A new party chair promises to restore the party's lost pride and take on Ron DeSantis to turn Florida blue once moreIt isn't much fun, or indeed very productive, being a Democrat in Florida these days. Outnumbered by a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, the party was forced to sit back and watch extremist governor Ron DeSantis sign law after law riding roughshod over the rights of Black voters, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community.The humiliation in Tallahassee was the culmination of a years-long decline in Democratic fortunes, predating even the ousting of long-serving US senator Bill Nelson in 2018. Continue reading...
Land was owned by brother of sex offender who was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for sexually abusing underage girlsA tract of land in Minnesota with links to a polygamous religious sect once led by Warren Jeffs has been put up for sale by the convicted sex offender's brother.Residents near the town of Grand Marais had feared the remote 40-acre plot of forest land, bought by Seth Jeffs in 2018, would be used to establish a new compound for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). Continue reading...
Season six of the US pro league ends on Saturday. Executives from the two finalists are bullish about what comes nextIn rugby union, a team goes coast to coast" when it runs from its own line to score a try at the far end of the field. In American rugby, the phrase - and the evocation of risky ambition - applies before kick-off to Saturday's championship game, in which the New England Free Jacks will face the San Diego Legion.At SeatGeek Stadium, outside Chicago, Major League Rugby final will set the beasts of the east against the best of the west, the winners first-time champions. MLR says it expects 10,000 fans. Continue reading...
Dick Durbin, chair of Senate judiciary committee, condemns John Roberts for failure to reform court as donor controversy swirlsThe chair of the Senate judiciary committee has launched a new attack on the chief justice of the US supreme court, promising a vote on ethics reform legislation after a term beset by scandal over relationships between rightwing justices and wealthy donors and featuring a string of controversial rulings.The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards," Democrat Dick Durbin said. Continue reading...
If there is not bold, immediate action to address the climate crisis, the quality of life that we are leaving our kids is very much in questionThe last eight years have been the eight hottest on record. This year is on track to be the hottest year in recorded history, and this Fourth of July might have been the hottest day in the past 125,000 years.Climate change is ravaging the planet. We are now seeing floods, droughts, extreme weather disturbances and wild fires causing unprecedented damage. If there is not bold, immediate and united action by governments throughout the world, the quality of life that we are leaving our kids and future generations is very much in question.Bernie Sanders is a US senator, and chairman of the health education labor and pensions committee. He represents the state of Vermont, and is the longest-serving independent in the history of Congress Continue reading...
Former employee Isaiah Meadows of Yeezy Christian Academy says he was fired in retaliation for reporting unsafe conditionsKanye West is facing legal action after a former employee of his private school in California alleged that he was fired after reporting unsafe conditions in the school.Ye, as the rapper now goes by, was named as a defendant in a lawsuit by former employee Isaiah Meadows of the Yeezy Christian Academy, a private Christian school started by Ye, according to the lawsuit shared with the Guardian. Continue reading...
Cleanup effort after Fourth of July was one of the worst' in years, says founder of group behind trash collectingA team of volunteers that included scuba divers, kayakers and snorkelers has collected more than three tons of trash from Lake Tahoe left behind by Fourth of July revelers.Colin West, founder and CEO of Clean up the Lake, the group behind the cleanup effort, said the mess was one of the worst" he'd seen in his years of trash collecting. Continue reading...
Former US president's body man' appears in Miami court on charges relating to classified documents found at resortWalt Nauta is facing six federal charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing a document or record, and making false statements.That's fewer than the 37 federal charges Donald Trump is facing, but both men are named in the indictment brought last month by special counsel Jack Smith. You can read it below: Continue reading...
Hayden Klemenok, 24, went missing while backpacking with group at Upper Chilnualna Falls, National Park Service saysA hiker has been missing in Yosemite national park since the holiday weekend after being swept away by a cold and fast-flowing creek as California's epic winter snowpack melts.Hayden T Klemenok vanished while backpacking with a group at Upper Chilnualna Falls on Sunday, the National Park Service said in a statement. Continue reading...
