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☆ An American teacher in Ukraine, who spent 8 months hiding from Russian secret police, pretended to be an Irishman and said he only escaped because 'they weren't the cleverest people in the world'
  + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
An American teacher recounted his eight months hiding in Kherson to The New York Times. Timothy Morales told secret police he was an Irishman named Timothy Joseph when he was questioned. Morales told the Times he hid from Russian soldiers and secret police, including the KGB successor agency FSB, during the entire occupation. In September, many months into hiding, an FSB patrol showed up to question him, Morales told the Times. "That sort of changed my perspective," Morales told the Times.
☆ Video shows a woman on a red-eye flight holding a baby while threatening to kill a United Airlines flight attendant
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A video posted to TikTok showed a woman with a baby telling a flight attendant: "I will kill you." The video, which has gone viral on TikTok, shows the woman in a physical confrontation with a flight attendant while holding a child on her hip. It's unclear what preceded the video, but the woman can be heard saying: "I will kill you. The flight attendant keeps saying "ma'am" and another one tells the woman she needs to take her seat, but the woman continues to push herself down the aisle. The person who posted the video, another passenger on United Airlines flight 476, gave more details in a follow-up video.
☆ Video shows a 5-foot alligator being cut out of a python after the snake swallowed it whole
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Scientists in Florida cut open a Burmese python to find a largely intact alligator inside. She shared a video in which the alligator was pulled out of the 18-foot-long python's digestive tract. A post shared by Rosie Moore (@rosiekmoore)The python was found and killed by employees at Everglades National Park. Last month, a missing 54-year-old woman in Indonesia had been swallowed whole by a python, according to police. A scientist in Indonesia said the woman was likely swallowed by a reticulated python, which can grow up to well over 20 feet long.
☆ The National Park Service warns visitors not to lick Sonoran Desert toads, whose psychoactive poison has been smoked by celebrities like Joe Rogan and Chelsea Handler
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The National Park Service told visitors not to lick toads or anything else they find in the parks. The Sonoran Desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad, can grow to nearly 7 inches and is one of the largest toads in North America. The practice is dangerous and can make humans and animals sick, as the Sonoran Desert toads release toxins through glands in their skin as a powerful defense mechanism. The relevant psychoactive substance, 5-MeO-DMT, is illegal in the US and designated a Schedule 1 substance, but that hasn't stopped it from accruing fans. Some are concerned that the growing embrace of psychedelics and 5-MeO-DMT could threaten the existence of the Sonoran Desert toad due to illegal poaching and overharvesting, the Times reported.
☆ More than 700 dolphins in the Black Sea have died since the war in Ukraine began. Scientists believe the fighting cripples their ability to navigate, find food, and talk to each other.
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
There's been an increase in dolphin strandings around the Black Sea since the war in Ukraine began. Dolphins and porpoises talk and navigate via sound, which may be disrupted by the loud noises of war. "Russia's war against Ukraine escalated in February 2022 puts the entire Black Sea basin under a huge threat. Dolphins, porpoises, and whales have an acute sense of hearing and use echolocation to map out their environment. The areas were identified as important habitats for three species that the IUCN classifies as threatened or endangered: the Black Sea common dolphin, the Black Sea harbor porpoise, and the Black Sea bottlenose dolphin.
☆ A 26-year-old Ukrainian woman described being tortured with electric shocks and hammers while held in Russian captivity for 6 months: 'They treated us like animals'
  + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A woman identified as Hanna O. said women in Russian captivity were treated like animals. The 26-year-old was part of a prisoner exchange last week that saw 108 Ukrainian women released. Her story adds to the firsthand accounts describing torture by Russian forces. She was among the Ukrainian service members who surrendered in May after being trapped in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol for weeks as Russian forces surrounded and bombed it. Even the dogs are not given such food," Hanna told Ukrinform about how the women were treated.
☆ An Afghan couple says a US Marine abducted their baby when they evacuated to the US. He says it was a legitimate adoption.
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Baby Doe, two months old at the time, was seriously injured but survived, and was transported to a military hospital. However, the US government did not take action to release Baby Doe to the Masts. The baby was released to her first cousin, identified in the suit as John Doe, and his wife, Jane Doe, who assumed legal guardianship of her. The Afghan couple told AP they have been devastated since losing Baby Doe. Food has no taste and sleep gives us no rest," Jane Doe told the outlet.
☆ Radioactive waste was found at an elementary school playground near a site where nuclear weapons were made in WWII
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A report found high levels of radioactive contamination at an elementary school in Missouri. Jana Elementary school is located near a creek that was contaminated in the 1940s and '50s. The report found radioactive contamination inside and outside the school building. Samples of soil, dust, and plant materials at the Jana Elementary School in the town of Florissant were collected in August for testing. Boston Chemical's investigation found several types of radioactive contamination were present at levels that far exceeded their expectations or acceptable levels.
☆ India reintroduced 8 cheetahs after the big cats were wiped out 70 years ago — but some scientists say it's more of a PR stunt than a conservation effort
  + stars: | 2022-10-09 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Cheetahs are being reintroduced to India after being declared extinct in the country in 1952. The reintroduction effort is aimed at creating a viable population of wild cheetahs. Some experts are critical of the plan, saying it's more like a large "zoo" than a wild population. The reintroduction plan, which is estimated to cost about $11 million, aims to establish a viable, free-ranging population of cheetahs. "The cheetah is a magnificent animal, it's a big magnet for ecotourism," Jhala told National Geographic.
☆ Giant invasive pythons run rampant in Florida and wreak havoc on native species — but python hunters are here to help
  + stars: | 2022-09-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Invasive Burmese pythons have decimated native species in Florida. The invasive pythons are feasting on native speciesSiewe is one of 100 licensed hunters contracted by Florida to catch and kill the invasive reptiles, which have wreaked havoc on the ecosystem and decimated native species. One of the largest of all snakes, pythons can grow up to 20 feet long and feast on animals as large as white-tailed deer. Paid to hunt — in the name of conservationWildlife officials are working on projects to estimate the python population, but the most successful effort to address the problem has been the python hunters, Kirkland said. "I know it sounds crazy, but it is the easiest way to catch these pythons," Siewe said, adding she's been bit many times.
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