From Jenna Orkin Trump Gets Fined in Court but Wins in the House Will the U.A.W. Strike Turn the Rust Belt Green? How ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Fails Native Americans Like Me German-Israeli Shani Louk is confirmed dead, 3 weeks after Hamas captured her and paraded her through Gaza in her underwear Digital Quality of Life Ranked Worldwide Mob storms Dagestan airport in search of Jewish passengers from Israel Extremist attacks escalate in Niger after coup topples American ally They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world Drone Footage Sixty Minutes: Indoor Air Systems Preventing Spread of Viruses

From Jenna Orkin A pro-Russian former Ukrainian lawmaker who was lined up to be Putin's puppet leader in Kyiv was shot in Crimea New York City is moving migrants out of shelters and offering them plane tickets to anywhere in the world. Chinese fighter jet flies within 10 feet of US B-52 bomber: US military How $17.2 Million in Gold and Cash Disappeared From Toronto’s Airport FBI raids Baltimore's 'Safe Streets' office in Belair-Edison Hamas Working to Free 8 Russian-Israeli Hostages – Reports Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. ‘This is not my time,’ he says Guaranteed income? 14th grade? Before AI, tech fears drove bold ideas. A barrage and a midair explosion: What visual evidence shows about the Gaza hospital blast Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 20 Alone In The Dark WESLEY T. MILLER

From Jenna Orkin Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working Israel conducts ground incursion in Gaza tanks roll through border area California DMV suspends permits for Cruise driverless robotaxis 65 hospitals closing departments or ending services Oregon students won’t have to show added proficiency in basic skills through 2028 to graduate Family Sues Panera Bread Claiming ‘Charged Lemonade’ Led to Student’s Death The lawsuit claims Panera Bread failed to advertise the high levels of caffeine in their 'Charged Lemonade'. Slow Death of Department Stores as Non-Store Retailers Including Amazon Flourish Cost of Wasted Cancer Drugs May Exceed $4,000 Per Patient Red Cross war surgeons enter Gaza; Egypt says drone hits border town Hamas militants were high on 'poor man's cocaine' during the October 7 terrorist attacks, report says

From Jenna Orkin Understanding how “honor cultures” influence people’s willingness to apologize can help reduce conflict. Daniel Radcliffe directs spotlight to his stunt double who was paralyzed during ‘Deathly Hallows’ accident The World’s Longest Living People Share this ONE Hobby This Fox News host gives climate skeptics airtime but went solar at home Russia says it rehearsed delivering a massive retaliatory nuclear strike The Real Cost of Plundering the Planet’s Resources Who is Mike Johnson? Five things to know about the new Republican House speaker The many reasons Netanyahu may be delaying an Israeli ground offensive in Gaza Video shows Israeli armored vehicles clearing paths into Gaza ahead of a likely ground invasion Judge says Georgia's congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn

From Jenna Orkin Media Confidence in US Matches Record Low Trump co-defendant Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election case Let’s not forget the Palestinian Authority’s role in this catastrophe The surprising benefits of switching to ‘lamb mowers’ A new planetary report card confirms that humans are making little progress on confronting the climate crisis. Researchers assessed Earth’s status on 35 “planetary vital signs” with regards to climate. The analysis shows that humans have reached new extremes on 20 of these measurements, including global gross domestic product, fossil fuel subsidies, annual carbon pollution and glacier thinning. Overall, the report considers human activities, such as deforestation and meat consumption, as well as the planet’s responses to those activities, including characteristics such as ice loss and temperature changes. • Global demand for coal, oil and gas may peak before 2030, according to the International Energy Agency. Ukrainian spies with deep ties to CIA wage shadow war against Russia Israel-Palestine war: Israeli officials 'unhappy' with released woman's description of captivity Israeli naval forces thwart Hamas' attempted invasion by sea, IDF video shows Poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic is charged with poisoning his wife

