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India's Monkeys Keep Killing People, so Scientists Are Trying Radical New Sterilization Strategies
One evening last November, a young woman named Neha was feeding her infant son inside their house in Runkata, a small town in the outskirts of Agra, India. Suddenly, a monkey broke into the house, snatched the baby boy from her arms, and made away with him. Neighbors chased the unexpected kidnapper with stones, but to their horror, the baby was soon found lying blood-soaked on a nearby terrace. Despite being rushed to the hospital, Arush, who was just 12 days old, did not survive. Perhaps this sounds like a freak tragedy, a rare case of a wild animal behaving outside its natural order, but truthfully, there was nothing especially rare about this incident.
India's Monkeys Keep Killing People
Man commits suicide after his service dog is killed by alligator
Long Islanders asked to slaughter deer as growing wildlife population wreaks havoc
Wausau weighs crackdown on animal feeding after rat infestation reports
Japanese region asks army to cull bears as attacks spike
Fears for 'beautiful' Colorado park after family of beavers move in and start devouring its trees
Tourist is shot dead at end of South Africa safari tour when guide's gun accidentally goes off
Why are we catching more diseases from animals?
The world is grappling with the new coronavirus, which has spread from China to at least 15 other countries.
Outbreaks of new infectious diseases are typically seen as a "one off".
But the new virus - thought to have stemmed from wildlife - highlights our risk from animal-borne disease. This is likely to be more of a problem in future as climate change and globalisation alter the way animals and humans interact.
How can animals make people ill?
In the past 50 years, a host of infectious diseases have spread rapidly after making the evolutionary jump from animals to humans.
The HIV/Aids crisis of the 1980s originated from great apes, the 2004-07 avian flu pandemic came from birds, and pigs gave us the swine flu pandemic in 2009. More recently, it was discovered severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) came from bats, via civets, while bats also gave us Ebola.
Humans have always caught diseases from animals. In fact, most new infectious diseases come from wildlife.
Why are we catching more diseases from animals
Some pet owners are advocating against rabies vaccines
Hundreds of baby emperor penguins stranded on breakaway iceberg miraculously survive
Westfield Health Department Tells Owners to Keep Cats Indoors
It's time to worry about bird flu in cats
PS family says rat infestation caused severe illnesses and forced them out of their home
Rare virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife linked to 3 deaths in California town
Fungus that spreads from cats to humans has been detected
Alert issued over risk from cats and dogs as human flesh-eating parasite spreads
Declaring independence from #BLM as group shuts down gay pride parade
The “we are more important than you” demands of Black Lives Matter has gone global as activists shut down Canada’s largest gay pride parade on Sunday. Demands of the BLM group including more funding to the group (see item 3 below), the hiring of BLM members to the Toronto Pride organization and the exclusion of Toronto police, which is openly accepting of gay police offers, from future events.
The group was invited to march in the annual gay-rights parade, but still felt they needed to “shut it down”, starting the chant about two-thirds into the route, lighting several flares and presenting their demands.
The parade didn’t re-start until Mathieu Chantelois, organizer of the parade and executive director of Pride Toronto, signed off on BLM’s demands that included excluding police floats in future parades despite police support for the parade and allowing a more prominent representation of LBGQT people of color.
Declaring independence from #BLM
Famous Black Lives Matter activist hurls vile f-bomb slurs at Daily Mail when asked about stealing donor cash
Tampa Pride cancels all 2026 events and dumps president
Unexpected shutdown of Tucson Pride leaves Arizonans distraught
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras cancels post-parade party amid Live Nation backlash
Gay Days announces pause on Orlando event
Long Beach Pride festival collapsed hours before opening — then the blame game started
Pride celebrations struggle as corporate sponsorships dry up
NYPD commish walks with armed gay cops in Queens Pride parade
Nightclub allegedly kicked out patrons for being too gay
“A club employee came to see me around 11:45pm to tell me regular customers think we don’t have a place here. Some clients found our clothes turbulent, our dance movements turbulent, but especially our people were annoyed. So the employee asked us to leave before the battle was over,”
Nightclub allegedly kicked out patrons for being too gay
Airbnb Host Refuses Booking to Gay Couple
Nightlife-hating Gen Z now planning morning raves
More than 100 people detained after police raid on queer nightclub
Shots fired at Myrtle Beach gay nightclub, one detained
Outrage sparked by Pride president's alleged assault of a go-go dancer in a gay club
Man arrested for threatening to shoot restaurant employee while shouting anti-gay slur
Inside the vigilante group of New Yorkers who hunt rats at night
Rats aren't only a part of New York City’s underground — they're an inseparable part of its pop culture. There’s Master Splinter from the Ninja Turtles, Pizza Rat, and even Cannibal Rat. But for every celebrity rat, there’s another 250,000 to 2 million anonymous rodents living in the city — and the city health department is fighting to bring down.
