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AP News reports that Charlotte has traded LaMelo Ball to Minnesota for Naz Reid and draft picks in a four-team deal, with a record $40.7 million trade exception. Hornets’ GM Jeff Peterson says the move is aimed at long-term franchise health, despite fan backlash.
Scientists have confirmed Colobus congoensis, known locally as Likweli, as a distinct African monkey species. Found in the Lomami-Lualaba interfluve in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it is among the rarest African monkey discoveries in 75 years and may be endangered due to habitat loss and hunting.