Amid Elephant Slaughter, Ivory Trade in US Continues
Amid Elephant Slaughter, Ivory Trade in US Continues
Although recent ivory seizures in Asia dwarf those made in the U.S., he says, "you can go into New York City, you can go into Washington D.C., you can go into San Francisco, and there's ivory for sale. … Elephant Conservation Act by shifting the …
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Darren Sharper charged with rape in California
A district attorney's statement says Sharper will be arraigned Friday on two counts of rape by use of drugs, four counts of furnishing a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance. The felony case involves alleged …
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Does an Americans for Prosperity ad about a woman with lupus tell the whole …
Emilie Lamb, a 40-year-old Tennessean who suffers from lupus, is front and center in a new 60-second ad created by Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group supported by Charles and David Koch. "I thought … Here at PolitiFact, we plan …
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Accused Belfast embezzler indicted this week by Waldo County Grand Jury
Travis Tatro, indicted on 16 counts of gross sexual assault, eight counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and three counts of possession of sexually explicit materials. BELFAST, Maine — A Belfast woman accused by police of embezzling more than $ 83 …
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