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Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng may have won the hearts of the public, but a large, young penguin in Australia is stirring up some cuteness competition. Commenters on Sea Life Melbourne Aquairum’s Instagram page are doting on the animal, calling him a “fluffy king.” “Pesto is the besto,” wrote another.

Sean “Diddy” Combs was once the most ubiquitous man in hip-hop. The producer-turned-rapper rose as an indomitable force in the ‘90s by crafting glossy, infectious party anthems that helped catapult hip-hop into the mainstream. In 1997, he spent 26 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, the most of any artist that year.

Around the AFC Harbaugh off and running. Literally. The Los Angeles Chargers are already playing in Jim Harbaugh’s preferred style. The era of “Chargering” already looks like the distant past. Running back J. K. Dobbins leads the NFL through two weeks at 266 rushing yards and L. A. Is leaning on its big, rugged offensive line.

Littleton officers are searching for a 14-year-old girl who ran away from home Wednesday, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | 11-year-old girl missing from Adams County, last seen Wednesday Crime and Public Safety | Teenager reported missing from Lakewood last seen Sunday, police say Crime and Public Safety | Missing Commerce City teenager with cognitive impairment found safe Crime and Public Safety | Missing teen with Down syndrome found safe in Aurora Crime and Public Safety | Thornton police looking for missing 16-year-old boy Kamrynn Owens, 14, ran away from her Littleton residence in the 5500 block of South Grant Street near Brookridge Park sometime Wednesday evening, according to the police department. Owens is 5 feet, 10 inches tall with dark hair and brown eyes, police said.

Paul Andrews, the president and CEO of the National Western Stock Show and Complex, will retire early next year, the organization announced Friday. Having taken the reins in 2010, Andrews’ tenure has been marked by significant changes for the Stock Show and the historic north Denver campus that has hosted it since 1906. In 2011, Stock Show leaders announced plans to move the annual event centered on animal shows, rodeos and a celebration of Western culture to a site in Aurora.

New York magazine says that its highly regarded Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, is on leave after disclosing that she had a personal relationship with a former reporting subject, violating the publication’s standards. The newsletter Status, which broke the story, and The New York Times both cite unnamed sources in identifying Robert F.