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Mysterious deaths blamed on stray dogs


NTD Television
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:39 UTC

Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Mexico City's Public Security offices on Friday (January 11). They were protesting the capture of 54 street dogs after accusations they mauled five people to death.

Holding banners that read: "The dogs are innocent," "It's easy to blame those who don't have a voice" and "Arrest criminals" the protesters say the dogs are a scapegoat.

[Leslie Vargas, Protester] :"Of course these animals are innocent. They (authorities) are trying to hide another thing and that is why they are taking advantage because they are unable to defend themselves. That is why they were captured."

A member of the Citizen Front for Animal Rights said local authorities had agreed to sit down and discuss solutions to the dog problem.

They also agreed to stop policemen from hunting dogs. [Jose Luis Carranza, Member of Citizen Front for Animals]:"We want a dignified and respectful treatment of dogs and above all respect of the animal protection law."
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At least 3 bald eagles found shot; state offers reward


Q13Fox
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:52 UTC
Dead Eagles
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Granite Falls, Wash. - Four dead eagles discovered floating in a lake Jan. 9 outside Granite Falls, Wash. appeared to be the victims of a poacher, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police said.

The four eagles were retrieved by WDFW Police on Jan. 10. Initial observations show at least three of the birds were killed by a small caliber rifle. All of the birds appeared to be perched on trees before they fell into the lake.

Bald eagles are protected under state and federal laws. Killing an eagle is a Class A misdemeanor, and carries a maximum penalty of $1,000 and 90 days in jail.

WDFW, the Humane Society and other groups offered a $3,750 cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons or people responsible for killing the eagles. Anyone with information related to the crime can call the WDFW tip line at (877) 933-9847.
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FAA grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliners


RT.com
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:42 UTC
B787
© David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on January 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a temporary halt of operations of Boeing 787 jets following a series of technical failures that struck the model within a matter of days.

The regulator said that operators must prove that batteries, which have been the origin of the malfunctions causing the groundings, are safe before the planes can get back in the air. The examination of faulty batteries is to be included in a comprehensive high-priority review, which was announced last week.

United Airlines is the only American airline operating the 787, with six in its fleet.­ The carrier said it will immediatelly comply with the FAA order.

The FAA has pledged to work with Boeing to "develop a corrective action plan to allow the US 787 fleet to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible."

The decision to ground the jets was prompted by a second incident involving a lithium ion battery failure on an All Nippon Airways flight, which forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Takamatsu Airport in western Japan on Wednesday, the FAA said.

Comment:

Come fly with me! Sure, but not on a Boeing 787

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Traffic accident in China rescues over 1,000 cats from restaurant slaughterhouses

Christine Hsu
Medical Daily
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:20 UTC
Cats Rescued
© Medical Daily
A car accident in China saved over 1,000 cats from being shipped off to restaurants to be slaughtered as cat meat.

Animal activists in Changsha, the capital city of China's Hunan province had time to free the starving cats crammed in some 40 cages after the truck hauling over 1,000 felines destined for restaurants in Guangdong got in a traffic accident, Care for Chinese Animals reports.

The accident delayed the journey by 24 hours, which allowed 50 locals to rescue the animals. Apparently, while the truck was stranded by the side of the road, a call went out through the social network Weibo (the Chinese version of Twitter) for all Changsha residents who were willing to save the cats.

Some of the cats died in the accident, but the survivors had been nursed with food, water and milk before being sent to Changsha Small Animal Protection Association for treatment.

Cats in China can spend months stuffed 25 at a time inside small 2ft by 3ft cages. While many of the animals die before they reach their final destination, the cats are usually sold to restaurants for about $1 or $2 or less if they are bought in bulk.
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Man accused of threatening to eat judge's kids


Wistv
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:20 UTC
Man threatens judge

A north Georgia man has been arrested after authorities say he mailed a letter to the wife of a Cobb County Superior Court judge saying he would cook the couple's children and eat them.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 58-year-old James Edward Satterfield is accused of sending the threatening letter Dec. 20 to the home of Cobb County Superior Court Judge Reuben Green.
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Evangelical minister calls to embrace LGBT instead of 'condemn and exclude' policy

Sam Jones
Raw Story
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:09 UTC
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The Rev Steve Chalke says Christians need to find ways to support those in or seeking faithful same-sex partnerships

An influential evangelical minister has declared his support for monogamous and loving same-sex relationships, and called on the church to stop treating gay people as pariahs.

