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Global · The Independent — World

Many species that feed on rays, such as sharks, sea lions and giant sea bass, have seen their populations dwindle

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What is covering California’s beaches according to the headline?

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Name two species that feed on rays and have seen their populations dwindle.

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If these ray predators have declined, what might that suggest about the number of rays?

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Global · The Independent — World

Putin visits Etorofu, known in Russia as Iturup, that Tokyo claims as its own territory

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Which island did Putin visit that is disputed between Japan and Russia?

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Which country strongly protested the visit?

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Why does Tokyo claim the island?

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Earlier, Zelensky says his forces struck ‌Russia’s Novorossiysk ‌naval base with drones, ‌missiles and unmanned ‌boats

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List every number in the headline and opening lines. Which look like raw measurements and which are interpretations?

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Invent one arithmetic question you could answer after reading the full article (use only numbers you expect to appear there).

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