Whale found on Northumberland beach was unusual species

The whale was discovered on Wednesday in the UK.

In this article, a rare species of whale was put down in Northumberland on Wednesday. Experts believe that it is a Sei whale. The 26- foot female was found and put down stranded on a North Sea beach. The whale was too thin to be sent back to sea. After being treated, she was put down due to being underweight. Experts from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue( BDMLR) operations director Stephen Marsh said: "Sei whales are an unusual species to find stranded in the UK." The whale was in poor nutritional condition, with thin blubber and bile staining, showing that she must have went through a ling period od starvation.

North Sea beach, UK.

Megan Stammers found in France with teacher

15-year-old Megan Stammers went missing on September 20.

According to this article, the 15 year old missing schoolgirl, Megan Stammers, was found in France and taken into protection by Sussex Police. She was found Friday at 12:15 with 30 year old school teacher, Jeremy Forrest. Forrest was arrested under charges of child abduction. Megan Stammers went missing Sepetember 20th, after not showing up to school on Friday. They were found in the centre of Bordeaux according to French news. A spokeswoman for Sussex Police, whom may not be named said "They were found today at 12.15pm UK time. Mr Forrest has been arrested on suspicion of child abduction and Megan has been taken into protection. The information which led to them being located came as a direct result of media coverage in France. Their families have been informed and arrangements will now be made for Megan and Jeremy's safe return." It was discovered, by french media, that the pair had boarded a ferry from Dover to Calais. A European arrest warrant was issued to Forrest on Thursday.

The pair was found in France by french media coverage.

Alligator rips off woman's arm in Florida canal

According to this article, in Leesburg Florida, an elderly woman's arm got ripped off by an alligator in a canal. The woman was in critical condition, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's spokeswoman Joy Hill. The woman was identified as 84 year old Carol Hough. Delmas Zickefoose, Hough's neighbor tells the Orlando Sentinental that he witnessed Hough falling into the 4- foot deep canal, which goes behind their mobile homes, although he does not know how she fell into the water. The alligator who attacked Hough will be put down and authorities will perform a necropsy, a procedure to ensure that the animal will never attack again.


Leesburg, Florida.

Three hundred killed in single day in Syria, group says

In this article, over 300 people were killed in Syria on Wednesday. It is said to be one of the bloodiest days since the uprising opposement over President Bashar al-Assad. Since March 2011, 30,000 lives have been taken. World leaders of the United Nation do not know how to respond to this violence. The British based organization monitors the violence in Syria. It shows that 55 people were killed in Damacus on Thursday, and at least 40 had been shot and killed in the southeast capital, al-Dhiyabia. Activists blame Assad's security forces for the massacre. Activists have published videos of these victims, their bloody corpses wrapped in blankets. Another 14 people were killed in a bomb attack between rebels and the security forces. The violence in Syria has increased since Assad became for militarized and used more force against rebels. In the first nine months of violence, it is said that 5,000 were killed. The violence is no longer monitored by the United Nations, but it is said that five times as many people have been killed since the first nine months. The overall death toll is at 27,318.


President Bashar al-Assad

Man mauled by tiger at New York zoo faces trespass charge

Pictured above is the species of tiger that attacked David Villabolos.

In this article, a man, after jumping over a fence into an animal den, was attacked by a Siberian Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo. Said by the New York City police, the man will be charged with trespassing. The man, David Villalobos, 25, leapt from a monorail car Friday morning, jumped the fence into the tiger den. After being mauled, he was was taken to a local hopsital in critical condition, but became stable. Due to family request, no other information was given. Villalobos told a law enforcement, who wished to not be named, that he wanted to be "one with the tiger". Villabolos had bites and wounds covering his body after just 10 minutes in the enclosure with the tiger. Zoo keepers used a fire extinguisher to help resuce Villabolos, who was told to roll under an electrified perimeter to safety. "If not for the quick response by our staff and their ability to perform well in emergency situations, the outcome would have been very different," stated by the zoo director. It was decided that the tiger would not be put down, or taken out of the exhibit. "The tiger did nothing wrong in this case at all," the zoo director, Breheny, said.

