P’nut the Squirrel is tragically euthanized by NY officials: Letters
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P’nut the Squirrel is tragically euthanized by NY officials: Letters

ByNews Polite

The Issue: The euthanasia of P’Nut, a squirrel famous on social media for his various antics, in New York. I just read the story about New York’s most wanted, P’Nut, and his caretakers (“State’s rodent rage,” Oct. 3). I’m so proud to have the Department of Environmental Conservation and Gov….

Health dept. issues flesh-eating bacteria warning, tells people to avoid contact with floodwaters during Hurricane Milton
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Health dept. issues flesh-eating bacteria warning, tells people to avoid contact with floodwaters during Hurricane Milton

ByNews Polite

The Florida Department of Health is urging people to avoid coming into contact with floodwaters brought by Hurricane Milton, warning they could be contaminated with a form of flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio. “Vibriobacteria, commonly found in warm coastal waters, can cause illness when ingested or when open wounds are exposed to contaminated…

Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas
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Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas

ByNews Polite

A Lower East Side man who sank his life savings into a cafe selling tea with kava and kratom said the city has wrongly shut him down — asserting the beverages are “dangerous adulterants.” Tobly McSmith, who opened Here & Now on Allen Street in December 2022, has filed a…