Papillon, Europe’s Most Wanted Bear, is Captured After 42 Days on the Run – Urban Christian News

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M49, also known as Papillon after the prison escape film, in July 2019 after an earlier escape. Photograph: AP
M49, also known as Papillon after the prison escape film, in July 2019 after an earlier escape. Photograph: AP

A brown bear nicknamed Papillon for its propensity for escaping from its enclosure has been captured by rangers in the Italian province of Trento after 42 days of freedom.

Codenamed M49, the 149kg (23st) bear fled from the Casteller centre on 27 July after climbing over its enclosure, which had been reinforced following previous escapes.

M49 was the most wanted bear in Europe and considered an “escape genius”. Italian authorities compared the bear to Papillon, the eponymous character from Henri Charrière’s memoir about escaping from a French penal colony, which was released as a film in 1973.

An order for the bear’s capture was issued in June 2019 by the president of Trento province, Maurizio Fugatti, who declared that the animal was a risk to humans after it was seen close to inhabited areas. The first escape took place on 15 July 2019, when M49 managed to climb over three electric fences and a four-metre-high barrier at a wildlife enclosure in the northern Italian province of Trento before disappearing into the woods.

On that occasion, the authorities granted permission to rangers to shoot the bear if it came close to inhabited areas. “The fact that the bear managed to climb over an electric fence with seven wires at 7,000 volts demonstrates that this specimen is dangerous and a public safety problem,” Fugatti stated in 2019.

The animal, which has been implicated in the killing of livestock, was captured on 29 April, but remained in captivity for only two…

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Terrorist is Shot Dead by Police in France After Beheading Teacher Who Showed His Class Cartoons of Mohammed for School Lesson

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The French President Emmanuel Macron denounced what he called an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’ after a teenager shouting Allahu Akbar allegedly beheaded a school teacher with a knife in Paris.

The victim was said to have been a middle school history teacher who had enraged parents by displaying cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to pupils.

The attacker, whose identity has not been officially established, was shot by French officers as they tried to arrest him and later died of his injuries, police said.

Today the French leader visited the school where the teacher worked in the town of Conflans-Saint-Honorine and met with staff.

He said: ‘One of our compatriots was murdered today because he taught… the freedom to believe or not believe.

‘He said the attack should not divide France because that is what the extremists want. We must stand all together as citizens.’

A source told Le Parisien: ‘The victim had recently given a lesson to his students on freedom of expression and had shown the caricatures of Muhammad’. The murdered teacher was later identified as Samuel P.

His lesson led to an enraged man confronting him with a knife, and then cutting his head off, said the source.

The dead suspected terrorist was described as an 18-year-old who was born in Moscow, and who had links with the school.

The bloodbath took place in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a suburb some 25 miles from the centre of the French capital on Friday at around 5pm (1500 GMT) near a school.

People are seen outside an entrance area near the scene of a stabbing attack in the Paris suburb of Conflans St Honorine. The dead suspected terrorist - killed by police - was described as an 18-year-old who was born in Moscow, and who had links with the school where the teacher he allegedly killed worked
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Pastor Murdered, Two Arrested, One at Large

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Pastor Murdered, Two Arrested, One at Large


Pastor Murdered, Two Arrested, One at Large

A Florida Pastor was murdered after an altercation broke out between a group of men in front of a local business. Gregory Boyd, 54, pastor of New Birth Harvest Outreach Ministries Churches of Deliverance in Miami, Florida, was allegedly shot and killed by three perpetrators when he was caught in the crossfires of the dispute, according to The Christian Post. Two of the alleged perpetrators have been arrested, but the third one is still at large.

According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, Boyd was murdered in front of the Shoe Time store at 6:05 P.M. on Thursday, September 10. He was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. He died in the hospital from his injuries.

According to Local10, the two who were caught have confessed to the murder, but several people opened gunfire in the parking lot where Boyd was killed while walking to his car, according to investigators. Investigators believe Boyd wasn’t meant to be the target but was caught in the crossfire.

According to multiple outlets reporting on a Facebook live video that has since been taken down, the alleged homicide perpetrators were arguing about something before one of them opened fire. And according to witness statements given to Local10, one of the shooters was in a “white shirt” and “he kept shooting and shooting and shooting.” Another witness said “suddenly I heard all of these shots.” One of the…

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The Dangerous Rise of Military AI – Urban Christian News

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The video is stark. Two menacing men stand next to a white van in a field, holding remote controls. They open the van’s back doors, and the whining sound of quadcopter drones crescendos. They flip a switch, and the drones swarm out like bats from a cave. In a few seconds, we cut to a college classroom. The killer robots flood in through windows and vents. The students scream in terror, trapped inside, as the drones attack with deadly force. The lesson that the film, Slaughterbots, is trying to impart is clear: tiny killer robots are either here or a small technological advance away. Terrorists could easily deploy them. And existing defences are weak or nonexistent.

Some military experts argued that Slaughterbots – which was made by the Future of Life Institute, an organisation researching existential threats to humanity – sensationalised a serious problem, stoking fear where calm reflection was required. But when it comes to the future of war, the line between science fiction and industrial fact is often blurry. The US air force has predicted a future in which “Swat teams will send mechanical insects equipped with video cameras to creep inside a building during a hostage standoff”. One “microsystems collaborative” has already released Octoroach, an “extremely small robot with a camera and radio transmitter that can cover up to 100 metres on the ground”. It is only one of many “biomimetic”, or nature-imitating, weapons that are on the horizon.

