tuesday afternoon, police said.</p> <p>Mark Tregidgo suffered a bump to the head but was otherwise uninjured in the 1:19 p.m. incident, Police Sgt. Russell Smith said.</p> <p>The 150-pound, 4-year-old female bruin was shot and killed by police shortly afterward, Smith said. The frightening incident, although extremely rare, is expected to strengthen calls for a statewide bear hunt.</p>

When I click on NEW POSTS TO YOU, my new posts aren't coming up. Also, when I didn't post anything or recieve a reply, it still indicates that I did post something. This happening to anyone else?

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Thermopylae The Greeks realized that it was only a matter of time before the Persians came back. Darius died in 494 BCE, six years after Marathon. His son, Xerxes, would continue his work. The empire had already expanded as far south, north, and east as possible. The only way to go was west, and conquer Europe. The plan was formulated to invade Greece and Greek Sicily before raiding the rich Italian peninsula. Xerxes started a large buildup of his army and supplies. He sent slaves to cut a canal through the peninsula at Mount Athos so that his fleet would...