From Jenna Orkin Jon Stewart’s ‘The Problem’ Not Moving Forward at Apple Amid Creative Differences Ukrainian Spies with Ties to CIA Wage Shadow War Against Russia Comprehensive study of West Antarctic Ice Sheet finds collapse may be unavoidable WHERE MALARIA IS SPREADING Police: Vehicle reportedly drives through pro-Palestinian rally in Minneapolis Venezuelans back candidate to challenge Maduro — if she’s allowed Already, the feds are running a deficit that will reach up to $2 trillion this year. That’s 4% of GDP – in year of full employment and positive GDP growth…a sh*thole country level…not a level for a responsible, mature, honest nation. The European Union, for example, specifically forbade deficits of more than 3% of GDP. Is the UK Giving Up on Solar Power? Yale University, with an endowment of forty billion dollars, is the largest landowner in New Haven, Connecticut, where one in four residents live at or below the federal poverty level. The juxtaposition is unmissable: the city is, as the labor leader and former resident Gwen Mills describes it, a “post-industrial manufacturing town with a multibillion-dollar education corporation plopped right into the middle of it.” And, because of its status as a nonprofit, Yale isn’t even required to pay taxes on all that property it owns. It would seem like a perfect setup for the kinds of intractable town-grown conflicts that roil many similar American cities. But, as E. Tammy Kim reports in a compelling new story, the situation in New Haven has been playing out differently, owing in large part to the unusual political success of Yale’s organized workers. For more than a decade, New Haven’s city council has been dominated by Local 35 and 34 of the large North American union UNITE HERE, which represent Yale’s mechanics, janitors, dining-hall workers, receptionists, librarians, and lab researchers. The council has been credited with pressuring Yale to give more back to the community, including making higher voluntary payments in lieu of taxes. Meanwhile, the union has been growing, and, this past year, achieved a major breakthrough when graduate-student teachers won their own union, Local 33. This expansion has strengthened the power of labor at Yale, but it brings new challenges as well. As Kim asks, “Could the Yale unions find enough common ground between graduate students and custodians and billing clerks to keep the experiment going?” Xi Makes Unprecedented PBOC Visit

From Jenna Orkin Is Argentina about to elect a Trump-admiring outsider president? A surprising number of celebrities have worked as spies Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 19 - Never Coming Home Again - WESLEY T. MILLER Pro-Palestinian creators use secret spellings, code words to evade social media algorithms Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered—here's how we search for others that could change the world Russia is buying engines from China's AliExpress to make 'quick and dirty' drones that are proving lethal, Ukraine says Hamas militants likely used North Korean RPGs and assault rifles in the October 7 attacks on Israel, reports say Starting in mid-2025, some 1.4 billion people from over 60 visa-exempt countries are required to have a travel authorisation to enter most European countries. Sweden's Islamic State returnees are working with children Southwest Land Border Encounters

From Jenna Orkin India Expected To Reject Russian Demand To Pay For Oil In Chinese Yuan FBI arrests man for allegedly trying to derail trains in Cleveland Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza “During the second part of the third quarter of 2023, we experienced substantial unexpected cancellations and pushouts of existing backlog from our European distributors,” said Zvi Lando, Chief Executive Officer of SolarEdge. Listen to the Gazans who are seeking a path away from Hamas Charles Koch’s principles-based legacy and future giving featured in Forbes Israel did not bomb that hospital, according to the latest intelligence. It's a reminder that in war, all sides engage in propaganda. Russian casualties soar by 90% as Putin's generals order furious attacks on small city in east, UK intelligence says Historically, Hamas-affiliated charities — purported to provide much-needed money for residents of Gaza struggling to access sufficient food or medical care — have been a driver of funds toward its military wing. While some of the funds may ultimately reach their intended subjects, often the charitable organizations, headquartered outside Gaza and sometimes based in Western countries, are sophisticated fronts for Hamas military operations. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Surged to Record $7 Trillion

