#7526
Folks around the globe are outraged at an Indonesian zoo where a visitor captured a video that showed orangutan smoking a cigarette.
The video shot on Sunday quickly went viral after being shared. It has animal rights activists condemning zookeepers for their lack of supervision.
The video shows a man tossing his lit cigarette into the 22-year-old Bornean orangutan's enclosure at the Bandung Zoo, about 90 miles southeast of Jakarta. Then the orangutan named Odon picked up the lit cigarette, sat down and started puffing away.
What do the activists say?
A petition at change.org to "Shut down the Bandung Zoo now!" which was started last year has captured new attention after the orangutan incident and now has nearly 1 million signatures.
"Weak control by zoo management also needs to be addressed," Marison Guciano, founder of the Indonesia Animal Welfare Society, told The Jakarta Post.
"But the root of the problem is that we do not have animal ?
#7527
'You can't have a country without borders.'
#7528
Speaker Paul Ryan announced on Wednesday he is retiring from Congress and will not seek reelection. Brendan Buck, Counselor to the Speaker released a statement moments ago. Paul Ryan made the official announcement at 10:15 AM Eastern. Paul Ryan: I gave this job everything I had. The truth is it’s easy for it to take …
#7529
A debate between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his opponent actress Cynthia Nixon got very heated as they battled for the Democratic primary nomination in the gubernatorial election.
"Can you stop lying?"
In one of the more contentious moments, Cuomo demanded Nixon stop interrupting him, whereupon she said she would do so if he stopped lying.
"Excuse me, can you stop interrupting," Cuomo exclaimed.
"Can you stop lying?," Nixon retorted.
"Yeah, as soon as you do," Cuomo responded as laughter erupted from the audience.
Nixon, who starred in the HBO series, "Sex in the City," has hit Cuomo from his left, leaving many to believe that he has responded by lurching farther to the fringe. This could explain the bizarre comment he made about America never being great, for which he was bombarded by left and right. His office walked back the comment.
Some believe the comment has already knocked Cuomo out of …
#7530
On February 12, the Pentagon quietly declassified a top-secret 386-page Department of Defense document from 1987 detailing Israel's nuclear program – the first time Israel’s alleged nuclear program has ever been officially and publically referenced by the U.S. authorities.
In the declassified document, the Pentagon reveals supposed details about Israel’s deterrence capabilities, but it kept sections on France, Germany, and Italy classified. Those sections are blacked out in the document.
#7531
"No wonder it took a lawsuit..."
#7532
Roughly 300 emails from Hillary Rodham Clintonâs private account were turned over to a House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012.
#7533
MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle incorrectly stated Friday that Planned Parenthood has had "huge increases" in the number of essential women's health services they provide. Florida Rep. Francis Rooney w
#7534
Mark Levin said that the 14th Amendment does not require birthright citizenship
#7535
It has begun. Apple launches several healthcare facilities this spring in Santa Clara County, California, CNBC reports. The primary care group focuses on serving Apple employees — for now. A job listing describes the endeavor as “an independent medical practice exclusively dedicated to delivering Passionate, Compassionate, and Effective Healthcare to Apple employees and their families” through “multiple stunning, state of the art Wellness Centers” and “enabled by beautiful and seamless technological experiences.” It all sounds not very Marcus Welby. The future is here. CNBC’s report follows the announcement by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan of a tech-heavy joint venture to
#7536
The Minnesota Senate version of a bill passed by the Minnesota House that would punish parents who subjected their daughters to female genital mutilation (FGM) is stalling in the Senate be
#7537
Utah Supreme Court: Employees Cannot Be Fired for Self-defense
#7538
Trump’s popularity is perplexing to the establishment. But it is readily understood by the majority of Americans.
#7539
So, for all the talk about Donald Trump’s weirdness in this election cycle, it turns out that Hillary Clinton and her team are far weirder – the media have simply chosen not to report it. On Friday, Wikileaks spilled an email showing that Clinton campaign chair John Podesta was invited to a “spirit cooking” by Marina Abramovic, along with John’s brother Tony (who is currently under investigation for his firm’s ties to the Russians). As Pardes Seleh reports:
#7540
North Dakota is only a few steps away from becoming the fourth state to pass our application! Here's how you can help.
#7541
Two years ago in a less turbulent time, Mike Premeau and Kathy Danke launched a small business, Memories Gourmet Pizza Co., in their Wisconsin town.
The two were successful in getting their line of frozen pizzas, including breakfast pizzas and gluten-...
#7542
Alabama Democratic Representative Terri Sewell appeared on ABC News This Week to discuss the senatorial special election between GOP candidate Roy Moore and Democratic candidate Doug Jones.
#7543
Much philosophical gibberish has been written about the moral responsibility of society to provide medical care to those who can’t afford it (as if society is an individual moral agent). Virtually nothing has been written about the moral responsibility of individuals to not inflict costs on the rest of society because they lack self-control and self-respect.
#7544
iHeartMedia, the largest internet radio broadcaster in the United States, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy-- owing $20 billion in debt.
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#7546
San Jose, in the heart of Silicon Valley, is home to eBay, PayPal and Cisco. Yet despite its enormous wealth, a San Jose house right across from a fire station burned down in 2013 because the stati...
#7547
Philadelphia's public school system was ordered to pay out $2.3 million in damages after a court found it deliberately discriminated against a white-owned business. Security and Data Technologies,
#7548
Barack Obama is doing everything in his power to sabotage Donald Trump before he moves into the White House. There is a simple Constitutional solution required so that this cannot happen to future administrations.
#7549
THE French government has been accused of hiding their inability to control the country’s sinister New Year’s Eve torching tradition as the interior ministry claimed the night passed “without any major incident” – but almost 1,000 cars were set on fire and destroyed.
#7550
Clients will be welcomed with hot tea and comfy robes in the clinic, which features wood floors, plush upholstery and natural wood tones
