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Spanish forest fire sees thousands evacuated

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The Telegraph  - 9/25/12

A forest fire in the Spanish region of Valencia has forced authorities to evacuate around 2,000 people from their home.

Smoke from a wildfire engulfs a hillside next to a house in Pedralba near Valencia Photo: REUTERS

The blaze, near the village of Chulilla, approximately 30 miles west of the city of Valencia, destroyed 5,500 hectares of land since it broke out on Sunday afternoon, according to authorities, but was brought under control by last night.

Strong winds and high temperatures saw the fire threaten Chulilla, and five other villages in the region, with around 800 firefighters were used to tackle the blaze and several roads closed.

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Good Samaritan helps same man 8 years later

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Cleveland.com - Michael Sangiacomo, The Plain Dealer , 9/11/12

AUBURN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Gerald Gronowski may owe his life to the intervention of a good Samaritan, the same one who helped him once before eight years ago.

Saturday night, Christopher Manacci of Chagrin Falls stopped to help Gronowski, whose van was pulled off on Washington Street with a flat tire. Moments after Manacci parked his 2006 Lexus behind Gronowski's van, which was pulling a boat on a trailer, a pickup rammed Manacci's car and then skidded on two wheels past the two men and Gronowski's son, missing them by 3 feet.

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'Zombie bee' invasion hits Washington state

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The Detroit News - Sandi Doughton, 9/25/12

Insects infected by parasite fly at night before dropping dead

The “zombie bees” found at the Kent, Wash., home of Mark Hohn, a novice beekeeper, are the first in the state confirmed to be infected by a parasitic fly. The bees lurch around erratically before dying.
The “zombie bees” found at the Kent, Wash., home of Mark Hohn, a novice beekeeper, are the first in the state confirmed to be infected by a parasitic fly. The bees lurch around erratically before dying. (Ellen M. Banner / Seattle Times)

Kent, Wash. — The infection is as grim as it sounds: "Zombie bees" have a parasite that causes them to fly at night and lurch around erratically until they die. And experts say the condition has crept into Washington state.

It’s A Girl! New Dolphin Baby Is First Second-Generation Calf Born At Dolphin Quest Hawaii

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A baby dolphin was born Monday (September 17, 2012) at Dolphin Quest Hawaii, located at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. The incredible dolphin birth was recorded on underwater video and has been posted on YouTube, see video below.

It’s the first baby for proud dolphin mom, 12-year-old Keo. Dolphin Quest trainers were in the water during the dolphin birth to observe and comfort the new dolphin mom. Dolphins Pele (the new baby’s grandmother) and Noelani (the baby’s aunt) were also in the Dolphin Quest lagoon to keep Keo company.

For more information, visit DolphinQuest.com.

 

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Producer of ‘pink slime’ textured beef suing ABC and ABC News

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The Washington Post - Tim Carmen, 9/13/12

Jim Cole/AP - A hamburger made from ground beef containing what is derisively referred to as “pink slime,” or what the meat industry calls “lean, finely textured beef,” right, and one made from pure 85% lean ground beef are ready for tasting Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Concord, N.H.

Of all the media outlets that have taken shots at Beef Products and its “lean, finely textured beef,” the South Dakota-based company apparently feels slimed by only one: ABC and its ABC News division.

The largest U.S. producer of “pink slime” — once widely found in fast-food burgers, supermarkets and the federal school lunch program — filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against the network, claiming it went on a campaign that cost Beef Products $400 million. Anchor Diane Sawyer and reporters Jim Avila and David Kerley are also named as defendants.

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Congress does nothing, goes on vacation

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GFP Note - The House's Friday adjournment made this the earliest election-year recess since 1960.
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The Baltimore Sun - 9/24/12

Our view: Do-nothing legislators hit the re-election trail, demonstrating how federal tax dollars are truly wasted on payouts to the indolent

The best news to come out of Capitol Hill last week was largely buried in the back pages. It was the statements made by senior Republicans that if President Barack Obama wins reelection in November, they will retreat in their position on raising taxes on high-earners.

British Man, Anthony Perry, Gives Away Money Inherited From Racist Stepfather To People Doing Good

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Huff Post - Sarah Medina, 9/20/12

Anthony Perry

When Anthony Perry inherited a sizable sum from his racist, extremely right-wing stepfather, he decided to give away small chunks of the money to random people who were spreading good.

According the the Guardian, Michael Young, Perry's stepfather died in 2000, shortly after his 100th birthday. His stepson was a little embarrassed when he learned that he would receive an inheritance from someone he considered a "pretty dreadful man."

To read the rest of this story, visit HuffingtonPost.com.

Russia threatens legal action against Queen’s cousin, Viscount Linley, to recover £400,000 loan from Moscow bank

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Daily Mail - Katy Dartford, 9/21/12

Legal action is being threatened to recover a £400,000 loan by a Moscow bank to Viscount Linley's bespoke furniture business

Legal action is being threatened to recover a £400,000 loan by a Moscow bank to Viscount Linley's bespoke furniture business

The Russian authorities are threatening legal action in Britain to recover a £400,000 loan by a Moscow bank to the Queen's cousin Viscount Linley's bespoke furniture business.

Such a step - which would be highly embarrassing to the Royal Family - is being mooted because the up-market interior design company has failed to heed a demand to repay the cash, say officials in Moscow.

To read the rest of this story, visit DailyMail.co.UK.

Pool reporters will cover 'Vatileaks' trial

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Source: CatholicCulture.org - 9/21/12

A pool of 8 reporters will be allowed to cover the “Vatileaks” trial of Paolo Gabriele and Claudio Sciarpelletti, the Vatican has announced.

While selected journalists will be allowed to report on the trial, no recordings will be allowed, the Vatican said. The reporters will hear the testimony of any witnesses that are called, but those witnesses will only by identified by initials—which will be randomly assigned to them, not the witnesses’ actual initials.

The trial opens on September 29. Defense lawyers have been given until September 26 to file new evidence with the Vatican tribunal, and both prosecution and defense will be asked to submit lists of witnesses. The trial will be held before a panel of three Vatican magistrates.

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