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Bird identification is easy, except when it isn’t. For the next month, birders who look beyond their backyard feeders may be tormented by “confusing fall warblers” in the treetops. Roger Tory Peterson coined the phrase “confusing fall warblers” in his original 1934 field guide. It remains the standard way to refer to all those pesky warblers that change plumage in autumn. Identifying a warbler in June is relatively easy. They are brightly colored, although many are unhelpful variations on yellow. They establish nesting territories and sing to confirm their locations and identities. They stay put.   By mid-August, all bets…

TEHRAN, Iran — Gunmen in Iran’s volatile southeast killed a police officer in a shootout with security forces, news agencies reported Saturday, with a jihadist group claiming the attack. The clash occurred in Sistan-Baluchistan province, one of the country’s poorest regions and the scene of frequent violence between the security forces and Baluch minority rebels, Sunni extremist groups and drug traffickers. “In an exchange of fire… between Iranshahr police and armed men, one officer was wounded and another killed,” the Fars news agency said, citing the police. The ISNA news agency also reported the deadly gun battle. Sistan-Baluchistan is home…

For European leaders, the absence of a Ukraine deal at the summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has at least one upside: They have not yet been completely sidelined in a key strategic moment for the Continent’s future. “It’s good news that there was no deal, for both Ukraine and the Europeans,” said Alberto Alemanno, a European law professor at the HEC university in Paris. He noted a serious risk that “a new European security map” would be drawn up while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Europe’s leaders watched from the sidelines. Europe found itself…

It isn’t quite the ruckus involving the Jeffrey Epstein docs, but there is a quieter, more important conflict inside Trump world over weed — namely whether the president should legalize it and just how legal it should be, The Post has learned And according to my sources, Trump is in a compromising mood. He appears to be moving closer to making a decision in the coming weeks to make weed something less criminal in the eyes of the federal government. Trump is ready, several MAGA pro-pot sources tell me, to make a decision on at least reclassifying weed as a…

adidas have unveiled the latest addition to their Predator 25 lineup – the ‘Obsidian Strike’ – the first leather model in the range and a striking fusion of heritage and modern design.While black, red, and white – the colourway that has made the Predator an icon since its 1994 debut – still feature, the traditional white accents have been swapped for premium silver detailing, signalling a bold step into the future.The chrome touches run from the fold-over tongue to the bold Three Stripes, with vivid red pops adding an injection of energy.Despite the forward-looking design, the boot is rich with…

Corey Black of Earth Keeper Cannabis holds a sample of marijuana given to her by a licensed grower allegedly tied to a Chinese organized crime group. Black submitted samples for testing, which found the weed to be contaminated with high levels of toxic insecticides and fertilizers. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) The cheapest ounce of marijuana at Corey Black’s organic medical dispensaries is $100. Some of her competitors, meanwhile, have been charging as low as $40. According to Maine cannabis officials, much of that product is coming from grows operated by Chinese criminal groups. “I get it. The economy is hard and people don’t…

A woman was arrested after police found over $100,000 worth of stolen merchandise in her Orange County home.The suspect was identified as Ekaterina Zharkova, 40, of Lake Forest, according to the Irvine Police Department.The suspect was being investigated for retail theft by Irvine police, along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Retail Theft Unit and private security partners.On Aug. 13, Zharkova was arrested outside her home. While searching her residence, officers reportedly found over $100,000 worth of stolen retail goods. Many of the items were taken from Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx and Marshalls.Police provided a blurred photo of Ekaterina…

Donald Trump and Prince Andrew were overheard “swapping tales about women” by a diplomat in New York, a royal author told Newsweek.The two men have both been under fire over their respective friendships with Jeffrey Epstein, the New York sex trafficker who died in jail in August 2019.The president denied knowing Andrew that same year despite having previously said, in 2000, that he was a “lot of fun to be with.”Now, historian Andrew Lownie argues in his new biography Entitled that the pair did enjoy each other’s company and were seen together by diplomats.Steven Cheung, the White House communications director,…

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. (WHNT) — A girl who ran when being dropped off at Pathway of Madison County in Owens Cross Roads was spotted in Lawrence County, Tennessee on Friday night. Owens Cross Roads Police Chief Jason Dobbins told News 19 she remains on the run. Dobbins said the 15-year-old girl was in the care of the Alabama Department of Human Resources and was being dropped off at Pathway of Madison County around 6:15 p.m. Thursday. However, he said, when the girl arrived at the facility, she ran away. Dobbins said the girl was not yet in the care of…

BEIJING: At least eight people have died in a flash flood in northern China, state media reported on Sunday, with four others still missing, as the East Asian monsoon continues to unleash atmospheric chaos across the world’s second-largest economy. The banks of a river running through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia burst at around 10 pm on Saturday, the report said, washing away 13 campers on the outskirts of Bayannur city, a major agricultural hub. One person has been rescued. China has suffered weeks of extreme weather since July, battered by heavier-than-usual downpours with the monsoon stalling over its north…