From Jenna Orkin Why Jordan and Egypt are saying 'no' to accepting Palestinian refugees from Gaza North Korea's Covert Role In Russian-Ukrainian Conflict Ukraine’s parliament advances bill seen as targeting Orthodox church with historic ties to Moscow Some scientists seriously believe we could live forever by the 2030s. Here's what you need to know about the 'longevity escape velocity' theory. China is set to dominate the deep sea and its wealth of rare metals The Supreme Court Looks Set to Deliver Another Blow to the Environment Anguished Fallout from a Pro-Palestinian Letter at Harvard But the safe rooms—which became mandatory in all buildings constructed in Israel after the Gulf War of 1991—were meant to shield residents from bombs and missiles, not terrorist attacks; their steel doors usually cannot be locked from within. Billions of crabs went missing around Alaska. Scientists now know what happened to them Jon Stewart's show on Apple TV+ is reportedly coming to an end amid disagreements around China and AI

From Jenna Orkin Jordan won’t seek a third vote, backs plan to empower interim speaker Biden announces Gaza aid deal, will address U.S. response in speech tonight Discussions still ‘ongoing’ on allowing aid to Gaza via Egypt crossing Trump co-defendant Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election-interference case AI is learning from stolen intellectual property. It needs to stop. U.S. starts deportation flights to Venezuela, aiming to curb migration The Failure of Australia to Create an Indigenous Vote in Parliament What the War Means for Palestinians Inside Israel An antiviral drug approved only in Japan called ensitrelvir helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly. While visiting wartime Israel, New York governor learns of her father's sudden death back home

From Jenna Orkin Biden Eases Sanctions on Venezuela Scrolls were illegible for 2,000 years. A college student read one with AI. Biden's wartime visit to Israel got more complicated in 2 key ways before he even landed Not a Bot Ukraine Facility The interception of a Canadian military plane by Chinese fighter jets over international waters on Monday was unacceptable, dangerous and reckless, said Defence Minister Bill Blair. He spoke after Canada's Global News said a Chinese jet had come within five meters (16 feet) of a Canadian surveillance plane taking part in an U.N. operation to enforce sanctions against North Korea. 189 decomposing bodies found at funeral home offering green burials A long-lost tectonic plate that once underpinned what is today the South China Sea has been rediscovered 20 million years after disappearing. | How Hezbollah could draw US troops into a wider war in the Middle East Biden warns Israel: Don't make the same mistakes the US did after 9/11

From Jenna Orkin Scoop: Iran warns Israel through UN against ground offensive in Gaza New-Onset Rheumatic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations until May 2023: A Systematic Review Why has the Gaza ground invasion been delayed since Friday? - analysis Is Hezbollah waiting to strike until forces are in a Gaza quagmire? New England fruit farmers begin to reimagine crops as climate shifts A gunman suspected of killing two Swedish nationals in a terrorist attack in Brussels has died after being shot by police, bringing an end to an overnight manhunt. Scientists propose sweeping new law of nature, expanding on evolution Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal peril deepens as his defense comes up short Two sisters, one in Lisbon and the other in New Jersey, show how Portugal provides a promising if imperfect model for improving a nation’s life expectancy. Primary care saves lives. Here’s why it’s failing Americans. Doctors want to ban the term “excited delirium,” which police departments cite as a cause of death of people in custody, but is not a recognized medical diagnosis. |

From Jenna Orkin This is the largest map of the human brain ever made How to Spot a Phishing Attack in 2023 With all eyes on Gaza war, violence is quietly mounting in the West Bank Iran's foreign minister warns Israel from Beirut it could suffer 'a huge earthquake' CIA intel about looming Hamas attacks did not reach Joe Biden — dismissed as routine Another US Navy carrier strike group is heading to waters near Israel, where it'll join a large amount of American firepower already there Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 18 Walking In The Rain - Wesley T. Miller Blood transfusion crisis puts U.S. at risk, doctors’ JAMA op-ed says Some coma patients may be conscious. New research could identify them. Biden says a Palestinian state should be established and Hamas eliminated entirely