Pop singer files police report after incident involving a security guard for Victor Wembanyama in Las Vegas on WednesdayBritney Spears has confirmed she filed a police report after an embarrassing" incident in which she was allegedly backhanded and knocked to the ground by a member of the NBA star Victor Wembanyama's security team on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.The alleged incident, which both Spears and Wembanyama have separately spoken about, occurred at the Catch restaurant at the Aria hotel at around 8.30pm. Spears, her husband, Sam Asghari, and two other guests were entering the restaurant when she spotted Wembanyama, the NBA's tallest active player at 2.26 metres (7ft 4in). Continue reading...
Investigation underway after police were called to find unresponsive teenager last week at Florence Hardwoods sawmillA 16-year-old boy has died following an industrial accident at a sawmill in Wisconsin.Police received an early-morning call last Thursday regarding an unresponsive teenager at Florence Hardwoods, a sawmill in northern Wisconsin, according to the Florence county sheriff's office. Deputies and paramedics transported the teenager to a local hospital before transferring him to Milwaukee children's hospital. Continue reading...
Walt Nauta faces six charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice, corruptly concealing a record and making false statementsWaltine Walt" Nauta, widely known for his role as Donald Trump's personal valet, was arraigned on Thursday over his role in the federal classified documents case.Nauta, 40, arrived in the former president's orbit by way of a military assignment. Continue reading...
Burglar takes more than 600 bottles of high-end wine and liquor from Venice shop after lowering himself into store with ropePolice are investigating a burglary at a southern California wine shop, where a thief stole over $500,000 worth of high-end wine and liquor.The burglary happened during the early hours of 30 June at Lincoln Fine Wines in Venice, according to a police report. A man - wearing a mask, hoodie and baseball cap - arrived to the store in a white pickup truck with no license plate, the Los Angeles Times reported. Continue reading...
Prosecutors suspected Trump kept classified documents because only a small number were returned from many boxesFederal prosecutors used surveillance footage to determine within weeks of collecting subpoenaed classified documents from Donald Trump last year that there might be more national security materials at Mar-a-Lago, according to newly unsealed descriptions in the FBI search warrant application.Much of the justification for executing a search warrant on Trump's residence in Florida was detailed in the sprawling indictment charging him with retention of national defense information and obstruction of justice. Continue reading...
Kansas City Star says Fourth of July quote posted on Twitter was made up after pointing out offensive Juneteenth commentJosh Hawley has become the poster boy for blurring fact and fiction in the era of Donald Trump: the Republican senator from Missouri will forever be remembered as having raised a manly fist in solidarity with January 6 protesters at the US Capitol then, hours later, having been caught on security camera fleeing the rioting mob he helped to incite.But even for a public figure known for his use of trolling imagery to foment culture wars, Hawley's current record is impressive. His local Missouri newspaper, the Kansas City Star, has had to call him out twice in almost as many weeks for his egregious distortion of the facts. Continue reading...
Judge had been asked to recuse herself over donations she made to church run by archdiocese that employed admitted child abuserA federal judge overseeing a request to unseal secret files related to a Roman Catholic priest - and self-confessed predator - won't recuse herself from the case over donations to her church, as a clergy abuse claimant had asked.New Orleans-based US district court judge Jane Triche Milazzo had been asked to recuse herself by Aaron Hebert, who is pressing a 2019 lawsuit asserting that the admitted clerical child abuser Lawrence Hecker had victimized him decades earlier.In the US, call or text the Childhelp abuse hotline on 800-422-4453. In the UK, the NSPCC offers support to children on 0800 1111, and adults concerned about a child on 0808 800 5000. The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (Napac) offers support for adult survivors on 0808 801 0331. In Australia, children, young adults, parents and teachers can contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800, or Bravehearts on 1800 272 831, and adult survivors can contact Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380. Other sources of help can be found at Child Helplines International. Continue reading...
The country generates more solar energy than all other countries combined, but burns half the planet's coal. There are lessons here for the rest of us, thoughBig numbers are a hallmark of China's economy and now its energy transition: they thrill, they mystify, and at times they contradict, at least on the surface.China's solar capacity is now 228 gigawatts (GW), more than the rest of the world combined, according to Global Energy Monitor. And wind capacity, at a whopping 310GW, also leads the world. With another 750GW of new wind and solar projects in the pipeline, China will hit its 2030 target of 1,200GW - an unimaginable number when proposed just a few years ago - five years early. Continue reading...
