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Mexican tiger fight ritual draws blood to bring rain

Seeking to appease the god of storms and end a drought, men and women in tiger costumes whip each other mercilessly into submission in an ancient ritual in southern Mexico.

"They say it's a drop of blood for a drop of rain," Karina Vicente says as she prepares to take part in the annual tradition for the first time.

‘The Simpsons’ premieres first episode featuring sign language

The Simpsons premiered its first ever episode that featured American Sign Language (ASL) and a deaf voice actor on April 10.

Entitled "The Sound of Bleeding Gums," the episode saw Lisa Simpson befriend Monk, the deaf son of her saxophonist mentor Bleeding Gums Murphy, as he wanted to get a cochlear implant.

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