From Jenna Orkin Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran, sources say Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Here to Pump You Up (Emotionally) More than four in 10 seniors meet none of the college readiness benchmarks; 70% of seniors fall short of college readiness benchmark for mathematics Harvard Student Groups Face Intense Backlash for Statement Calling Israel ‘Entirely Responsible’ for Hamas Attack The Tangled Grief of Israel's Anti-Occupation Activists The Man Who Would Be Britain’s Next Prime Minister The Luxury Office Building That Became a Horrific Migrant Shelter Underneath every mushroom is a sprawling, branching network of rootlike structures called a mycelium. Now researchers have successfully grown these networks into Pop Tart–size sheets that could act as a fire retardant in building materials. Mycelium contains a lot of carbon. When exposed to fire, the sheet briefly burns, releasing water and carbon dioxide into the air, before petering out and leaving behind a black layer of carbon. If you stop thinking of atoms and electrons as minuscule tennis balls and instead imagine any “quantum object” as something like a wave created in water, a lot of the weirdness of quantum phenomena is removed, write Jasper van Wezel, Lotte Mertens and Jans Henke. Van Wetzel and Mertens are at the University of Amsterdam, and Henke is a science writer in the Netherlands. Several so-called strange quantum phenomena can be achieved by water waves too, they say. Cory Mills in Israel to Rescue Americans

From Jenna Orkin The baseline forecast is for global growth to slow from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.0 percent in 2023 and 2.9 percent in 2024, well below the historical (2000–19) average of 3.8 percent. How AI Contributes to Stereotypes Monkeys with transplanted pig kidneys lived for up to two years or more, according to a recent study. The results could help convince regulators that xenotransplantation is ready for clinical trials in humans. Monkeys with Transplanted Pig Kidneys Live for Up to Two Years or More Russian journalist who protested war on TV possibly poisoned in France The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. There's now a 50% chance of world war as the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread, hedge fund legend Ray Dalio says Steve Scalise withdraws from speaker's race, sending House into further turmoil Hackers infiltrated Israeli smart billboards to post pro-Hamas messages, reports say

From Jenna Orkin Reality is finally asserting its rugged old self to say that our country is as broke as broke can be and there has to be a painful adjustment. It will be presented as a Hobson’s choice: you can have no money… or you can have plenty of money that’s worthless. What’s it gonna be? NYC felony assaults against women have soared more than 40% over four years: NYPD data Introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold-Backed Digital Token (Zig) as a Means of Payment House Republicans meet behind closed doors to pick speaker nominee A tantalizing detail in a new Trump legal filing Israel ordered a ‘complete siege’ of Gaza. Here’s what that looks like. Someday Robots Will Be Made of Memory An excerpt from the graphic novel “Artificial: A Love Story.” An effective treatment for chronic wounds and burns might be sitting in your pantry: a mixture of honey and vinegar that has been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years. Honey stresses bacteria and fights infections with its high sugar content and acidity. Similarly, vinegar's active component, acetic acid, is a natural antiseptic that breaks down bacterial DNA and proteins. When combined, the mixture is called oxymel. In a recent study, oxymel killed up to 1,000 times more bacteria in a laboratory-grown biofilm than vinegar alone and up to 100,000 times more than honey alone. Bill Ackman calls on Harvard to release the names of students in groups holding Israel responsible for Hamas violence — so CEOs don't 'inadvertently hire' them Why Israel's Iron Dome couldn't stop every rocket strike from Hamas

From Jenna Orkin Israel says border secured, army to go on the offensive Biden addresses war as Israeli death toll passes 1,000 Guns are seized in U.S. schools each day. The numbers are soaring. How to avoid falling for misinformation, AI images on social media The conflict has also, at least for now, almost certainly scuttled U.S. diplomacy to broker formal rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Israel, a pivotal step for Israel to gain recognition from a long-standing adversary. Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia condemned the “continued occupation, the deprivation of the Palestinian people of their legitimate rights, and the repetition of systematic provocations against its sanctities.” US says it is talking to Israel about safe passage for Gaza civilians Israel has frozen crypto accounts belonging to Hamas, with Binance helping to locate them U.S. Oil Exports Hit Record In H1: EIA Gates Foundation to Accelerate mRNA Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing in Africa and Globally Lindsey Graham Threatens Iran With War

