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CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
Security cameras capture moments black bear raids Monrovia kitchen
Security camera captured the moments that a bold black bear broke into the home of one Monrovia family and came face-to-face with their dog before raiding the kitchen over the weekend. Zoe Caldman's 17-year-old dog named Doodle tried to bark and scare the bear away when it walked into the living room, but it was completely unfazed. Cadman even tried to scream, still ineffective as the creature wandered through her property. It eventually left, but neighbors say that wasn't the bear's first unexpected visit of the day. They say that the same bear ransacked freezers, strolled through kitchens and even took a dip in one swimming pool on on Saturday — all on the same street. A black bear coming face-to-face with a dog inside of a Monrovia home over the weekend. Zoe Caldman Alice Atkins says the bear crawled through her window at around lunch time and helped himself to a meal. "It opened up the freezer, not a scratch on the freezer, and it ... went through the pizza and chowed down on the pancetta and bacon," Atkins said. They tired to bang pots and pans but the bear just continued to ransack the fridge for more food. Eventually police were called to the scene and their attempts proved unsuccessful as well. Hours after it arrived, the bear was warded off with ammonia-soaked rags. California Department of Fish & Wildlife officials say that residents can take a few steps to help try and keep curious creatures like the black bear away from their homes. They say people shouldn't leave out easy meals, such as trash, and make sure to lock doors and windows. They also say that any sightings should be reported so scientists can investigate and determine if further action is needed. "Our first step ... if this is a bear that keeps returning to the area, we can take steps to remove the bear," said Stephen Gonzalez, a spokesperson for CDFW. "We'll tranquilize the bear and put them into an area that's more suitable, usually deep into the forest." There has been a small uptick in bear sightings in the months following the Eaton Fire, as thousands of acres of wildlife were destroyed by the devastating flames. There have been reports of bears wandering through neighborhoods in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains since the fire erupted in January, including in places like Altadena, Pasadena and Burbank. He encouraged anyone who does encounter a bear to report the incident with CDFW's Incident Report.
BBC News
19-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Protest at six month closure of Yeovil District's maternity unit
More than 200 people gathered outside a hospital to protest against the temporary closure of its birthing and special baby care closure of two units at Yeovil District Hospital, in Somerset, comes after it was served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for failing to meet staffing regulations in its paediatric the protesters were parents who have either had children at the unit or are expecting Atkins, whose daughter was born at the hospital four days ago, said "our outcome could have been very different" had she been to her next closest hospital 50 minutes away in Bath. Peter Lewis, chief executive for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said: "The Care Quality Commission raised concerns that we have been trying to resolve, but some of those we haven't been able to resolve."In the last week we have had sickness amongst our senior doctors in our paediatric service which has made it very fragile."He said the trust cannot run the maternity service without the special care baby Yeovil maternity staff will remain there to carry out antenatal appointments and screenings while others may relocate to Taunton's Musgrove Park, Bath or Dorchester hospitals during the closure the protesters with her husband Josh, Mrs Atkins said their daughter Dotty was "born within five minutes" of arriving at the hospital."We planned to have a home birth but unfortunately things started to go wrong, so we were blue-lighted to here in Yeovil." Megan and Kyle Williams told the BBC their baby arrived seven-and-a-half weeks early last year, and needed an emergency Williams said for them, the closest service is an hour away."What about in peak traffic? What if it all goes wrong and you have an hour, possibly more, stuck in traffic?" he said. Adam Dance, Yeovil MP, said: "It's absolutely amazing to have this many people turn up and hearing the stories. "I got into politics to fight for people and make our community better. This is not making our community better. "The leadership need to really wake up. The time is a huge important factor. "Trying to send people to Musgrove is going to be an absolute disaster. We need to get this unit open as soon as we can."Mr Lewis added: "There are clearly challenges with getting the right people in place and the right capacity in place so it's difficult to absolutely guarantee six months to the day, but that's what we're working on."
Bloomberg
05-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Germany's ‘Whatever It Takes' Powers European Markets
By , Sagarika Jaisinghani, and Alice Atkins Corrected March 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM EST Save Germany's extraordinary spending plans are shaking up the region's markets, powering European equities past US peers this year and reviving the euro from the brink of parity with the dollar. Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Germany would do ' whatever it takes ' — a catchphrase made famous by former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi — to defend the country and amend the constitution to exempt defense and security from limits on fiscal spending.
