Tag: animals
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Crazy Ant Invaders Have Acid Advantage
from nytimes.com: The crazy ant, the latest ant to invade North America, is having remarkable success at replacing its predecessor, the red fire ant, former king of the invaders. Part of the reason, according to research at the University of Texas, is that the newcomer can detoxify fire ant venom in a way not seen…
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Interview w/ Michael Vail of StratRisks on Sochi, TPP, Ukraine
For our first installment of ‘Geopolitiks’ – a new series examining the real “news of the world” – we’re joined by Michael Vail of the indispensable StratRisks.com to help us look at the five-ring Sochi circus, the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership and the shaky situations in the Ukraine, South Sudan and more. “Read all about it!”…
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Sochi Officials Order Stray Dogs Killed Ahead of Olympics
from foxnews.com: Thousands of stray dogs have been living amid the mud and rubble of Olympic construction sites, roaming the streets and snowy mountainsides, and begging for scraps of food. But as the games drew near, authorities have turned to a company to catch and kill the animals so they don’t bother Sochi’s new visitors…
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Florida Woman, 81, Behind Bars for Feeding Bears Too Much Dog Food
from cnn.com: Don’t feed the bears! It’s an admonishment heard over and over again from wildlife officials. But Florida resident Mary Musselman didn’t listen, officials said. And it got her arrested at age 81. She is being held without bond, CNN affiliate WFTS reported. “I think it is outrageous,” said Karen Tedder. She and other…
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Peace Doves Come Under Attack At The Vatican
from washingtonpost.com: Pope Francis waved to tens of thousands in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday and called for peace and “constructive dialogue” between the Ukrainian authorities and its people. As a peace gesture, Italian children released two white doves from the window of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. After the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis…
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Waiter, There’s Fox in My Donkey Meat
#China Fake Donkey Meat Scandal Shows Danger of Food Fraud from science.time.com: Consumers in China are angry because their donkey meat doesn’t contain enough…donkey. Wal-Mart this week recalled “Five Spice” donkey meat sold at some outlets in China after tests revealed that the product contained the DNA of other animals. Donkey is a popular snack…
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For First Time, FDA Addresses Pet Food Safety
from cnn.com: For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to make animal feed and pet food sold in the United States safer. A new proposed rule issued Friday aims to protect all animal foods from disease-causing bacteria, chemicals and other contaminants.
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#Chicago Man Says Killing Dog ‘Like Fighting #Satan’
from chicagoist.com: A Cook County judge ordered a Northwest Side man held on $150,000 bond, accused of stabbing his sister’s German shepherd to death with a knife and trying to clean up the evidence… Duran supposedly told authorities, “I was waiting for him to get in with my knife in my hand. I felt as…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Osama Files, Subway Psyops, Save The Bees (Audio Only)
DOWNLOAD MP3 – NewWorldNextWeek.com: Osama Files, Subway Psyops, Save The Bees (This is an audio-only version of ‘New World Next Week’.) Welcome to the New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1:…
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Study Finds Frogs And Other Amphibians Declining Around US At Alarming Rate
from foxnews.com: A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. The U.S. Geological Study says populations of frogs, salamanders and toads have been vanishing from occupied sites at a rate of 3.7 percent a year.…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode145 – Horse Meat, Hanford Leak, Obama’s Oscar
Story #1: Horse Meat Found In Yet More Frozen Dinners // Story #2: Sen. Wyden Seeks Investigation Into Hanford Tank Leaks // Story #3: Iran Calls Oscar For ‘Argo,’ Awarded By Michelle Obama, An Ad For CIA
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#Video: #Frankenfish One Step Closer To Market
from therealfoodchannel.com: During the Christmas 2012 holiday, the FDA quietly moved the genetically modified salmon called “frankenfish” one step closer to market. The Food and Drug Administration released draft documents that assessed the environmental risks posed by AquAdvantage salmon, which grow faster than regular Atlantic salmon. The agency found, on a preliminary basis, that the…
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#BingeAndPurge: Labels, Endless, Bogus and more
Poll finds California initiative on food labels is likely to pass* Juicing: the surprising benefits of raw cannabis* Medical Marijuana: The Real Story* The bogus drug war: Part One: The Endless “War on Drugs”* The bogus drug war: Part Two: The Endless “War of Drugs”* The bogus drug war: Part Three: The Endless “War on…
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Farmers To Begin ‘Mass Slaughter’ Of Animals Due To High Feed Cost
The mass slaughter of millions of farm animals across the world is expected to push food prices to their highest ever levels.
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#PopOcculture: Summer Shooters, Safe States and more
Summer of the Gun: Empire State Building Shooting* Two Dead in Shooting Near Empire State Building* Bloomberg Admits, Some Of The Shooting Victims In NY, Were “Accidentally” Shot By The Police* Eight hurt in Chicago drive-by shooting* U. S. Marines Shot in Mexico City* First Day of School: First School Shooting* Update: Pathmark Shooting: Three…