Who knows how many other noxious creatures are now models for avant garde military theorists. A recent novel by PW…

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How Dak Prescott’s neighbors responded to his injury: A Cuban pastor explains why God has blessed America

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How Dak Prescott’s neighbors responded to his injury: A Cuban pastor explains why God has blessed America

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) is tackled by New York Giants cornerback Logan Ryan, rear, in the second half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020. Prescott suffered a lower right leg injury on the play. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

In the interest of serving all our readers, I try to refrain from commenting on local news. However, after Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a gruesome ankle injury in last Sunday’s game, a story so impressed me that I wanted to share it. Dak’s neighbors put a huge sign in front of his house with giant letters in Cowboys colors. The top line reads, “GET WELL SOON.” The line below it reads, “YOUR NEIGHBORS.”

In these days of pandemic pain and distress, it’s worth remembering the good in our communities and culture. 

Here’s another example: Kevin Williamson notes in National Review that “every Nobel Prize in 2020 was awarded either to an American, a team of Americans, or a team with an American member. Not bad for a group of people comprising 4 percent of the world’s population.” 

This week’s Apple unveiling of the newest iPhone is just one example of American high tech. Amazon’s Prime Day is another. Disney’s escalating leadership in streaming-video services is yet another. The fact that all three companies are multinational but headquartered in the US makes my point. 

Good news for religious freedom 

There’s even good news on the religious freedom front. 

A federal court ruled that the District of Columbia’s coronavirus restrictions violated Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s religious-exercise rights. The church has been meeting outdoors and observing all social distancing and mask-wearing standards. The District, however, has banned all religious gatherings over one hundred people, though the mayor appeared at a huge anti-racism rally in June and her office has not enforced its own ban on other gatherings of…

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Christians can abstain from voting Fred Price Jr says

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Christians can abstain from voting Fred Price Jr says

By Leonardo Blair, Christian Post Reporter Twitter Follow
Crenshaw Christian Center Pastor Fred Price Jr. returned to the helm of the church on Sunday July 1, 2018 a year after stepping down over “serious personal misjudgments.” | (Photo: Facebook)

While encouraging Christians to “vote your conscience” in the upcoming general election on Nov. 3, prominent California megachurch pastor Fred Price Jr. said that a conscientious decision can include abstention because voting “for the lesser of two evils is still evil.”

“Some of you have decided I’m going to vote for the lesser of two evils. Hey, if that helps you sleep at night, I get it. Do you know that you’re still voting for evil? The lesser of two evils is still evil. It’s just less evil than the other evil,” said Price, who leads Crenshaw Christian Center, adding that he still plans on voting this election. He  was responding to the question “How should Christians vote?” on Facebook Tuesday.

“So saints, this is why we are a people called out of the world and our system is the Kingdom of God. Regardless of who is in the White House, yes I believe that a particular candidate may be more of a benefit to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ but I do not see in any way,…

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Six COVID Controversies in Churches Today

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They contact our team daily. 

They want to make the right decision, but it seems that any decision gets them in trouble. 

Pastors in churches around the world are, like all of us, navigating a new reality. It’s not a new normal; it is truly a new reality. 

These pastors, of course, have never been confronted with these types of controversies. They love their church members, but the church members are not always loving them back. 

Here are the six most common controversies we are hearing from pastors as they contact Church Answers. The list, of course, is not exhaustive nor is it mutually exclusive. 

  1. Mask vs. no mask. This one is by far the most common. Members get mad if masks are required. Members get mad if masks aren’t required. Masks or no masks for some members become a sign of political affiliation.
  1. Social distance vs. no social distance. As an introvert, I have been practicing social distancing all my life. But some members don’t like it. Yet, if you don’t practice social distancing in the church, some members don’t like that either.
  1. Change vs. no change. Of course, this debate is not new. But the pace of change has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Some members don’t understand why the church can’t get back to the way it’s always done it. Other members think it’s time to move rapidly before the blank slate becomes cluttered. 
  1. Same personnel vs. change in personnel. One church discovered during the pandemic it really did not need a full-time…

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Kamala Harris Suspends In-Person Events after Campaign Staffer Contracts COVID-19

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Kamala Harris Suspends In-Person Events after Campaign Staffer Contracts COVID-19


Kamala Harris Suspends In-Person Events after Campaign Staffer Contracts COVID-19

After a fight crew and her communications director tested positive for COVID-19, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris has canceled all campaign travel through the weekend.

According to ABC7 NY, Harris has tested negative for COVID-19, but is choosing to shelter in place and self-quarantine “out of an abundance of caution.”

According to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon, “Senator Harris was not in close contact, as defined by the CDC, with either of these individuals during the two days prior to their positive tests; as such, there is no requirement for quarantine.”

Harris echoed this announcement in a series of tweets writing, “Late last night, I learned a non-staff flight crew member & a member of my team tested positive for COVID. I wasn’t in close contact—as defined by the CDC—with either during the 2 days prior to their positive tests. I’ve had 2 negative tests this week & am not showing symptoms.”

She continued, “Both the crew member…

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pope born cathedral consecrated Arminius dies

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pope born cathedral consecrated Arminius dies

By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter Follow
Chartres Cathedral, officially known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres, a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Chartres, France. | Wikimedia Commons/Olvr

Christianity is a faith with a long and extensive history, with numerous events of lasting significance occurring throughout the ages.

Each week brings the anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs, births, deaths, and everything else in between.

Some of the things drawn from over 2 millennia of history might be very familiar to the reader, while other happenings might be previously unknown.

Here are three things that happened this week, Oct. 18-24, in Church history. They include the birth of Pope Pius II, the consecration of a notable cathedral, and the death of a prominent theologian.

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Claire Saffitz Bakes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Dessert

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Claire Saffitz Bakes for Breakfast, Dinner, and Dessert

The internet’s favorite baker shows us how to improvise with confidence.

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