As we do every week, we’ve collected the top news stories and compiled them on one page. Digital Journalists this week reported on animal news, the latest goings-on in US politics, new scientific discoveries and more.
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Syrian rebels make progress on the southern front (Includes interview) by Russell Chapman
After a year and a half long Syrian army siege, rebels of the Southern Front break through the blockade of strategically important Nawa to join with rebels trapped inside.
Florida Fish and Wildlife officers gun down rare wolf (Includes interview) by Justin King
A rare British Columbian wolf named Chaco was shot and killed by Florida Fish and Wildlife officers after flooding knocked down his enclosure at Seacrest Wolf Preserve and he escaped into the countryside.
Op-Ed: The end of an era for local thespians as faire founder passes on (Includes interview) by Jonathan Farrell
It is the end of an era, especially for local thespians in the San Francisco Bay Area as the news of the death of Renaissance Pleasure Faire and The Great Dickens Christmas Fair founder Phyllis Patterson was announced this past May. She died on May 18.
Former SeaWorld trainer and ‘Blackfish’ star lands book deal (Includes interview) by Elizabeth Batt
Former killer whale trainer John Hargrove, just announced a major book deal with Macmillan Publishing. ‘Beneath the Surface’ (working title), will hit the shelves early next year, and will reveal more insider info on SeaWorld’s backstage operations.
Cotto vs Martinez: results (Includes first-hand account) by Zachary Stallings
Results from the live Pay-Per-View fight between Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31 KO) and Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KO) from the world famous Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Original Unverpackt: the no-waste, package-free grocery story by Malysa Stratton Louk
Original Unverpackt is the first supermarket in Germany to go package-free and help reduce the amount of waste produced by consumers.
Woman makes fake Facebook profile, learns niece wants to kill her by Scott Tuttle
A 19-year-old woman from Tuscaloosa, Ala. was arrested Monday after her aunt discovered she was plotting to have a stranger she met on Facebook kill her and her family.
Dave Chappelle tells Letterman why he really left popular show by Scott Tuttle
Having once had his own mega-hit TV show and mysteriously walking away from it at the peak of its popularity, comedian Dave Chappelle appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to explain his decision.
Oklahoma GOP candidate: Let cities decide whether to execute gays by Brett Wilkins
A Tea Party Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s House of Representatives believes that gays should be stoned to death, but wants to leave the issue up to local communities to decide because he’s “largely libertarian.”
Some Canadian $2 bills now worth $20,000 by Michael Thomas
It’s been more than 18 years since Canadian two-dollar bills have ceased production, but now a select few of those bills could bring owners a five-figure payday.
Ireland is the most Muslim country in the world by Ryan Hite
In a recent study, the most Muslim country in the world was found to be Ireland. Arab countries on the whole did not even make the top 50.
Man injured when ‘wild elevator’ rushes up 31 floors, hits roof by Igor I. Solar
A man in Chile suffered serious injuries in a freak accident: the elevator he was riding from the basement to an upper floor of his building became out of control for unknown reasons and went up 31 floors in 15 seconds.
Cops found 40 bags of heroin inside 315-pound man’s belly button by Owen Weldon
A 315-pound man, from North Carolina, was arrested after he allegedly hid more than 40 bags of heroin in his belly button.
Father hits teacher with baseball bat after texting daughter by Jessie McMullen
The father of a Perry Hall, Maryland student struck a teacher with a baseball bat after he saw a series of text between the 42-year-old male teacher and his 15-year-old daughter.
Two new antibiotics developed by Tim Sandle
Reversing the long period where no new antibiotics have been developed, two new drugs could be available within a matter of months.
Plancic, the slow death of a famous Croatian winery on Hvar by Paul Bradbury
As a talented winemaker from Argentina leaves Hvar penniless, just what exactly is happening at the famous Plancic winery in Vrbanj?
Op-Ed: Thousands fall for Charles Manson ‘parole’ hoax by Scott Tuttle
Panic spread through the United States as thousands of social media enthusiasts shared the big news that infamous cult leader Charles Manson would be paroled. Little did they realize, it was all a hoax.
Houston woman killed in car crash, onlookers steal her groceries by Arthur Weinreb
After a 23-year-old woman was killed and her two small children injured when her SUV hit a tree, it is alleged people at the scene went into the vehicle and walked away with groceries she had just purchased.
Husband and wife kill each other in head-on crash by Scott Tuttle
On Wednesday morning, two drivers in separate vehicles were allegedly killed after a head-on collision. Coincidentally, the drivers were husband and wife.
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