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‘Tragic case of animal abuse’: The alligator rescued from NYC’s Prospect Park has died, zoo officials say

By Celina Tebor and Zoe Sottile, CNN An alligator rescued from a lake in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in February has died, Bronx Zoo officials said Friday. Workers from the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation discovered and rescued the four-foot alligator “in poor condition” from 37-degree Fahrenheit temperatures in the Brooklyn park. The

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6 cows in Texas found dead and mutilated with their tongues cut out have left police searching for answers

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Six cows found dead and mutilated along a state highway in east-central Texas with their tongues “completely removed” have prompted an investigation by a county sheriff’s office, authorities said. Ranchers in Madison County first reported a 6-year-old longhorn-cross cow lying on her side, dead and mutilated, according to a release from

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NAACP files lawsuit after Mississippi governor signs legislation expanding state control over Jackson’s judicial system and policing

By Mitchell McCluskey and Nouran Salahieh, CNN The NAACP filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge new legislation signed by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves that expands the state’s law enforcement reach in the city of Jackson and implements major changes to its judicial system. The laws signed Friday “represent a state takeover of Jackson” and strip

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Arrests made in online threats against Florida sheriff who took a stand against antisemitism in his county

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN Three people have been arrested after allegedly making online threats against the Volusia County Sheriff over comments he made against a neo-Nazi hate group. Earlier this year, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood addressed a spike in antisemitic fliers and messages on literature and banners, including at the Daytona International Speedway during

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