Group sues to stop Connecticut aquarium from getting beluga whales - Reuters
(Reuters) - An animals rights group is suing the U.S. government to thwart a Connecticut aquarium’s effort to get five new beluga whales, arguing in court that the aquatic animals would be harmed both from the trip from Canada and from being separated from other whales.
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Two French soldiers killed in Mali - presidency - Reuters Africa
'They are not alone': LGBT+ march against fear on German-Polish border - Reuters
SLUBICE, Poland, Sept 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Led by drag queens in glitter suits and towering high heels, some 2,000 demonstrators marched from Poland to Germany on Saturday in a landmark joint Pride parade to symbolically bridge the two countries’ deepening divide over LGBT+ rights.
Amid fears of a possible attack by Polish nationalists, riot police lined the streets at the start of the parade and led the marchers slowly across a blue, steel arch bridge spanning the River Oder, which marks the border
Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Saturday added former Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg, along with senior officials who served under President Barack Obama, to an expanded White House transition team.
Biden added four new co-chairs to the team led by his
Mladenovic-Babos withdrawn from U.S. Open doubles after quarantine notice - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Doubles top seeds Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos were withdrawn from the U.S. Open on Saturday, hours before they were due on court after Mladenovic received a COVID-19 quarantine notice from public health officials, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said.
Mick Schumacher provides ray of sunshine for sad Ferrari - Reuters
(Reuters) - Ferrari junior driver Mick Schumacher, son of Michael, was an F2 winner at Monza on Saturday to lighten some of the gloom for Formula One’s oldest and most glamorous team at their home Italian Grand Prix.
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Medvedev dismantles third-round opponent Wolf at U.S. Open - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russian Daniil Medvedev rolled through the U.S. Open third round by demolishing American J.J. Wolf 6-3 6-3 6-2 on Saturday.
Iran state TV shows wrestling star's purported confession to murder - Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian state television aired a video on Saturday in which a champion wrestler facing two death sentences appeared to confess to killing a water company security guard during anti-government protests in 2018.
The case of wrestler Navid Afkari has caused an outcry from Iranians and human rights groups. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Iran not to execute the 27-year-old Afkari.
Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the two death sentences against Afkari, who was
QB Smith makes Washington roster - Reuters
Continuing a remarkable comeback, quarterback Alex Smith reportedly earned a spot on the Washington Football Team’s 53-man roster.
Citing sources, ESPN and the NFL Network both said Saturday that the 36-year-old Smith will begin the season as Washington’
Kamala Harris says Trump not credible on possible COVID-19 vaccine - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris said she would not take President Donald Trump’s word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine.
In an interview excerpt broadcast by CNN on Saturday, Harris said Trump had a track record of suppressing expert opinion about the coronavirus pandemic and that she worried that might happen again in the case of a prospective vaccine.
“I would not trust Donald Trump,” Harris said, saying she would be convinced of the efficacy of a vaccine only if someone