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Flamingo Birdnapping in Las Vegas Ends With a Cruelty Conviction

The man, visiting from Canada, carried a flamingo named Peachy from its habitat to his hotel room. He was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges.

© Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal, via Associated Press

The man convicted in the case, Mitchell Fairbarn, left, in court with his lawyer, Josh Tomsheck.
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Visitor Killed by Roof Debris at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West

A 55-year-old rector from a university in Brazil was killed while on a walking tour of the famed architect’s winter home in Scottsdale, Ariz.

© John Burcham for The New York Times

Debris from the roof of Taliesin West, a popular tourist attraction in Scottsdale, Ariz., struck a visitor.
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16 People Rescued in Pacific Ocean Off Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard Says

The agency said a major rescue operation was underway near the coast of Baja California after it received reports of 27 people in the water.

© Denis Poroy/Associated Press

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter lifting off at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in San Diego on Friday.
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Actress Selma Blair Is Arrested in Assault on Flight Attendants

The police responded to a call about a “physically abusive passenger” aboard a flight that landed at Kennedy Airport on Sunday night, officials said.

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Selma Blair in Beverly Hills, Calif., last month. She was taken into custody just after 11 p.m. on Sunday after a flight landed at Kennedy Airport and taken to a hospital, the police said.
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