Sunday, May 31, 2020

In the news, Friday, May 22, 2020


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from BBC News (UK)

Canada v US: Loon stabs eagle through heart
As with global affairs, nature has its pecking order. And in a contest between the bald eagle, America's national bird, and a common loon, which is featured on Canada's dollar coin, few would bet on the latter to come out the victor. But sometimes the underdog comes out on top, as was revealed when an eagle was found dead in the water near a dead loon chick in a Maine lake. A necropsy revealed he was killed by a stab to the heart from a loon's beak.

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from Episcopal News Service

Texas Supreme Court rules against Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth in property dispute
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals issued a 178-page opinion April 5 in favor of the loyal Episcopalians of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. In a decision authored by the chief justice, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s 2015 judgment for the breakaway parties and held that Episcopalians are entitled to control both the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth and its corporation.

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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington

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