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World New Zealand Penguins Thousands of little blue penguins—the world’s smallest penguin species—are washing up dead on the beaches of New Zealand’s northeast coast, in a mass death event that occurs every two decades or so. Since the beginning of the year, there have been frequent reports of dead penguin sightings on New Zealand's beaches. The last such event happened in 1998, meaning the latest occurrence is on schedule, but it is unusual because of its size, website Stuff.nz reported Graeme Taylor, a penguin expert at New Zealand's Department of Conservation, blamed the El Niño weather pattern, which hit in the middle of a successful breeding season. A little blue penguin moves toward the sea after being released by wildlife workers and school children at Mount Maunganui beach in Tauranga on December 8, 2011. Little blue penguins are washing up dead on beaches in New Zealand. Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Recommended Slideshows … [Read more...] about Penguin Mass Death: Thousands of ‘Little Blue’ Birds Wash Up Dead On Beaches

World Italy holiday travel tourism Venice is not simply sinking—it's flooded with tourists and the city's mayor is willing to do whatever it takes to regulate the wave of visitors, including closing down certain streets and bridges. The Easter weekend, at the beginning of April, saw thousands of tourists crowding Venetian streets and traditional canal ferries known as vaporetti, with local media reporting "a river of people" of an "unprecedented" proportion creating delays and long lines. Mass tourism is not a new phenomenon for Italy, but the number of visitors to the "Bel Paese" is increasing to a point where several cities are wondering whether the inconvenience created to local residents is worth putting up with. Venice Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has been campaigning for more regulation since he was elected three years ago. In 2016, he won the government's support to install turnstiles at strategic locations in the city to regulate the influx of … [Read more...] about Traveling to Italy? These Cities Are Fighting Against Mass Tourism

CANBERRA, Australia -- Seven people were found dead with gunshot wounds at a property near the tourist town of Margaret River in Australia's southwest on Friday in what could be the country's worst mass shooting in 22 years, police said. The bodies of three adults and four children and two guns were found at a rural property at the village of Osmington, Western Australia state Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said. The bodies of two adults were found outside a building on the property and the rest were found inside. They all resided at the property, he said. Police have no information to raise concerns about wider public safety. Police were led to the property by a phone call before dawn, Dawson said. He would not comment on the possibility of murder-suicide or the identity of the caller. "Police are currently responding to what I can only describe as a horrific incident," Dawson told reporters. "This devastating tragedy will no doubt have a lasting impact on the families concerned, … [Read more...] about 7 dead in what may be Australia’s worst mass shooting in 22 years, near Margaret River in western Australia

May 13, 9:59 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury National By Pritha Paul @ZiggyZina143 02/21/18 AT 2:10 AMThe police is currently investigating a threat of violence against Rio Rancho High School, New Mexico, made Tuesday.The screenshot of a social media post was circulated Tuesday among Rio Rancho High school students, in which an individual threatened to unleash a mass shooting in the institution the following day, adding that it will mainly target the humanities and fine arts buildings, local news KOAT reported. This created widespread panic among the school students and the police were alerted of the same around 8 p.m. local time (10 p.m. EST). The police are currently coordinating with Rio Rancho Public Schools to ensure the safety of the students.The Rio Rancho Police Department said the school’s students should expect extra police presence inside their institution till the matter is resolved.It is not … [Read more...] about Rio Rancho High School On High Alert After Mass Shooting Threat

Getty Images/David Becker A man who says he met Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock less than a month before the October 1 attack told authorities that Paddock warned that US law enforcement would start confiscating guns.  The man, whose name was redacted in reports released Wednesday, quoted Paddock saying somebody has to wake up the American public and get them to arm themselves. Authorities have still not provided a motive in what was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. In a jailhouse interview with police and the FBI, the man said Paddock called Federal Emergency Management Agency “camps” set up after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 “a dry run for law enforcement and military to start kickin’ down doors and ... confiscating guns.” The man, whose name was redacted in reports released Wednesday, quoted Paddock saying somebody has to wake up the American public and get them to arm themselves. The man said he met with Paddock … [Read more...] about The Las Vegas mass shooter was reportedly paranoid about guns being taken away