From Jenna Orkin Vermont Utility Plans to End Outages by Giving Customers Batteries Heather Cox Richardson re Israel Fury as Palestinian protester waves a SWASTIKA at anti-Israel rally in New York City's Times Square as thousands of demonstrators take to the streets across the US - while rockets and gunfire flies in the Middle East Environmental agencies look for radioactive materials in Erie, Niagara counties The US announced the deployment of USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the eastern Mediterranean on Sunday amid a major crisis in Israel. This represents a 9% increase in ‘self-generated’ reports from 2021 to 2022 in terms of the number of actioned webpages. (Child pornography) The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help prevent the spread of rabies. Starting this week, Wildlife Services will be distributing oral rabies vaccine for wild raccoons in Western North Carolina. Beginning Oct. 4, 2023, baits containing the oral rabies vaccine will be aerially distributed in Alleghany, Ashe, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Macon, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvania, Wilkes and Yancey Counties. Egypt intelligence official says Israel ignored repeated warnings of ‘something big’ The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried Dozens of University of Florida Students Injured as Stampede Breaks out at Israel Vigil

From Jenna Orkin This is the most-complete woolly mammoth ever found in North America Former U.S. intelligence and military officers said they believed the timing of the Hamas attack was primarily aimed at disrupting negotiations between Israel and Saudi Arabia as Riyadh appeared on the verge of a historic step to normalize relations with Israel. Israel announces 'complete siege' of Gaza, cutting its electricity, food, water, and fuel Hamas built a mock Israeli town in Gaza and practiced its attack in plain sight — but Israel didn't react, report says Hezbollah militants fire dozens of rockets into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to support 'Palestinian resistance' Iran Helped Plot Attack on Israel Over Several Weeks The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gave the final go-ahead last Monday in Beirut Rare Earth Prices Skyrocket Following Burmese Mining Suspension U.S. deploys aircraft carrier group to the Mediterranean in bid to prevent escalation Rich countries promised poor nations billions for climate change. They aren’t paying. China has invested heavily in an armada of far-flung fishing vessels, in part to extend its global influence. This maritime expansion has come at grave human cost.

From Jenna Orkin Marlon Brando was more than an actor. He was a mad scientist. - Ed Begley, long-time environmentalist; MC with Jamey Hecht of 9/11 Conference, September 11, 2004 At least 1,000 birds died from colliding with one Chicago building in one day This is the most accurate image of an atom How Native Americans Will Shape the Future of Water in the West Tribal nations hold the rights to significant portions of the Colorado River. In the increasing drought, some are showing the way to sustainability. 1,000 dead birds rained from the Chicago sky after a 'nightmare' mass collision with a building that activists have been warning about for decades Taliban says 2,400 killed after earthquake ravages western Afghanistan Most childhood cancer survivors face serious health problems as adults ‘Freak of nature’ tree is the find of a lifetime for forest explorer The Kazakhstan mission is part of a worldwide project led by the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, or SPUN, a scientific research organization dedicated to mapping out underground fungi. The goal is to sample soil in 10,000 biodiversity hot spots across the world to create a global picture of what species of fungi exist and where. Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 17 Cue Office Intrigue... WESLEY T. MILLER

From Jenna Orkin Israel declares state of war after Hamas launches coordinated surprise wave of attacks from Gaza The Rise Of Nuclear Power In The Middle East Exxon Mobil Closing In on Megadeal With Shale Driller Pioneer Unexpected vaginal bleeding and COVID-19 vaccination in nonmenstruating women US provocatively points new nuke-tipped missile at China The Enemies of Literature Are Winning Scientists say they’ve confirmed evidence that humans arrived in the Americas far earlier than previously thought NYC struggling to contain ‘dramatic’ increase in tuberculosis cases amid COVID, migrant concerns What to Know About the New Covid Shots For the first time scientists observe the creation of matter from light