Last year, three people in a Bronx city block made the news for contracting leptospirosis through rat urine. Only two survived.
Inside the vigilante group
Wildlife experts urge Americans to catch, cook and EAT rat-like rodents terrorizing the nation
Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa’s property was ‘breeding ground for infestation’
Hotel employee, 26, dies of rare rat-linked virus
Rats attack ritzy NYC block
Parents, 24, are charged after hairy beast starts eating their six-month-old twins
RAT INFESTATION TAKES OVER MASSACHUSETTS CITY
'Worst I've ever seen'
NYC unleashes rat death squad to gas vermin with carbon monoxide
3 MV Hondius cruise ship passengers dead
‘This is not India’: Man hurls racist remark after waitstaff at Popeyes outlet in Kansas calls his wife ‘beautiful’
A fiery exchange took place at a Popeyes outlet in Kansas, United States, after a customer became furious when a staff member allegedly complimented his wife, calling her “beautiful". This led to an altercation, with slurs being used and the man telling the employee, "This is the United States, not India."
‘This is not India’
Blood-curdling screams as woman hurls BOILING hot coffee at McDonald's manager
My night at America's 'scariest' McDonald's
Man breaks girlfriend's eye socket, nose because someone gave her a compliment
"While a man can technically call someone's wife beautiful, whether it's appropriate or not depends on context and the relationship between the individuals involved. A casual compliment from a friend might be acceptable, but overly familiar or flirtatious comments could be perceived as inappropriate or disrespectful. Ultimately, it's important to be mindful of the potential for misinterpretation and to consider the feelings of the wife and her husband." 08-Jul-2025
Does AI belong at gay bars? This Phoenix spot is learning in real time
To AI, or not to AI — it’s a question many LGBTQ+ bar owners are asking themselves as operation costs rise, the threat of closures looms, the need for optimization increases, and artificial intelligence tools grow more and more sophisticated.
Does AI belong at gay bars?
California City Voted to No Longer Fly Pride Flag
Pat Burns, a new member of the council, had proposed the new list without the Pride flag, stating in a report that the city “should avoid actions that could easily or mistakenly be perceived as divisive.”
California City Voted
Bill Allowing Teachers To Not Hide Students’ Gender Identity from Parents Passes
It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ
Gay S.F. supervisor gets blowback for proposing to scrap domestic-partners law
Democrat judge in America's 'Muslim capital' BANS gay pride flags after Islamic outrage
Palm Springs leads Riverside County in 2024 hate crimes state DOJ report
Fury over fundraiser for career criminal who brutally murdered Ukrainian on North Carolina train
Decarlos Brown Jr., 35, is facing first-degree murder charges for stabbing Iryna Zarutska, 23, onboard a South End light rail train in Charlotte on August 22.
Shocking surveillance footage from the scene showed him watching Zarutska for some time after she sat in the seat in front of him, eventually taking out what appeared to be a blade from his pocket.
Fury over fundraiser for career criminal
Fury as daycare worker who 'battered one-year-old boy' is released by judge
“Calculating & ruthless” killer granted appeal in shocking gay marriage murder case
Terrified restaurant owner pleads for help after string of senseless attacks
Once idyllic college town facing collapse as almost 200 local businesses slam Democrat-run city's 'crime crisis'
Appalling moment hulking female bully shoves elderly woman off Boston bus
Grandpa, 66, beaten up by violent child who was asked to move to correct seat at rap concert
Young men reveal why they’re single
They’re single but they’re not mingling.