The Rev Steve Chalke, a Baptist minister who founded the Christian charity Oasis, says the time has come for the church to demonstrate its compassion and commitment to inclusivity.

His intervention comes amid the Church of England's continuing struggles with the highly divisive issues of celibacy for gay bishops and the introduction of female bishops.

In a long and passionately articulated piece for Christianity magazine, Chalke writes: "I believe that when we treat homosexual people as pariahs and push them outside our communities and churches; when we blame them for what they are; when we deny them our blessing on their commitment to lifelong, faithful relationships, we make them doubt whether they are children of God, made in his image."
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American-born Israeli settler convicted of murdering Palestinians


Raw Story
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:01 UTC
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An Israeli court on Wednesday found a US-born Jewish settler guilty of murdering two Palestinians and convicted him on two counts of attempted murder.

Jack Teitel, a 41-year-old extreme right religious activist, was found guilty of the killings in 1997 of a bus driver and a shepherd, both Palestinians.

He was also found guilty of two attempted murders, making and illegally possessing weapons and incitement to violence, according to the Jerusalem district court decision, a copy of which was seen by AFP.

The court ruled that Teitel was mentally competent when the offences he was accused of were carried out, and rejected defence lawyers' arguments that their client had not been mentally stable and was therefore not guilty.
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Satanists plan rally in support of Florida governor


RT.com
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:59 UTC
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The Satanic Temple is planning a rally outside of Florida Governor Rick Scott's office to support his bill allowing students to pray at school events.

Senate Bill 98 gives students "sole discretion in determining whether an inspirational message is to be delivered" at a school assembly - including religious prayers. Scott has long advocated for students to be able to pray at school events, but he wasn't expecting Satanists to jump on the opportunity.

To celebrate the governor's signing of the bill, Satanists will rally outside of his office on Jan. 25 to show their support for Scott's decision, as well as to promote their own beliefs.

"You don't build up your membership unless people know about you," Satanic Temple spokesman Lucien Greaves told the Palm Beach Post. "So this allows us to get our message out in public. We're hoping it will reduce the stigmatism."
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Food prices may be catalyst for 2013 revolutions

Matthew Lynn
Market Watch
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:25 UTC
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© Reuters
Food prices around the world could soar this year if there’s a repeat of 2012’s drought in the American Midwest.
What is the trigger for a revolution? Sometimes it a brutal act of repression. Sometimes it a lost war, or a natural catastrophe, that exposes the failings of a regime.

But more often than not, it is soaring food prices.

The easiest prediction to make for 2013 is that everything we eat will once again rise sharply in price. So where will the revolutions start this year? Keep an eye on Algeria and Greece - and if you want to feel very nervous, Russia and China. And if you are smart, keep your money out of those countries as well.

The link between the cost of feeding your family and political turmoil is too well-established to be ignored. We saw it most recently with the Arab Spring of 2011. The uprisings that deposed the autocracies of the Middle East had their roots in food inflation. Most of the Middle East countries import 50% or more of their food, making them acutely vulnerable to rising commodity prices. In Egypt the food inflation rate hit 19% in early 2011. For President Hosni Mubarak that was game over. The regime was finished.
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Will there be a global food crisis in 2013?


irinnews.org
Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:19 UTC
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© Photo: Jaspreet Kindra/IRIN
Global supplies of staple grains are tight
Drought last year devastated much of the maize crop in the US, the world's biggest maize exporter, driving prices of the staple cereal to record levels.

While food experts did not anticipate the rising prices would trigger the kind of crises seen in 2008 and 2011 - when the world faced structural deficits in the more widely consumed staples wheat and rice - they are concerned about the ability of the world's poorest people to feed themselves.

Cereal prices have declined by a modest 2.4 percent, largely the result of lower demand as economies stagnate, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported last week. But we are already in an era of high prices. The price of wheat was more than 20 percent higher in October 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, according to FAO.

IRIN - with the help of food experts, the most recent reports from FAO and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) - reflects on the global food situation in 2012 and the outlook for 2013.
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