FDA approves new test, which has been widely celebrated as a small victory in the fight to make childbirth safer in the USThe Food and Drug Administration for the first time approved a test to detect preeclampsia, a leading cause of maternal death in the US.Preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening form of high blood pressure that can develop during pregnancy or after childbirth, disproportionately harms Black women in the US. The disease is linked to the recent death of Tori Bowie, an Olympic sprinter who was found dead in her home last month due to complications from childbirth. Continue reading...
The drug was found in the building this weekend - and it's probably not the first time it's been insideCocaine in the White House? Chances are it's not the first time - and the drug could well have been used by at least one past president, according to a leading presidential historian.Lab tests confirmed that a white substance found inside the building on Sunday was indeed cocaine, the Secret Service told reporters. The discovery, on the floor near an entrance to the West Wing that's commonly used by tour groups, led to a security alert and a brief evacuation of the executive mansion. Authorities are working to figure out who brought the drug into the building. (At the time, Joe Biden and his family were at Camp David in Maryland.) Continue reading...
Janet Yellen expected to emphasise need for cooperation between two superpowers to tackle global threatsThe US treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, has arrived in Beijing on a four-day trip that aims to tame spiralling tensions between the world's two largest economies, particularly over trade and the hi-tech chip industry.She will meet senior Chinese officials including the premier, Li Qiang, and former vice-premier and economics tsar Liu He, who is seen as close to China's president, Xi Jinping, in her first day of talks on Friday. Continue reading...
The Sphere's fully programmable LED screen houses concert venue built to host tens of thousands of peopleThe Las Vegas skyline has been dominated by a huge animated dome - billed as the world's largest video screen - dwarfing surrounding high-rise hotels after going live with a 300ft eyeball looking down over the city.The MSG Sphere's 580,000 sq ft fully programmable LED screen, named the Exosphere, was illuminated for pre-launch testing overnight to celebrate the Fourth of July. The show started with a welcome message, Hello world", followed by fireworks and stars and stripes animations, a moon in a night sky and an imposing Halloween pumpkin. Videos showed the screen overshadowing cars - tiny in comparison - on a nearby road. Continue reading...
Fire began inside ship carrying 5,000 cars in Newark, fire chief said, and spread to three floorsTwo firefighters were killed battling a blaze that began when cars caught fire deep inside a cargo ship carrying 5,000 cars at a New Jersey port Wednesday night, Newark's fire chief said.Firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a cargo ship at Port Newark around 9:30pm and found the fire involving five to seven vehicles on the 10th floor. The blaze quickly extended to the 11th and 12th floors, fire chief Rufus Jackson said at a news conference. Firefighters tried to extinguish the fire, but they were pushed back by the intense heat and two firefighters were lost, he said. Continue reading...
The first ever Indian to be drafted into the NBA has reinvented himself in the world of pro wrestling under the AEW bannerSatnam Singh wouldn't hurt a fly. Unless, of course, it was his wrestling opponent for a match in front of a cheering All Elite Wrestling crowd. Then, he might give the insect a little love tap or two. Still, though, Singh would inevitably play nice. No tearing off wings, no smashing under a frying pan. The 7ft 4in and 360lb former professional basketball player and current professional wrestler is as gentle a giant as they come in daily life. Singh is kind, considerate. Easily likable. Patience, he says, is a prized virtue. At the same time, he knows the magnificent power that's in just his two hands. They could, without hyperbole, terminate someone in a blink - let alone a buzzing fly. Singh knows the strength of his hands from experience. Back in India where he was born, he lost his temper one day on the basketball court as a youth. He struck a then-smack-talking friend with what Singh says was merely 5% to 10% of his strength. A simple slap across the face. But his friend was knocked out cold and wouldn't immediately wake up. In that moment, Singh knew he had to be careful. He's never been in a skirmish since.No, never in my life," Singh tells the Guardian in his low, cavernous voice. Because I know who I am and how much power I have in my body, in my hands. So, I don't want to use it outside of the ring. Because if I did, I'm sure, I'm 100% sure someone would be injured so bad." Continue reading...
