Haaretz [Israel]
19 February 2019
Why Israel Is Experiencing a
Dire Bacon Crisis
[…] Contrary to a persistent urban legend, pigs in
Israel are not bred on raised platforms to prevent them from touching the soil
of the “Holy Land.” As in other countries, they are bred on raised surfaces to
facilitate drainage of their bodily waste. […]
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Charlotte Observer [NC]
19 February 2019
Razor blades found on NC
Walmart shopping carts. ‘Be cautious at all stores,’ cops say
Police are warning
shoppers in one North Carolina town to be wary of all shopping carts after
razor blades were found fastened to cart handles at a Walmart. At least one
shopper was injured by a razor blade at the store, and the Siler City Police
Department is asking for that shopper to contact investigators, according to a
Facebook post. The town is 55 miles west of Raleigh. […] A motive was not
released, but the razor blades may have been placed on carts in connection with
“an attempt to shoplift,” police said on Facebook. […]
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New York
Times
19
February 2019
The True Story Behind an Iconic Vietnam War Photo Was
Nearly Erased — Until Now
[…] These
men sacrificed much and were sacrificed — not just on the battlefield but after
they got home. In our time of stadium flyovers, flag displays and
thank-you-for-your-service gestures, it can be hard to understand the extreme
hostility and condemnation that was heaped on service members returning from
Vietnam as living symbols of the war, or the ways they were ignored. [Octaive]
Glass says one of the first things he experienced on American soil after his
combat tour was being spat on by a protester. [Joe] López describes
interviewing for a job and having his potential new boss ask him how many
babies he had killed. […]
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The Star
[Jamaica]
20
February 2019
Needles and pins found in plantains
It’s not
unusual for Donovan Palmer to travel from Manchester to Coronation Market in
downtown Kingston to purchase ground provisions and other food items for resale
in his community and neighbouring districts. But, last Sunday, he was in for an
unpleasant surprise when one of his customers noticed his plantain had pins and
needles inside it. Further checks revealed that at least 40 other plantains
contained needles. […]