David Villalobos, 25, was mauled by a tiger after jumping into a tiger enclosure at the Bronx Zoo.

Loneliest whale in the world

52 Hertz Whale, loneliest whale in the world.

According to this article, a 52 Hertz whale, the loneliest whale in the world, has been traveling the world alone. For decades, scientists have been tracking this whale, with interest to it's song. This whale sings a frequency like no other whale in the world. Most whales sing at frequencies between 15-12 Hertz, much lower than that of the loneliest whale who sings at a frequency of 52 Hertz. No other whales can hear his cries. He sings alone and travels the world alone. Whale biologists have proposed that this could be the last whale of a different species, or possibly a whale hybrid. His voice has deepened since 1992, so there is a possibilty that he is maturing. He has been traveling and singing alone for 20 years, since he was discovered off the Aleutians and Kodiak Island. Although he might be lonely, 52 Hertz is also healthy. Said by Dr. Kate Stafford, "The fact that this individual has been capable of existing in that harsh environment [for so many years] indicates there is nothing wrong with it," a researcher at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle. Despite being lonely for the last 20 years of his existence, he still sings.

3 killed in prophet protests in Pakistan

In this article, 3 people were killed and dozens injured due to protests of thousands of Pakistanis. On Friday, Pakistanis were infuriated by the anti-Islam film. Thousands of Muslims violently, including burning the American flag. Police were firing tear gas and live ammunition to tame the rioters from hurling rocks and setting fires to city buildings. Iraqi flags were raised as well as posters of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, while they were chanting "death to America". US officials try to explain to the Muslim world that they strongly disagree with the film, but they cannot block it due to freedom of speech. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the Pakistani Prime Minister summoned the international community to pass laws so no one can insult the Prophet Muhammad.

Coast Guard searching for woman, 21, who reportedly fell overboard on Florida cruise

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Allure of the Seas

According to this article, this past Sunday, a woman, 21, fell off a cruise ship and has been missing since. The woman was in Florida on a Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas ship, 47 miles east of Fort Lauderdale. One of the passangers claim they saw her go overboard around 9:25 p.m. The footage from one of the camera's on the ship showed that woman definitely did fall into the water Sunday night. United States Coast Guard has been searching the Atlantic for her ever since. By Monday, the Coast Guard had searched an area of 320 square miles. The Coast Guard not only are searching by ship, but also by aircraft. The woman's identity has not yet been confirmed, nor how she went overboard.

Mexico mass jailbreak sparks manhunt near Texas border

In this article, over 100 inmates escaped from a Mexico jail close to the United States border. They escaped from the prison in Piedras Negras, which borders an area the east of Texas. The inmates dug tunnels to escape. A manhunt has been in action to prevent any of the jailbroken inmates to cross the border. The state government offered rewards up to $15,600 for the capture of any inmate. This has been not the only, but the biggest jail breakout to happen in Mexico. Police have been protecting the border to prevent any of the jailbroken inmates from escaping.

Piedras Negras is located in Coahuila.

Iraqi gays in "hell on earth"

Gay Iraqis who fled from Syria return to Iraq.

According to this article, political and religious groups hunt, kill, and torture gays in Iraq. The main objective is to kill everyone who was thought to be gay. These groups do not believe in being gay, and deny these people their rights. Men and women who are perceived as gay are considered to be a danger to society and religion. Instead of protecting these people, they are murdered on the spot or handed over to militias who kill them. Other suspects are forced to give information such as names an addresses of gay Iraqi men and women by being threatened of being arrested. Activists continue to be arrested and killed. Refuge Iraqi gays that were in safe houses in Syria have been forced to be sent back to Iraq. If outside governments do not help the Iraqi gays, many more men and women will die.

No school for 400,000 students as Chicago teachers strike

For the first time in 25 years, Chicage teachers decided to go on strike, walking out on more than 400,000 students at 675 schools. What triggered the strike was the conflicts over salary and the cancellation of the teachers' 4 percent pay hike in the last year of their contract. From 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on Monday morning, the teachers went into full strike, keeping 144 schools open. Thousands of unsupervised kids were on the streets.

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