The Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium welcomed their new California sea lion pup on June 6, and now she needs a name. In the Tacoma zoo’s 119-year history, the pup is the first-ever to be born there. According to the zoo, “She’s thriving, growing, and exploring a kiddie pool behind the scenes.” Before she meets […]
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UCLA protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment in defiance of university
Pro-Palestinian protesters launched a new encampment on the UCLA campus Thursday, weeks after their initial camp was violently attacked by counterprotesters and then dismantled by police. Photos of the new encampment showed at least two tents on the Kerckhoff patio Thursday morning. Students said private security and UCLA police were on site, apparently to keep […]
Critically endangered wolf pups born at Point Defiance Zoo
Five critically endangered American Red Wolf pups were born at an off-site facility of the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium recently. The zoo posted the “pupdate” just in time for Mother’s Day, saying that the pups are healthy and growing fast. Three males and two females were born at the breeding facility in Eatonville, where […]
US warning on arms supplies prompts Israeli defiance, doubts
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden‘s announcement that he would withhold arms supplies if Israel went through with its assault of Rafah drew a defiant reaction on Wednesday alongside unease at the possible longer term fallout from the open clash with Israel’s most vital ally. The warning came after months of […]
Tacoma police release sketch of Point Defiance stabbing suspect
Police say a woman was pinned down and stabbed on a marked trail of the 5-Mile Drive at Point Defiance Park on February 10. The woman was taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening wounds. The suspect ran away on foot through the trails and hasn’t been found. On Sunday, Tacoma police released a […]
Trump’s Alleged Defiance and Deceit Distinguish His Handling of Secrets From Biden’s
If Joe Biden will not be prosecuted for mishandling classified material, why does Donald Trump face 40 felony charges based on conduct that looks broadly similar? It is a question that Trump’s supporters were bound to ask after Special Counsel Robert Hur, formerly a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney, released his findings about Biden last Thursday. But […]
Aderholt joins GOP lawmakers supporting Texas’ defiance of SCOTUS order
Jan. 30—Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Alabama, 4th District) has joined a number of GOP lawmakers who have expressed support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s defiance of a Supreme Court order to allow federal agents access to the Texas-Mexico border. During a community luncheon hosted by the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce Friday, Jan. 26, Aderholt described […]
An unlikely challenger to Putin brings a rare show of defiance, creating a dilemma for the Kremlin
They have lined up by the thousands across Russia in recent days, standing in the bitter cold for a chance to sign petitions to support an unlikely challenger to President Vladimir Putin. Boris Nadezhdin has become a dilemma for the Kremlin as he seeks to run in the March 17 presidential election. The question now […]
Hunter Biden agrees to deposition with House Republican after months of defiance, committee says
Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, accompanied by his attorney Abbe Lowell, left, talks to reporters as they leave a House Oversight Committee hearing as Republicans are taking the first step toward holding him in contempt of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter […]