Injured Deer at Indiana Petting Zoo Succumbs Despite Treatment, Prompting Mayor’s Call for Safety Measures

FRANKFORT, Ind. — A series of troubling incidents at a local petting zoo culminated in the death of a deer that had been receiving treatment for distress, city officials confirmed. The deer, which had been under the care of Purdue University Veterinary Hospital, succumbed to its injuries this past week. Inside Frankfort’s TPA Park Aviary & Petting Zoo, an atmosphere of concern has been palpable following the recent deaths of not only this deer but …

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Suspected Gunman in Austrian Mayor’s Killing Found Dead After Intensive Manhunt

Kirchberg ob der Donau, Austria – A tragic sequence of events that began with the shooting deaths of a local mayor and a former hunting official earlier this week concluded with the discovery of the suspected gunman’s body in a nearby forest, Austrian police confirmed on Saturday. The suspect, a 56-year-old man whose identity has not been released, is believed to have taken his own life. The investigation into the killings was sparked on Monday …

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Rising Violence in Guerrero Claims Another Mayor’s Life Amid Escalating Cartel Turmoil

Malinaltepec, Mexico — Acacio Flores, the mayor of the small town of Malinaltepec in southern Mexico’s state of Guerrero, has been found slain, marking yet another violent incident in a region tormented by persistent cartel violence. The official announcement of Flores’ homicide comes just days after Salvador Villalba Flores, another local mayor elected in the recent June polls, was also killed in the same state. Authorities reported that Flores’ body was discovered with a gunshot …

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