“Police in South Carolina announced that five more monkeys that escaped from Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee have been recaptured, bringing the total number of monkeys caught to 30. Thirteen research monkeys still remain on the loose as of Monday evening. Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard told the police that all recovered primates appear to be ‘in good health.’ ‘Efforts to safely capture the remaining primates will continue throughout the evening and as long as necessary,’ police said in their update, advising residents and the public to avoid the area and refrain from operating drones there ‘as they can startle the animals and cause further stress.’ Forty-three rhesus macaques monkeys, described as ‘very young females weighing approximately 6-7 lbs,’ escaped from Alpha Genesis, a primate research facility in Yemassee, a small town about 60 miles west of Charleston, around 1 p.m. last Wednesday, according to the Yemassee Police Department.” (11/12/24)
“A Dutch court has sided with Shell on its appeal against an earlier ruling that it was obligated to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help prevent climate change. An appeals court in The Hague on Tuesday dismissed the ruling, saying the oil and gas company is on its way to meeting emission targets that it has set for itself, and that it is unclear if reducing emissions caused by its products would help the fight against climate change. The verdict came a day after the COP29 climate summit opened. The annual United Nations event, hosted by Azerbaijan, was launched on Monday amid warnings that 2024 is on track to break temperature records.” (11/12/24)
“A California vegan meat company is paying $7.5 million to settle allegations that it exaggerated the amount of protein in its products. The El Segundo-headquartered company Beyond Meat, Inc., produces plant-based meat substitutes, such as artificial burgers, sausages and steak. The company was named in multiple class action lawsuits filed between May 2022 and January 2023 that accused Beyond Meat of overstating the amount of protein and the quality of the food. The lawsuits were consolidated and a settlement agreement was reached on July 8, a company spokesperson told SFGATE in a statement. Beyond Meat denies the allegations of misleading advertising but is offering the hefty payout to ‘avoid the costs of further litigation,’ the spokesperson said..” (11/12/24)
“On Friday, November 8, 2024, DeSoto police responded to a call at approximately 7:54 p.m. reporting an armed man attempting to break into a home in the 400 block of Raintree Circle. The female resident had called 911, stating that an unknown male suspect, armed with a pistol, was trying to force his way into her house through the rear garage door. Dispatch could hear screams and yelling on the line, while multiple neighbors called to report hearing gunshots in the area. Officers arrived at the scene within minutes and found the resident outside her home, who reported that she believed she had shot the intruder. Police searched the property and discovered the suspect lying in the garage with gunshot wounds to his chest and face.” (11/11/24)
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“Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of [squats] in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Smotrich, who is in charge of the [squats], said on Monday that he had instructed his department to ‘prepare the necessary infrastructure for applying sovereignty.’ It is unclear whether his long-standing desire to apply full Israeli law in West Bank [squats] has any chance of being implemented soon. The Prime Minister’s Office is yet to comment on Smotrich’s order. However, earlier Monday, Gideon Sa’ar, Israel’s new foreign minister, told a press briefing that the government had made no decision on the issue of annexation as yet, but noted it had been discussed during Donald Trump’s first term as US president and added that ‘if it will be relevant it will be discussed again with our friends in Washington.'” (11/12/24)
“North Korea ratified a major defense treaty with Russia stipulating mutual military aid, the North’s state media reported Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Ukraine say North Korea has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. Russia had completed the ratification of the treaty last week after it was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in June. It is considered both countries’ biggest defense deal since the end of the Cold War.” (11/11/24)
“UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged their ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine as the two leaders met in Paris days after a second Trump administration was elected in the US. They ‘reaffirmed their commitment to co-ordinate closely, stressing their determination to support Ukraine unwaveringly and for as long as necessary to thwart Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine,’ the Elysee said in a statement on Monday.” (11/11/24)
“Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar on Sunday accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government of spying on him and his staff. Speaking at a press conference in Budapest, Magyar said he was blowing the lid off what he called a ‘Hungarian Watergate,’ referring to the wiretapping political scandal that led to United States President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974. ‘Intelligence officers who serve their country and not a mafia government have confided in me that my apartment, our offices and our vehicles have been bugged for months,’ said Magyar, who leads the opposition Tisza party.” (11/11/24)
“President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with little foreign policy experience to represent the U.S. at the international organization. ‘Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,’ Trump said in a statement Monday announcing his pick for the role — his first selection that will require Senate confirmation. Stefanik, 40, who serves as House Republican Conference Chair, has long been one of Trump’s most loyal allies in the House, and was among those discussed as a potential vice presidential choice. She will be thrown into the world body’s deep divisions from the wars in the Mideast and Ukraine to reining in nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.” (11/11/24)