Day Edwards and Emmanuel Brown match chefs and locals with underused commercial kitchens and event spacesAs children, Day Edwards and Emmanuel Brown understood the difficulties involved in serving one's faith. Edwards saw her pastor mother's struggles as she built her congregation in Austin, Texas, moving from one location to the next, laboring to cover the overhead and pay rent. Meanwhile, the pressures that Brown's pastor parents faced tending to their congregation and the needs of their family would stay with him for ever.A lot of people can't handle the stress that many church leaders are under," Edwards, 36, said. Continue reading...
Work to persuade Turkey to drop its objections continues, as president meets Sweden's prime minister at White House. Plus, five ways AI could improve the worldGood morning.Joe Biden has told the Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, that he is looking forward" to the country's stalled Nato membership bid winning final approval, amid doubts that Turkey will withdraw its opposition in time for a major summit next week.What else is Biden doing this week? The Oval Office meeting kicks off a string of diplomatic events for Biden, centred on Nato. He leaves on Sunday for a one-day trip to Britain, then will attend the Nato summit in Vilnius and finish up with a stop in the alliance's newest member, Finland.Will Biden reach out directly to his counterparts in Turkey and Hungary before the summit? He's been pretty, pretty steadfast" on the need to approve the application, said the White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre. Sweden is a strong, capable defense partner that shares Nato's values."What is Threads like? The app closely resembles Twitter visually, although some of the wording has been changed, with retweets called reposts" and tweets called threads". Meta has not been averse to copying rival products in the past, including the 2020 launch of Instagram's Reels feature, noted for its similarity to TikTok's short-form videos.What has been the reaction to it? Reaction to the debut on Wednesday ranged from caution to enthusiasm, with many praising its ease of use and some saying that Elon Musk should be worried. Others pointed out that the app's speedy integration with Instagram showed just how powerful Meta had become. Much of the conversation, ironically, took place on Twitter, where the hashtag Threads" was trending on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...
Scientists quell fears about imminent risk after cases in Texas and Florida but warn that mosquito breeding sites set to growAlthough locally acquired malaria cases were recently discovered in the United States for the first time in 20 years, infectious disease experts say they do not signal imminent danger but instead are an indicator that the number of cases of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes to humans will likely increase in the coming decades.It's a warning sign for ensuring that there are good public health interventions in place, good mosquito surveillance in place, and that people are just aware that this could be a growing problem," said Jackie Cook, associate professor of malaria epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Continue reading...
by Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W Carden on (#6CRAC)
The alliance must think about more than the narrow parameters of the battlefield and lay the foundations of a sovereign and prosperous UkraineThe forthcoming Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, will present the alliance with a series of questions that will require judicious and responsible statesmanship in light of the recent upheaval in Russia and the ongoing, grinding war of attrition in Ukraine.As of now, it appears that the overwhelming sentiment among key political and military leaders and western media is to take advantage of what they view as the weakened position of the Russian government and its leader, Vladimir Putin, in the wake of the failed coup attempt by the Wagner leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.States which have ethnic disputes or external territorial disputes, including irredentist claims, or internal jurisdictional disputes must settle those disputes by peaceful means in accordance with OSCE principles. Resolution of such disputes would be a factor in determining whether to invite a state to join the Alliance.Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of the NationJames W Carden is a journalist and former adviser to the US state department Continue reading...
Video released by the the US Air Force shows what it says are Russian fighter jets flying dangerously close to several US drones over Syria, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive manoeuvres. The footage comprises a series of clips showing a Russian SU-35 fighter closing in on a Reaper, and later a series of parachute flares drifting into a drone's flight path Continue reading...
While mothers' movements are often associated with projects of social welfare, a counter-tradition has pursued staunchly conservative aimsThe activist group Moms for Liberty has become the new face of the culture wars around education. The group was founded in 2021, during the Covid pandemic, and rose to prominence through outspoken opposition to school mask mandates. The group has now spread across the United States, its membership fueled by the Republican-led moral panic over a woke ideology" that is supposedly sweeping public schools and indoctrinating" children. At present, the group counts 285 chapters in 45 states.As the group has grown, so too have its political ambitions. Moms for Liberty places particular emphasis on capturing local school boards in order to secure greater control over school policy. More broadly, the group endorses legislation that would limit the topics that can be discussed in the classroom (for instance, Florida's so-called Don't Say Gay" legislation), and they promote policies that allow parents to target books for removal from school libraries and classrooms.Michael Feola is a professor of government at Lafayette College, a contributor to publications including Slate and The Washington Post, and the author of a forthcoming book on the far right, Rage of Replacement Continue reading...
Former British prime minister says in interview that Trump played an important role' in arming Ukraine and set an exampleOn his recent visit to the US, Boris Johnson reminded" Donald Trump he actually played an important role" in supporting and arming Ukraine against its Russian invaders, the former British prime minister said, adding that British aid to Kyiv was enabled" by Trump's example.Johnson made the claim about the notoriously pro-Russian former president - and brushed off mention of Trump's impeachment for blocking military aid to Ukraine - in an interview on One Decision, a podcast hosted by Sir Richard Dearlove, a former chief of the British intelligence service MI6, and the journalist Julia Macfarlane. The episode was released on Thursday. Continue reading...
US defence official accuses Russian military of reckless behaviour' by flying dangerously close and releasing flares during US mission against Islamic StateThe US Air Force has released video footage it says shows Russian fighter jets flying dangerously close to several US drones over Syria on Wednesday, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive manoeuvres.US Air Forces Central said in a statement describing the scenes: These events represent a new level of unprofessional and unsafe action by Russian air forces operating in Syria." Continue reading...
Wisconsin officials are investigating the ride failure, which required firefighters to free those trapped near the top of a loop'Officials in Wisconsin are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster - some of them for more than three hours - at a festival over the holiday weekend.The nightmarish incident took place on Sunday at the Forest county festival in Crandon, a city of about 1,700 north-west of Green Bay. Continue reading...
Bloodstains and broken glass remain where 17 students and staff were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in FloridaFor more than five years, the bloodstained halls and classrooms where 17 people died in the Parkland school shooting has remained locked away and mostly untouched - not even the victims' families had been allowed inside.That changed on Wednesday, as heart-wrenching private tours began for relatives of the 14 students and three staff members who died on 14 February 2018. The 17 wounded and their loved ones will also be able to visit the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school, now that it is no longer needed as evidence in the trials of the convicted killer and the deputy who was just acquitted of failing to stop him. Continue reading...
Injunction amounts to unusual intervention by the courts in communications between the government and tech companiesRestricting the ability of the Biden administration to work with social media companies in countering online conspiracy theories is a weaponisation of the court system" that could devastate the fight against misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a leading expert has warned.Nina Jankowicz, a specialist in disinformation campaigns, told the Guardian that an injunction imposed by a federal judge on Tuesday against key federal agencies and officials blocking their communication with tech platforms could unleash false information in critical areas of public life. She said that election denialism and anti-vaccine propaganda could be the beneficiaries. Continue reading...
Tony Evers reduced $3.5bn in Republican tax cuts to $175m and edited budget text to increase education funding until 2425Wisconsin's governor, Tony Evers, signed off on a two-year spending plan on Wednesday after gutting a Republican tax cut and using his broad veto powers to increase school funding for centuries.Evers angered Republicans with both moves, with some saying the Democratic governor was going back on deals he had made with them. Continue reading...
Scarlet, as the flower is named, last bloomed in the conservatory in 2019 and its imminent blossoming is drawing throngs of peopleA rare flower with a smell that has been compared to rotting flesh and described as worse than one thousand pukes" is bringing hundreds of spectators to San Francisco's Golden Gate park.The city's Conservatory of Flowers announced on Tuesday that the plant, known as a corpse flower, was on the verge of blooming, a special event that is expected to last only a few days. Continue reading...
