Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ stranded ships out of waterway but report says warship was hit by Iran

The world’s shipping industry has questioned whether vessels will be able to travel safely to and from the Gulf after Donald Trump announced his latest plan to open the strait of Hormuz.

Trump wrote on Monday that the US navy would “guide” stranded ships out of the waterway, writing on his social media site Truth Social that the operation, “Project Freedom”, would be a humanitarian gesture “on behalf of the United States, Middle Eastern Countries but, in particular, the Country of Iran”.

But within hours Iran’s Fars news agency reported a US warship intending to pass through the strait had been hit by two missiles and turned back after ignoring an Iranian warning. The US denied its ship had been hit. Brent crude rose more than 5% a barrel to $114.45 amid reports that the United Arab Emirates was responding to a missile threat and a fire on a South Korean vessel in the Gulf.

A US judge on Monday apologized to the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump for the “legally deficient” treatment he has faced in a Washington DC, jail, including being placed on suicide watch, separated from other inmates and denied a Bible.

The US magistrate judge Zia Faruqui said he was disturbed by the conditions for Cole Allen, who allegedly fired a shotgun during a foiled attack on Trump and senior officials in his administration at a 25 April press gala. The judge said the conditions were inappropriate for a person with no criminal history.

“Whatever you’ve been through, I apologize,” Faruqui said during a court hearing.

From SW Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke

"NOPE. I'm invisible. You can't see me. I'm tree bark." 🦉

Another day, another Eastern Screech Owl pre-release exam completed! (And yes, he passed. 🙌)

This lovely rufous morph Screechie is demonstrating owls' shape-shifting abilities! Screech Owls normally look poofy and fluffy. When they are nervous or wanting to hide, they can press down their feathers to change their silhouette--very useful for camouflage! They will even squint their giant eyes to conceal themselves further.

In this case, the patient is just 100% Done with being handled for their exam, and decided to "disappear" on the way back to the flight pen. (He got lots of compliments from our staff on his Tree Bark impression!)

Frankly, if we could turn into tree bark when we're stressed, we would do it too. 🌲

Source.

From Paulette Donnellon

Spring is a wonderful time in the desert Long Eared Owls

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit in Florida state court against the Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun, as a dispute escalates between the project and one of its most prominent backers.

World Liberty posted a copy of its lawsuit on X in which it accused Sun of launching a “public smear campaign”. It alleged that Sun had improperly transferred some of his WLFI tokens that come with voting and governance rights to crypto exchange Binance and, separately, that he had placed bets that WLFI would decline in market value, known as short selling. That was part of a coordinated effort to push the token’s market price down as public trading began in September, the lawsuit alleged.

From Soo Guan Chiam

This juvenile Spotted Wood Owl was unexpectedly beautiful. Not yet fully grown, but already full of character.

I absolutely love these guys. That golden color is like nothing else! 😍

Donald Trump has threatened that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks US vessels trying to reopen a route through the strait of Hormuz.

The US launched an operation on Monday to help hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, dragging the region back to the brink of full-scale war.

Over 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain stranded in the region.

From The Raptor Center

Once a baby raptor is treated at TRC's hospital and medically cleared for release, we aim to reunite them ASAP with their families in their home nests. Unfortunately, this isn't always possible. So TRC staff and volunteers are always keeping an eye out for other nests that may provide successful fostering opportunities.

If a baby needs to remain in care at our raptor hospital beyond 48 hours and there is no sibling left "holding" the home nest, the parents may abandon it. But all is not lost! Young raptors can also be placed into foster families that already have a chick of about the same age. The adult owls will care for it as one of their own.

On March 23, we admitted a sibling pair of 4-5 week- old great horned owls from Northern lowa. Their nest had blown down in a storm, and no foster nests were available locally. The babies were found to be healthy, although one had unusually dark brown eyes instead of yellow eyes. Dr. Dana explained, "The bird never had any inflammation or discomfort or signs of visual compromise. It may have been a genetic difference or perhaps some trauma that was mostly resolved by the time the chick came to us."

On April 15, after their few weeks in care at TRC's raptor hospital, a site was found where both siblings could be fostered together, and this pair of owl babies from lowa got their second chance at life in a nest in Minnesota.

These photos show the great horned owl siblings upon admission to our hospital, comparing their eye color, and the two chicks perched together while in our care.

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