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A 2-year-old Philadelphia girl was beaten to death while under the care of the city's child welfare system—and now her aunt ...

A 2-year-old Philadelphia girl was beaten to death while under the care of the city's child welfare system—and now her aunt ...

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Perhaps the most jaw-dropping axolotl superpower is its ability to regrow body parts. Lose a leg? It grows back perfectly.