Australia
Crocodile goes into pot
A saltwater crocodile that had been terrorising a remote area by biting and killing dogs and jumping on children has died in a feast cooked by locals. The 3.6 metre long reptile “jumped out of the water targeting adults and children”, Northern Territory Police said in a statement. “The crocodile has been reported to have taken a number of dogs in the area”, they added. Police said they shot and killed the scaly predator on Tuesday after speaking with elders and landowners in the Burra area. “It was cooked in the traditional way by local residents as a feast,” police said. Sergeant Andrew McBride told Australia's public broadcaster ABC that the crocodile had become the main ingredient in a range of dishes. “We believe it was made into crocodile tail soup, it was put on the barbecue and some were wrapped in banana leaves and cooked underground,” Sergeant McBride said.
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Puerto Rico
A power outage occurs
A widespread power outage occurred in the U.S. territory on Wednesday night, leaving more than 340,000 customers without electricity after two power plants shut down. The outage also affected the state capital of San Juan, as well as the nearby municipalities of Bayamon, Caguas and Carolina. Luma Energy, the power authority's transmission and distribution company, told X-News that the outage was due to a problem with the power plant's transmission lines.
America
NASA made a mistake in its broadcast
NASA on Wednesday mistakenly aired a simulation of astronauts being treated for decompression sickness on the International Space Station (ISS). At approximately 5:28 p.m., NASA said on X that its live YouTube channel aired audio showing crew members experiencing the effects of decompression sickness. According to copies of the audio posted on social media, a female voice asks the crew to “put the captain in his spacesuit,” check his pulse, provide oxygen, and later said the captain's prognosis is “fragile.” NASA did not verify the recording or re-release the audio. Several space enthusiasts posted links to the audio on X, raising the alarm that a serious emergency had occurred on the ISS. “This audio was mistakenly transmitted from an ongoing simulation in which crew members and ground teams are training for various scenarios in space and does not relate to any real emergency,” NASA wrote. “No emergency has occurred on the International Space Station,” it added.
America
Bear photographed in a hammock
Noah and Kristen Dweck have seen several black bears around their Vermont home, but this was their first time seeing one lounging in a hammock. Noah Dweck photographed two young bears in his Waitsfield yard on Tuesday. One landed in a swaying hammock, then chased it away. “It was cute. It was funny,” he said. Noah Dweck was sitting at his desk with the screen door open at his home near Sugarbush Ski Resort when he heard the sound of the hammock. He noticed there was no wind. “I knew right away it was a bear,” he said. He ran upstairs and looked out the window, where one bear was staring quizzically at the other one hanging out in a hammock. He took a video and chased the bear away. “We live in an area with a lot of bear activity. The bears are used to human contact, so I think they've found other people's hammocks before,” he said.
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