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French theme park trains crows to pick up trash
New York Post - 12 Aug 2018 04:37
Here's something to crow about. A historical theme park in France has enlisted brainy birds to clean up after pigs. The folks at Puy du Fou in the western Vendée region have schooled six "intelligent" rooks to collect c...
Zimbabwe court to rule on legal challenge against election result
Al Jazeera English - 12 Aug 2018 07:13
The main opposition party insists its leader won last week's vote, but Emmerson Mnangagwa's supporters say the election was free and fair.
Ivanka Trump, administration mark anniversary of Charlottesville riot
ABC News - 12 Aug 2018 06:46
Trump administration officials commented on the race-related riots last year.
Royal Family In Trouble: Spanish Monarchy Mired In New Scandal
Forbes - 12 Aug 2018 15:05
Is this new big scandal around the Spanish royal family, the one that truly threatens its survival?
Security guard opens fire on manager at business he was guarding: Police
ABC News - 12 Aug 2018 05:58
The guard got into an argument with the shop's manager.
FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker steals plan, crashes it
Reuters - 12 Aug 2018 04:39
Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets and ended when the ...
Omarosa's book marks stunning U-turn for ex-Trump aide
CNN - 12 Aug 2018 16:45
Omarosa Manigault Newman entered the White House as one of President Donald Trump's longest-serving associates, the only person aside from his daughter who'd known and worked alongside him for more than a decade. She was...
Kellyanne Conway: 'None of us would be there' if Trump were racist
ABC News - 12 Aug 2018 16:43
Conway also said she's never heard Trump say a racial slur.
Zoo becomes ‘dignified place’ to bury those slain in Syria’s long-running conflict
USA Today - 12 Aug 2018 16:38
The zoo is where the most heartbreaking of work goes on as Raqqa struggles to dig itself out from the legacy of Islamic State and the campaign to oust it.
At 'Unite the Right' Rally, White Nationalists to Gather in Front of White House
The New York Times - 12 Aug 2018 16:31
Thousands of counterprotesters are poised to oppose the supremacists' message a year after the Charlottesville violence, and hundreds of police officers are deployed to keep the peace.
Egypt detains another monk linked to abbot's death
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2018 16:28
Egyptian authorities have detained another monk as part of their investigation into the death of an abbot in a monastery north of Cairo last month. The state-run MENA news agency …
Family of 'suicidal' plane thief is 'stunned and heartbroken'
New York Post - 12 Aug 2018 16:22
The family members of the man who stole an airplane and took it on a joy ride that cost him his life described him as “warm and compassionate” and said they are “stunned and heartbroken” over his death. In a stat...
A Confederate veteran on what the monuments honor: White power and the Southern cause
USA Today - 12 Aug 2018 16:13
Civil War veteran left a nine-point list telling us what the Confederate monuments really mean. Item seven: White people shall rule the South forever.
Pakistan detains 8 Chinese over possession of firearms
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2018 15:59
Police in Pakistan say they have detained eight Chinese nationals who tried to enter a power plant with weapons in the eastern Punjab province. Officer Zafar Iqbal says the eight …
Blast in northern Syria kills at least 36; cause unclear
Fox News - 12 Aug 2018 15:42
An explosion in northern Syria killed at least 36 people Sunday and wounded many others, but the cause of the blast wasn't immediately known, opposition activists said.
US ambassador urges UK to back Trump on Iran nuke deal
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2018 15:42
The U.S. ambassador in London is urging Britain to back President Donald Trump in pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement, saying a united front is the best way to …
The Latest: Death toll from Syria blast climbs to 36
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2018 15:38
The Latest on the Syrian conflict (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Syrian opposition activists say a mysterious blast in the country's north has killed at least 36 people, including children. …
China expels German student who researched rights lawyers
Fox News - 12 Aug 2018 15:15
A German man has learned the hard way that practicing journalism in China, even for a class project, could lead to serious trouble.
School bus overturns on turnpike, 36 people hurt
ABC News - 12 Aug 2018 15:06
Officials say a school bus returning from a picnic crashed on the New Jersey Turnpike, sending dozens of people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
600 take the plunge in unusual St. Petersburg swim
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2018 14:57
More than 600 swimmers from 13 countries have stroked their way through one of Russia's most scenic and historic settings, circling the St. Petersburg island that holds the Peter and …
FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker steals plane, crashes it
Reuters - 12 Aug 2018 07:26
Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets and ended when the ...
5 suspected militants in custody in Jordan after fatal clash
Miami Herald - 12 Aug 2018 07:11
A Jordanian official says five suspected militants are in custody after opening fire and setting off explosions that killed three members of the security forces and collapsed a multi-story building. …