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‘Bad decisions’: Man convicted for taking Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel

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Mitchell Fairbarn found guilty of animal cruelty after prosecutors say he hurt and frightened the 27-year-old bird A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges on Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird.

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USABC News

Trump attacks Democratic challenger Hamilton at Kansas rally as Senate race tightens

President Donald Trump took the stage in ruby-red Kansas on Monday night to campaign for Sen. Roger Marshall, a one-term incumbent facing a surprisingly close race against Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton. Trump unleashed a series of personal and baseless attacks against Hamilton at the rally in Park City, Kansas -- about 10 miles north of Wichita -- with just two weeks out from election day as the balance of power in the Senate hangs in the balance. And he also returned to anti-Muslim and anti-immigration rhetoric as he has in recent events to attack other candidates.