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California squirrels show carnivorous behavior for the first time, scientists say
3 weeks, 3 days ago

California squirrels show carnivorous behavior for the first time, scientists say

CNN  

Warning: This story contains graphic images that may upset some readers. The project examines how California ground squirrels — native to the state’s grasslands — adapt their behavior in response to environmental changes, in this case an increase in the local vole population. “In the face of human insults such as climate change and drought, these animals are resilient and …

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A white Kansas detective accused of preying on Black women for decades faces trial
1 month, 1 week ago

A white Kansas detective accused of preying on Black women for decades faces trial

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Every time I turn around, I’m looking," said Jermeka …

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Beware Black Friday: Tis the season for fraudsters to prey on shoppers
1 month, 1 week ago

Beware Black Friday: Tis the season for fraudsters to prey on shoppers

The Independent  

While wading through a confusing morass of phone menus in an attempt to check that my credit card hadn’t been the subject of a scam, a thought popped into my head: imagine what this would be like on Black Friday. She’d checked out the message boards and found other people encountering similar issues with similarly mysterious direct debits. For the …

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Joe Rogan responds after Australian media boss decries ‘repulsive’ impact
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Joe Rogan responds after Australian media boss decries ‘repulsive’ impact

Al Jazeera  

The chair of Australia’s national broadcaster has accused popular podcaster Joe Rogan of preying on “people’s vulnerabilities” and treating the public as “plunder”. Kim Williams, chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, said on Thursday that he found Rogan’s influence to be “deeply repulsive” and a source of disbelief. Williams said that he was dismayed that Rogan was a “source of …

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Copper thieves cut off this SoCal suburb’s phones for months and the bills kept coming
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Copper thieves cut off this SoCal suburb’s phones for months and the bills kept coming

LA Times  

Hacienda Heights resident Diana Arnold, shown near the phone lines at Turnbull Canyon Road and Skyline Drive, has not had landline service for the last six months because of copper wire thieves. But Weiner and other Hacienda Heights residents are especially steamed that Frontier hasn’t kept them informed about the service cuts and the progress to get the lines operating …

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Taken for a ride! The shady tricks used by London rickshaw drivers to 'swindle' tourists - with one being charged £1,300 to travel 500 yards
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Taken for a ride! The shady tricks used by London rickshaw drivers to 'swindle' tourists - with one being charged £1,300 to travel 500 yards

Daily Mail  

Rickshaw drivers are using shady tricks to 'swindle' tourists in London out of thousands of pounds - including one woman who was charged £1,300 to travel 500 yards. Devious drivers are said to be scamming innocent tourists by shifting the decimal point on credit card machines, or charging them for the short journeys in their garishly decorated pedicabs twice. Rickshaw …

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Nutshell gave me the lowest car insurance quote - who are they and should I trust it?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nutshell gave me the lowest car insurance quote - who are they and should I trust it?

Daily Mail  

I was looking to renew my car insurance this week on a price comparison website and found the cheapest quote by far was from a company called Nutshell, which I had not heard of before. I will go into more detail, but I think your question sums up something very interesting about the often confusing nature of buying insurance through …

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Wolf Terror In UP: How Far Has The Operation Aadamkhor Reached By Now? | ABP News
4 months ago

Wolf Terror In UP: How Far Has The Operation Aadamkhor Reached By Now? | ABP News

ABP News  

In Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, a terror caused by man-eating wolves continues to plague the region, leaving residents in constant fear. In response, teams from the forest departments of five districts are actively involved in capturing the wolves, with police also patrolling the area throughout the night. The terror from wild animals extends beyond Bahraich, affecting regions like Agra, Pilibhit, and …

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Bahraich Wolf Attack: 2 Wolves, 18 Shooters... Terror of Man-Eating Wolves to End by Gunfire! | ABP News
4 months ago

Bahraich Wolf Attack: 2 Wolves, 18 Shooters... Terror of Man-Eating Wolves to End by Gunfire! | ABP News

ABP News  

In Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, the man-eating wolf responsible for terrorizing the area by preying on children remains elusive despite the efforts of the forest department. While officials are trying every method to capture the predator, the wolf continues to strike every night, spreading fear among the local population. Some say that the wolf targeted homes without doors, while others suggest …

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Fraudster Patricia Evans 'preyed on' elderly victims in 'shocking' scheme of theft and deception, court told
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Fraudster Patricia Evans 'preyed on' elderly victims in 'shocking' scheme of theft and deception, court told

ABC  

A "devious" fraudster swindled millions of dollars from the savings and super accounts of "vulnerable" elderly people, but has not revealed what she did with all of the money, a court has heard. Prosecutor Peter Salu told South Australia's District Court that Evans was a "con artist" who stole $4.2 million over nine years, earning "more than a judge of …

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Matthew Perry's tragic last days: Friends star was injected 21 times with drugs in final week of his life, called a 'moron' and charged $2,000 for vial that cost $12 as his addiction was preyed upon
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Matthew Perry's tragic last days: Friends star was injected 21 times with drugs in final week of his life, called a 'moron' and charged $2,000 for vial that cost $12 as his addiction was preyed upon

Daily Mail  

Harrowing new details about the tragic final days of Friends star Matthew Perry have been revealed as doctors and drug dealers were charged over his ketamine overdose death. Friends star Matthew Perry, seen here stepping out for dinner in Los Angeles October 21 last year, was found dead at his home a week later The actor came to fame in …

