A zoo worker in Spain died when an elephant hit him with her trunk, throwing him against the bars of her enclosure, local officials confirmed. Joaquin Gutierrez Arnaiz, aged 44, was hit by a 4,000-kilogram (4.4-ton) female African elephant in Cabarceno Natural Park in Cantabria, northern Spain, on Wednesday. Guttierez Arnaiz was rushed to the
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Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, IA (WQAD) — “If everyone looked the same, the world would be pretty boring, says Chandra Kurylo. Take one glance at Kurylo’s shoes, and you’d know she’s okay with standing out. A pair of white sneakers, hand painted by her daughter. They say things like “BLM”, “No
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, Tennessee (WSMV) — A licensed massage therapist is under investigation by Portland Police after customers filed reports against him for inappropriately touching them during a massage. Police say two females filed reports earlier this week about, James Hall, the owner of the Sunrise to Sunset Massage Therapy
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The signs of the Renaissance are everywhere in Italy. Grand piazzas and palazzos. Metal-spiked doors. Looming archways. And, of course, all that ever-present art in the churches and galleries. But in one city, you also get a taste of the Renaissance every time you enter a restaurant. Ferrara, in the northern region of Emilia Romagna,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HORRY COUNTY, SC (WLOS) — A Pee Dee World War II veteran has received over 1,000 birthday cards just one day before his 101st birthday. James McPherson who is commonly referred to as “Mr. Joe” was born Feb. 26, 1920, in Marion, where he and his father owned
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Myanmar‘s United Nations ambassador has pleaded for immediate international action to help overturn the country’s military coup. Kyaw Moe Tun, remaining loyal to the civilian government ousted on February 1, delivered an impassioned speech while addressing the UN General Assembly on Friday. “We need further strongest possible action from the international community to immediately end
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President Joe Biden will embrace a familiar role on his trip to Houston Friday as he seeks to offer both comfort and federal support after a severe winter storm-battered Texas and left millions without power, heat or water. It’s a role past presidents have stepped into amid disasters and tragedies but also one that comes
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FRIDAY: We’ll start off with some sunshine to wake us up, but clouds will move in throughout the day from the south. That’s preceding our next chance of rain. With the amount of dry air in place, we expect the showers to hold off until this evening. Highs today will work into the upper 40’s and
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Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — Wisconsin wolf hunters blew past the state’s quota in just three days during the state’s first wolf season since federal protections were lifted, exceeding the state quota by more than 50%. The Department of Natural Resources reported at 4 p.m. Wednesday that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, AL (WALA) — The Dauphin Island Sea Lab releasing findings from a study of sperm whale that became stranded late last year in Mobile Bay. It was the story that captivated the Gulf Coast and one of our most talked about animal stories of 2020. It was
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Click here for updates on this story Duncan, South Carolina (WHNS) — A spokesperson for Byrnes High School confirmed a knife and two guns were found in a student’s car on Thursday. Melissa Robinette with Spartanburg District Five said school administration began investigating when they were notified of an unregistered vehicle in the student parking
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Albany, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Disruptive events such as a natural disaster or loss of a job can affect individuals, as well as their families, even when the circumstances are short in duration. In the midst of a global pandemic that has disrupted the lives of nearly everyone
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Global stocks tumbled Friday as a sharp bond selloff encouraged investors to dump riskier assets. Asian markets followed US stocks lower. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 4%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed down 3.6% — that index’s worst day in nine months. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 2.8%, while China’s Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.1%.
Continue Reading Investigators say the fire that gutted the Atlanta Krispy Kreme doughnut shop owned by former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal earlier this month was arson. The fire was believed to have been intentionally set on the outside of the building and quickly spread inside causing catastrophic damage, the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said on Friday in
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Beyond Meat has inked two new major new deals, with McDonald’s and Yum Brands, that will bring new plant-based items to fast food menus. The separate distribution agreements announced Thursday will result in “craveable and innovative” new menu choices, the company said — including McDonald’s upcoming McPlant burger as well as plant-protein based pizza toppings,
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Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been transferred from a Moscow detention center to a penal colony, state media reported on Friday. The exact location and name of the penal colony was not revealed but Alexander Kalashnikov of Russia’s federal penitentiary service (FSIN) told reporters: “According to the court’s decision, he left to where he
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Americans may be itching to travel again now that more people are getting vaccinated for Covid-19 — and there are several stocks poised to benefit as more people take to the skies and hit the roads. Airbnb, for example, issued an upbeat outlook in its first quarterly earnings report since going public in December. “Travel
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Attorneys agreed in a court hearing Friday morning that a new special prosecutor will be appointed in a Columbia police officer’s manslaughter case.
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Seventeen former British gymnasts, including three Olympians, have notified British Gymnastics of their intention to take legal action, alleging coaches subjected them to “systemic physical and psychological abuse,” according to a statement from their law firm Hausfeld. “This is a landmark moment in our campaign for justice,” Claire Heafford, a former elite gymnast and one
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The UK Supreme Court ruled Friday that “ISIS bride” Shamima Begum cannot return to the United Kingdom to appeal the revocation of her UK citizenship. The President of the Supreme Court, Lord Robert Reed, said that the UK Court of Appeal made four errors last year when it ruled that Begum should be allowed to
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