From Jenna Orkin 5 ways China's trying to get people to have more babies — from cash incentives to cracking down on the 'bride price' Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found. H3N8 Avian Flu Coal Production Surges By 83% At India’s Largest Power Firm An emergency alert test sounded today on all U.S. cellphones, TVs and radios. Here's what happened. Russia is probing an alleged plot to kill Putin after getting a tip about a conversation in a karaoke bar, report says Scientists discover how dozens of genes may contribute to autism REVEALING RECORDS I find documents officials want to keep hidden. Here’s how. How Neuralink Keeps Dead Monkey Photos Secret Fear of human 'super predator' pervades the South African savanna

From Jenna Orkin Slovakia's neighbours boost border checks to stem illegal migrant flows SNAP benefits increase as eligibility requirements change through 2024 Oil Is Near $100. Shale Isn’t Coming to the Rescue. Frackers are constrained by investor payouts, inflation and interest rates, keeping spending in check How is leprosy spreading domestically in the US? Some experts point to armadillos. More than 2,000 species of amphibians are threatened by extinction the naturally occurring parts of the sugar molecule, called hydroxyl, are manufactured out of sucralose and exchanged for chlorine, Limits to Growth Reports Vindicated as Earth Faces Overshoot and Collapse Scientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reef Who voted Kevin McCarthy out? These 8 House Republicans. More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers begin multistate strike

From Jenna Orkin Putin ordered a national nuclear alert for Wednesday, exercises will be held in 11 time zones A record-breaking 13.3 million passengers passed through Newark Liberty International, John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia, and New York Stewart International airports in August 2023. Say you search for “children’s clothing.” Google converts it, without your knowledge, to a search for “NIKOLAI-brand kidswear,” making a behind-the-scenes substitution of your actual query with a different query that just happens to generate more money for the company, America doesn’t need more God. It needs more atheists. AN EPIDEMIC OF CHRONIC ILLNESS IS KILLING US TOO SOON Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm. The impact could be deadly That's not a real job opening: Some companies are posting 'ghost jobs' but don't actually plan to hire you — or anyone Sweden's Deadly Gun Violence Vatican Rules Out Blessings for Same-Sex Relationships, Despite Calls for Liberalization Pope Francis pushes back at some liberal bishops’ call for church to embrace gay unions EU Budget Top-Up for Ukraine Is a Tough Sell

From Jenna Orkin Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butler to fill Senate seat left empty by Dianne Feinstein The Great Zelle Pool Scam All I wanted was a status symbol. What I got was a $31,000 lesson in the downside of payment apps. Harvard's morgue scandal wasn't the first time donated bodies ended up dismembered and sold on the black market New York City faces lower air quality from Canada wildfires Scientists Behind mRNA Vaccine Awarded Nobel Prize Prehistoric Carvings Are So Accurate, Animals' Sex, Age, And Species Can Be Determined The only tuberculosis vaccine is a century old. New innovations are around the corner. They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie? Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino became famous for their research into why we bend the truth. Now they’ve both been accused of fabricating data. Why the AI Behind Deepfakes May Also Be Their Undoing Mirror Worlds Naomi Klein and her doubles.

From Jenna Orkin What federal employees and contractors need to know about the shutdown Nearly 100 solutions in three areas of action—Reduce Sources, Support Sinks, and Improve Society—form the foundation of our science-based plan to avoid climate catastrophe. Exploding Watermelons—What’s Really Happening? The implication is that the 1970s concept of an all-volunteer force has outlived its shelf life and does not align with the current operating environment. A 23-year-old was arrested for gun possession. It led the FBI to a global Satanic cult Charted: The World’s Biggest Oil Producers How NASA Brought an Asteroid to Earth Juvenile Crimes - Chapter 16 'F' is for Fighting! WESLEY T. MILLER A Caribbean island once ruled by rats is now a wildlife haven The circus is back in town — but the animals aren’t