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Memorial ceremony held for slaughtered deer
Residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan, have held a "sombre and reflective" memorial service for 63 deer shot during a cull by local authorities. According to M Live news, the residents "offered prayers, sang songs and passed a heart-shaped memento featuring an image of a deer as they shared their thoughts and reflected". Authorities organised the cull due to an "overpopulation problem" in the city's parks that they say has led to a steep rise in the number of deer-related car accidents in recent months.
Residents asked to rename Katie Crotch Road
Officials from the town of Embden, Maine, are asking residents to allow the renaming of Katie Crotch Road due to the high cost of replacing its frequently stolen road sign. Local official Charles Taylor says it costs the town hundreds of dollars a year trying to keep the road signposted. "You put it up and in a week's time it's down again," he said. "Somebody takes it. You would think every dorm room in the state of Maine should have one by now."
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August 24 editorial cartoonsCartoons Sunday's political cartoons include Putin at Donald Trump's circus, gallons of whitewash, and a foldable cartoon
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5 Post Office-approved cartoons about mail-in votingCartoons Artists take on reverse logic, Putin's election advice, and more
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The battle of the weight-loss drugsTalking Point Can Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly regain their former stock market glory? A lot is riding on next year's pills
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Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drugSpeed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
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In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policySpeed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
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Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
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Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UKSpeed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take
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Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakersSpeed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer
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Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’
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Motherhood: why are we putting it off?Speed Read Stats show around 50% of women in England and Wales now don’t have children by 30
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Anti-Semitism in America: a case of double standards?Speed Read Officials were strikingly reluctant to link Texas synagogue attack to anti-Semitism
