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City of Belleville to demolish 12 derelict homes, one trailer and a former church
joining the Belleville News-Democrat in 1990. She also teaches journalism at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. She holds degrees from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and ...
CBS News20d
Book excerpt: "Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough"
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In "Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough" (‎Farrar, Straus and Giroux), New Yorker ...
Smithsonian Magazine23d
Elephants Aren’t People and Can’t Sue to Leave a Zoo, Colorado’s Top Court Rules
In 2022, the organization lost a similar court case on behalf of Happy, an Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo in New York. That time, however, two judges ruled in favor of the organization.
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The National Zoo’s Giant Pandas Are Finally Making Their Public Debut
Beginning on January 24, visitors to the National Zoo can finally see Bao Li and Qing Bao in person. Roshan Patel / Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Meilan Solly ...
Bronx Times-Reporter23d
FDNY marks 20 years since tragic Bronx fire, one of its darkest days
Sign up for our Bronx Times email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! It’s now been two decades since six FDNY ...
New York Post24d
15-year-old boy injured falling from train while subway surfing in the Bronx
A 15-year-old boy suffered head injuries when he fell while subway surfing in the Bronx, according to police sources. The unidentified teen fell just before 6 p.m. Tuesday from the top of a 5 ...
Fox News24d
Colorado court rules elephants at zoo cannot pursue their release because they are not human
The ruling comes after a similar case in New York in 2022, when a court also ruled against an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo. Both cases were brought by Nonhuman Rights Project, an animal ...
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State reports show wide gap in fundraising by candidates in Belleville mayoral race
Candidates in Belleville’s mayoral race are incumbent ... That’s according to a quarterly report that her committee filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections. It also shows strong ...
The Independent25d
Colorado zoo elephants have no right to seek freedom because they're not human, court rules
The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo in a case brought by the same animal rights group.
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Elephants cannot sue to get out of the zoo, Colorado's top court rules
It followed a similar decision in 2022 by New York state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, that another aged elephant, Happy, had to remain at New York City's Bronx Zoo. An animal rights non ...
Bronx Times-Reporter25d
Bronx housing owners top public advocate Worst Landlords list
Sign up for our Bronx Times email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced the ...
Associated Press25d
Elephants can’t pursue their release from a Colorado zoo because they’re not human, court says
The ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court follows a similar court defeat in New York in 2022 for an elephant named Happy at the Bronx Zoo in a case brought by an animal rights group. Rulings in favor ...