New data from the Pew Research Center has shown that 63% of men under 30 are single – up from 51% in 2019.
COVID isolation and women’s high expectations for something serious are the main reasons they’re avoiding going out and coupling up, young guys say.
“Dates feel more like job interviews now. Much more like ‘What can you do for me and where is this going?'” said Ian Breslow, a 28-year-old high school teacher who lives in Astoria.
Young men reveal why they’re single
11-year-old reads aloud from ‘pornographic’ book
‘I’m a father and I couldn’t do this’
Gay couple beaten in Times Square
A return to chastity?
Man, 26, poses as teen at high schools, now charged with sex crimes
‘I was sucking and cutting at the same time’
Why are so many gay men single?
I use 'we/us' pronouns but that's not why I missed out on a much-needed job
Media warns of incoming “speedo summer”
Bear caught on video nudging sleeping man's foot
A Massachusetts man was woken up by a bear nudging his foot after falling asleep in his backyard.
Bear caught on video nudging sleeping man's foot
Scientists ‘surprised’ to find abundance of alligators in city’s sewer system
Dad arrested for shooting a bear that ‘came within feet’ of his children
Florida man, 89, fell into clutches of bear that killed him and his dog
Bear Whose Head Was Stuck for Two Years Is Freed
Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
Exotic species such as pythons, Asian carp and cane toads often dominate the invasive species discourse. Few biological invaders, however, have wreaked as much ecological havoc as one of our most cuddly companions: cats.
Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species
CHILDHOOD CAT EXPOSURE ONCE AGAIN LINKED TO SCHIZOPHRENIA
Wyoming hunter tortured wolf, paraded it around bar then shot it dead
Having a Cat Can Double Your Chances of Developing Schizophrenia
Horrifying last moments of mum eaten alive by safari park tiger
FURIOUS MONKEYS TEAR DOWN ANTI-MONKEY POSTERS
Dog owner allegedly decapitates bulldog after adopting him
City Defends Cop Who Shot Man's Blind, Deaf Dog
Las Vegas valley struggles with rabbit overpopulation
‘Dog Walking Is a Clear Crime’: Iran’s Latest Morality Push
California ranks among least safe states in America
"The safest states in America protect their residents from harm in a multitude of different ways, from keeping crime rates low and maintaining safe roadways to having strong economies and job markets that prevent people from falling into dangerous financial situations," said Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst.
California ranks among least safe states in America
Democratic state's biggest city calls in the National Guard to deal with massive surge in violent crime
...not so liberal anymore as crime, drugs push residents to beg for more cops
Five people arrested for alleged vandalism, property damage & stolen firearms
San Francisco State slammed for hosting Palestinian terrorists
Midwest city's downtown is now Mad Max-style hellhole
‘Rattle in Seattle’ adds fuel to the evangelical anti-gay fire
Terrified residents of 'Mad Max' Kansas City reveal the truth
Police seek men involved in 'brutal' attack on motorist
West Nile virus and invasive mosquitos arrive in Shasta County
Positive tests from samples of adult mosquitos in the Anderson and Shingletown area confirm the West Nile virus has returned to Shasta county.
The Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District (SMVCD) said in a press release Saturday that the positive tests came from routine collections as part of their surveillance program. The district is now attempting to decrease mosquito populations through ground treatments in areas where the positive mosquitos were found. They are also continuing their widespread mosquito trapping and testing to monitor virus activity.
West Nile virus and invasive mosquitos arrive in Shasta County
Mosquitoes carrying a virus that causes paralysis and death are swarming at least 6 states
California has reported its first West Nile death of the year
Protecting yourself from mosquito-borne diseases
OC man tests positive for West Nile virus
Chaos as biblical plague of cannibal crickets invades US state
Two cities axed fluoride from tap water... what happened to kids' health has experts terrified for the US
Children living in two cities that removed fluoride from drinking water are suffering from shocking levels of severe tooth decay, studies have found.
Concerns about the naturally occurring mineral's potential health risks drove local officials in Juneau, Alaska and the Canadian city of Calgary to stop adding fluoride to tap water in 2007 and 2011, respectively.
Since then, both cities have seen a surge in tooth decay among children.
Two cities axed fluoride from tap water