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A whole new (sea) world

It worked. Three years after we watched Blackfish in horror, SeaWorld announced it's ending its controversial orca breeding program. The killer whales living at its parks now will be the last. That means no more shows. Well, technically. SeaWorld says there will still be "natural orca encounters." The whales now at SeaWorld are going to stay there, which is causing (more!) controversy. Some animal rights activists say they should be moved to sea pen sanctuaries (like land sanctuaries for elephants). SeaWorld bought its first killer whale, Shamu, in 1965. We didn't know much about orcas then, like how they have tight family bonds and even different cultures and dialects. In the wild, orcas have the same maximum life expectancy as humans, but at SeaWorld, most didn't live past their teens. After the decision was announced, social-media sentiment about SeaWorld turned positive for the first time in a year.

Oh no big deal, just possibly 'THE DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURY'

There are hidden rooms in King Tut's tomb. In Thursday's announcement, Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said finding out what's inside the secret chambers "could be the discovery of the century." Why? The rooms may house the remains of Egypt's famed Queen Nefertiti. Archaeologists have been looking for her forever. History lesson: Nefertiti was married to King Tut's dad, Pharaoh Akhenaten. Tut, Nefertiti and Akhenaten’s family ruled Egypt during one of its most turbulent times, which ended with a military takeover by Egypt’s top general.

This is why saying the Islamic State committed genocide is important

The designation could be a first step toward war crimes trials. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that the Islamic State is committing genocide against Christians and other religious minorities in Syria and Iraq. The declaration doesn't require the United States to ramp up military activity against the terrorist group. Kerry said the ultimate determination of crimes against humanity must be made by an impartial court, and the U.S. will work to document such crimes.

If you care about sports, you should care about this

USA TODAY Sports' Christine Brennan says the best thing going on in basketball isn’t North Carolina or Kansas or Virginia or Michigan State. It’s not even Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors, at least for the next couple of weeks. It's this: "A team that’s too good for its own good. A team so untouchable that we take its success for granted. A team that has no peer or rival, which ends up making it less interesting to the masses." That would be Breanna Stewart and the Connecticut Huskies.

Parents are the worst

The estranged father of Scientology's leader is going to talk about his son, and Xenu knows what he's going to say. Ron Miscavige's upcoming memoir, Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me, will tell the story of David Miscavige's childhood and his path to the head of the controversial Church of Scientology, which the elder Miscavige left. The question: Will it be as shocking as the HBO documentary (physical abuse, torture, hard labor, harassment). We'll find out May 3.

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