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Ramesh Chennithala flags foreign job rackets preying on unemployed and IT-skilled youths from Kerala
6 months ago

Ramesh Chennithala flags foreign job rackets preying on unemployed and IT-skilled youths from Kerala

The Hindu  

Congress legislator and Kerala’s former Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala has said criminal gangs in Thailand and Myanmar confined IT-skilled youths from Kerala and coerced them to commit online financial and banking frauds. Moving a submission in the Kerala Assembly on July 9 on the plight of such illegally detained youngsters, Mr. Chennithala said the gangs used social media …

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Wildbuzz: A serpent’s sacred hunger
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wildbuzz: A serpent’s sacred hunger

Hindustan Times  

*Having weathered many rough seasons and inspired some remarkable tales and photographs, the non-venomous Rat snake dwelling at Harjinder Singh’s ancestral house in Gurdaspur city is certainly a blessed one. The parakeet parents repeat the mistake of making their nest in the same hole of the Drek tree in Singh’s garden, which is accessible to the snake. The snake’s April …

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For-profit school accused of preying on Black students reaches $28.5 million settlement
9 months, 1 week ago

For-profit school accused of preying on Black students reaches $28.5 million settlement

Associated Press  

A for-profit college accused of targeting women and Black students with false advertising about how long it would take to complete a degree, then extracting millions of dollars in extra tuition payments, agreed to a $28.5 million settlement announced Thursday. The class-action lawsuit alleged that Walden University generated millions of dollars in excess tuition and fees by prolonging projects required …

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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show

Deccan Chronicle  

New York, Mar 26 New York City's celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said on Monday. While an initial autopsy showed the cause of death was trauma, further testing revealed a pair of significant medical …

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New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show

Associated Press  

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said Monday. While an initial autopsy showed the cause of death was trauma, further testing revealed a pair of significant medical conditions may have contributed to …

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Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever
10 months, 1 week ago

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. “I don’t think that’s the way to get closer to the people or promote citizen participation.” Thousands of …

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Pod of a dozen killer whales are trapped in ICE in northern Japan with rescue crews having no way to reach the struggling orcas
11 months ago

Pod of a dozen killer whales are trapped in ICE in northern Japan with rescue crews having no way to reach the struggling orcas

Daily Mail  

A pod of a dozen killer whales have been left struggling in the ice off the coast of northern Japan as rescuers say they have no way to reach the animals. Shocking drone footage showed the struggling orcas trying to break free from the chunks of ice that surrounded them around 8.30 am Tuesday off the coast of Rausu in …

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Column: Newsom loves Trump? Not at all. But he made the right call on ballot access
1 year ago

Column: Newsom loves Trump? Not at all. But he made the right call on ballot access

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom made the right call in rejecting efforts by Lt. Gov. There’s a movement across the land to strike Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot as punishment — or justice, if you prefer — for summoning and unleashing the deadly mob that overran the Capitol and desecrated our democracy on Jan. 6, 2021. The effort was moldering in …

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Feds sue Texas developer accused of preying on Latino buyers
1 year ago

Feds sue Texas developer accused of preying on Latino buyers

LA Times  

The federal government is suing Texas developer Colony Ridge, alleging it operated an illegal land sales scheme that targeted tens of thousands of Latino buyers through false statements and predatory loans. Gen. Merrick Garland said in a statement that the government’s “complaint alleges that Colony Ridge targeted Hispanic consumers with predatory loans, misled borrowers about the water, sewer and electrical …

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State govt. must appeal against MHC’s order revoking ban on online rummy in Supreme Court: Dr. Anbumani
1 year, 1 month ago

State govt. must appeal against MHC’s order revoking ban on online rummy in Supreme Court: Dr. Anbumani

The Hindu  

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Saturday, November 11, 2023 said that the Tamil Nadu government must appeal in the Supreme Court against the Madras High Court’s order setting aside the ban on online gambling recently, reasoning that online rummy and poker are skill-based games. In a statement, Dr. Anbumani claimed that online rummy companies have started ‘preying’ on the people …

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Fake Flipkart, Amazon websites targeting Diwali shoppers, warns cyber researchers
1 year, 2 months ago

Fake Flipkart, Amazon websites targeting Diwali shoppers, warns cyber researchers

India Today  

As the Diwali festivities light up, there's a dark side lurking online. CloudSEK's cyber researchers have unearthed a surge in sneaky online scams preying on the festive cheer. These shady schemes are hitting Diwali shoppers hard, especially on popular platforms like Flipkart and Amazon. Cybercriminals love Diwali because it's the perfect time to lure unsuspecting users with fake gambling sites. …

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Ex-Prosecutor Spots ‘Softball’ Trial Question That Donald Trump Completely Flubbed
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-Prosecutor Spots ‘Softball’ Trial Question That Donald Trump Completely Flubbed

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann said on Tuesday that Donald Trump did himself absolutely no favors with his botched answer to what should have been a “softball” question in his civil fraud trial. When Trump was asked if he could say if all his financial statements were true and accurate, Weissmann said the former president basically replied: …

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Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience
1 year, 2 months ago

Amid a mental health crisis, toy industry takes on a new role: building resilience

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As more children emerge from the pandemic grappling with mental health issues, their parents are seeking ways for them to build emotional resilience. While still in its early phase, a growing number of toy marketers are embracing MESH — or mental, emotional and social health — as a designation for toys that teach kids skills like how …

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