Monday, June 26, 2023

It's been a rough ride for a baby hawk being raised by bald eagles

Tuffy family

It’s been about a month since a mother eagle in Santa Clara County, Calif., arrived home to her nest with a live baby red-tailed hawk clutched in her talons. And while little Tuffy was spared the grisly fate of becoming dinner, life in an eagle's nest has not been easy.



source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/eagles-abduct-red-tailed-hawk-1.6889020?cmp=rss

Shooter pleads guilty to 5 counts of murder hate crimes in Colorado gay nightclub killings

Colorado Springs Shooting Lawsuit

The person accused of entering a Colorado gay nightclub clad in body armour and opening fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding 17 others, pleaded guilty to murder charges on Monday at an arraignment.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/colo-nightclub-shooting-plea-1.6888570?cmp=rss

2 million Muslim pilgrims expected in Saudi Arabia for hajj as pandemic restrictions ease

Saudi Arabia Hajj

The annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious events in the world, officially began Monday. Roughly two million pilgrims are expected in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the event this year, the first since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hajj-muslim-pilgrimage-saudi-arabia-1.6888410?cmp=rss

Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York undergoes surgery after breast cancer diagnosis

Britain Sarah Ferguson

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has urged people to make sure they have checks for cancer after disclosing she has undergone surgery herself for the disease.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/britain-royals-ferguson-cancer-1.6888377?cmp=rss