Secret Service review of visitor logs and surveillance cameras will seek to determine how drug came to be in the West WingA formal laboratory test of a white powder found in a highly trafficked" area of the White House has been confirmed as cocaine, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed official with knowledge of the investigation.A Secret Service review of visitor logs and surveillance cameras will seek to determine how the cocaine, described as being in a small, zippered bag, came to be in the executive mansion. Continue reading...
by Chris Stein (now) and Fran Lawther (earlier) on (#6CQKK)
White House press secretary urges Republicans to act to protect US communities after latest spate of gun violenceThe Washington Post reports that the cocaine discovered at the White House was found on the ground floor in an area where visitors leave their cellphones.White House employees can give tours of the building, usually on evenings and weekends, and part of the security protocol involves having visitors leave their cellphones in a locked box. As the for the cocaine, the Post adds that Authorities are trying to find the person who left it at the White House." Continue reading...
A strike has already been authorized by union members - who number 340,000 - should negotiations for a new contract failUPS workers moved closer to their first strike action in 27 years on Wednesday after the Teamsters Union said United Parcel Service walked away" from negotiations over a new contract. The shipping giant denied the claim, lobbing its own accusation that the union had stopped negotiating.The two sides traded salvoes in early morning statements even as they attempted to come to an agreement to prevent a strike when the current contract, which covers about 340,000 workers, expires at the end of the month. Continue reading...
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Just Stop Oil protestors interrupt play twice as Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Katie Boulter and Daniil Medvedev win, but Maria Sakkari, seeded eight, loses to Marta KostyukAndy Murray faces either 2020 US Open champion Dominic Thiem or fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in round two. Thiem led 6-3 3-4 before their game was suspended yesterday. It resumes later today.Just checking Murray's Twitter page and he has 3.5 million followers (Novak Djokovic has a mighty 9.2m). In the last hour, Murray has put this NHS tribute up. Continue reading...
Until his death at the age of 87, the NFL star and actor Jim Brown was the last survivor of the four people portrayed in One Night in Miami, outliving Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Muhammad Ali. Regina King's film, released in 2020, is set in 1964, immediately after the victory of Ali (then Cassius Clay) over Sonny Liston for the world heavyweight championship.Coincidentally, 10 years later Brown was at the ringside in Zaire for the Rumble in the Jungle, where Ali regained his title against George Foreman, as part of the four-man commentary team comprising himself, David Frost, Joe Frazier and Bob Sheridan. Continue reading...
by Ed Pilkington in New York and agencies on (#6CQH1)
Fifteen people were killed and 94 injured across 13 states as well as Washington DCFrom the nation's capital to Fort Worth, Texas, from Florin, California, in the west to the Bronx, New York, in the east, the Fourth of July long weekend in the US was overshadowed by 16 mass shootings in which 15 people were killed and nearly 100 injured.The Gun Violence Archive, an authoritative database on gun violence in America, calculated the grim tally using its definition of a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people excluding the shooter are killed or injured by firearms. Continue reading...
Salaam prevails over two veterans in improbable feat for political novice wrongly accused with four others of raping a woman in 1985Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, is all but assured of a seat on the New York city council after being confirmed as the winner of a Democratic primary, an improbable feat for a political novice who was wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned as a teenager for the rape and beating of a jogger in Central Park.Additional votes released on Wednesday showed Salaam as the clear winner of the primary to represent Central Harlem, which took place last week. Continue reading...
With its malevolent AI and doomed submarine, the franchise's latest instalment hits some very real-world buttons. Can it still pull a Top Gun: Maverick and save the summer's box office? read Peter Bradshaw's five-star review
Don and Jan Schultz woken by dog's bark that led them to 5ft reptile, prompting standoff that ended in capture by lassoA couple not long moved from Arizona to Louisiana woke early one morning last month to find a 5ft alligator had entered their home through a dog door.Don and Jan Schultz, the Washington Post said, were woken by growling from their Australian cattle dog, Panda, which they initially ignored. When Panda's alarm grew louder, and the couple heard a thud, they understood their new home in New Iberia had an unwanted visitor. Continue reading...
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