Bottle-fed baby orangutan at New Orleans zoo fascinates other apes

Caretakers at Audubon Zoo in new-orleans” target=”_blank”>New Orleans< with round-the-clock attention — and it’s attracted some notice.  A Sumatran orangutan infant — a member of a critically endangered species — is being bottle-fed at the New Orleans zoo after his mother experienced complications in producing milk, the Associated Press reported.  The unnamed baby ape was…

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Why Democrats may have to jam everything into a bill the size of 'Spaceballs' ship

You may need to check out Mel Brooks’ comic classic “Spaceballs” to understand the conundrum facing congress” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>congressional<  But here’s the problem:  Lawmakers must approve a stopgap spending bill or face a government shutdown by Dec. 3. That’s also around the same time the federal government will hit the debt ceiling.  It’s not…

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Former Saudi justice minister, head of Muslim World League wants interfaith peace 'through real world action'

One of the largest moderate religion advocacy groups in the world says the time for talk and fruitless dialogue is over – instead, the world needs concrete actions. Muslim World League Secretary General Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Issa is considered by many to be the leading voice against political, extremist Islam worldwide. Issa spoke…

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Taliban rockets target Kabul palace before Eid al-Adha

At least three rockets hit near the presidential palace on Tuesday shortly before conflictsPresident Ashraf Ghani was to give an address to mark the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. There were no injuries and the rockets landed outside the heavily fortified palace grounds, said Mirwais Stanikzai, spokesman for the interior minister. No one immediately…

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