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Newsfeed BOSTON Atimecapsule apparently has been found in an unusual place: the head of a lion statue at the building that once served as the seat of Massachu- setts government. The Bostonian Society, which operates a museum at the Old State House, said Tuesday it confirmed the presence of what had long been rumored to be a time capsule from 1901 tucked away inside the copper statue. The statue was recently taken down from the roof as part of a restoration effort. A fiber optic camera was used to locate the time capsule — in actuality a copper box — in the head of the lion, according to Heather Leet, the society's director of development. The next steps, she said, will include an attempt to carefully open the statue without damaging it, fol- lowed by the removal of the box and examination of its contents. MASSACHUSETTS Timecapsulebelieved found in lion statue WASHINGTON Oh, deer! Unwary motorists aren't the only ones who need to beware of the four-legged bane of gardeners, espe- cially at this time of the year. Pilots are also hav- ing deer encounters that rarely end well, especially for the deer. Soaring deer populations are nuisances for airports and threats to pilots and planes, according to avia- tion and wildlife experts. Whether driven by hun- ger or just crazy for love, deer will do seemingly any- thing to get onto airport grounds and runways, in- cluding leaping over tall fences or squeezing un- der them. Once there, they like to warm themselves by sauntering on runways, which hold heat longer than bare ground. But put a deer and a plane together on a runway and both can have a very bad day. From 1990 to 2013, there were 1,088 collisions between planes and deer, elk, moose and caribou, according to a recent joint report by the Federal Avi- ation Administration and the Agriculture Depart- ment. Most of the planes suffered damage, and some were destroyed, the report said. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Deer are pests for airports, pilots MISSOULA, MONT. An em- ployee of an Idaho truck- ing company abandoned a trailer load of frozen chicken at a western Mon- tana truck stop after the company reportedly re- fused a ransom demand. The Missoulian re- ports that the trailer, drip- ping the juices of rot- ting chicken, was discov- ered at the Flying J Truck Stop west of Missoula on Tuesday. Truck stop man- ager Crystal Friede said the trailer had been there since at least Saturday. Missoula County sher- iff's spokeswoman Paige Pavalone says Dixie River Freight Inc. of Nampa, Idaho, reported the trailer stolen. It was loaded with 35,000 pounds of frozen chicken worth $80,000. MONTANA Trucker abandons load of frozen chicken By Jim Salter TheAssociatedPress FERGUSON, MO. Five peo- ple were arrested and two law enforcement officers were hurt in Ferguson af- ter protests over the death of Michael Brown again in- tensified, authorities said Wednesday. Missouri Highway Pa- trol Capt. Ron Johnson said it wasn't clear if a fire at a makeshift memorial for Brown led to the un- rest Tuesday night in the St. Louis suburb. Reports of smashed windows and possible arson came hours after the memorial of teddy bears, signs and other items burned. Ferguson was the site of sometimes violent protests and looting in the days after 18-year-old Brown, who was black, was shot by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. About 150 protest- ers gathered late Tues- day night. Johnson, whom Missouri's governor put in charge of security in Fergu- son, said Wednesday that one person was arrested for inciting a riot and four oth- ers for failure to disperse. He said one of the two of- ficers hurt was struck with a rock below the eye. He de- scribed the other officer's injuries as minor. Windows were smashed at a beauty shop on West Florissant Avenue, where much of the looting hap- pened last month. John- son said looters also tried to stealacashregisterfromthe shop. A small fire outside a custard shop appeared to be intentionally set, according to fire officials. Johnson said officers re- ported seeing gunfire from the protesters but that no one was struck. Police began clearing the street around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday. One of two memorials at the site where Brown was shot was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morn- ing. Police are investigating the cause of the blaze, but the fire renewed anger, es- pecially among residents of the apartment community where Brown was killed. Several people who gath- ered at the scene Tuesday blamed police for not act- ing quickly enough to put out the fire. The memorial site was quickly filled, be- coming a new, and bigger, memorial. Resentment lingers among those who question why Wilson hasn't been ar- rested and remains on paid administrative leave. A state grand jury is weigh- ing whether he should face charges but a decision isn't expected until mid-October. The Justice Department is also investigating. MISSOURI Pr ot es ts e ru pt a ga in i n Fe rg us on THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Protesters argue with a Ferguson sergeant who was trying to get them to disperse the area on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson. By Josh Lederman The Associated Press UNITEDNATIONS President Barack Obama is carving out a wide swath the Pacific Ocean for an expanded ma- rine preserve, putting the waters off-limits to drilling and most fishing in a bid to protect fragile underwa- ter life. The revamped expanded Pacific Remote Islands Ma- rine National Monument will cover 490,000 square miles — an area roughly three times the size of Cal- ifornia — and will become the largest marine pre- serve in the world. Mil- lions of seabirds, sea tur- tles and marine mammals live in the bio-rich expanse included by the new monu- ment, which will also add new protections for more than 130 "seamounts" — underwater mountains where rare or undiscov- ered species are frequently found. The move to broaden the George W. Bush-era preserve comes as Obama seeks to show concrete presidential action to pro- tect the environment, de- spite firm opposition in Congress to new environ- mental legislation. At the United Nations this week, Obama announced new U.S. commitments to help other nations deal with the effects of climate change, as world leaders seek to galvanize support for a major global climate treaty to be finalized next year in Paris. Obama will sign a mem- orandum expanding the ocean preserve on Thurs- day, said White House of- ficials, who requested ano- nymity to discuss the plan ahead of Obama's official announcement. The mem- orandum bans commercial fishing, deep-sea mining and other extraction of un- derwater resources, by rec- reational fishing will con- tinue to be allowed. While a major symbolic victory for environmental- ists, who long urged Obama to take this step, the des- ignation will have lim- ited practical implications. That's because little fishing or drilling are taking place in the region even without the new protections. PACIFIC OCEAN Obama to expand preserve to 6 times the size The Associated Press CINCINNATI An Ohio grand jury found officers' actions were justified in last month's fatal shoot- ing of a man holding an air rifle at a Wal-Mart store, a special prosecutor said Wednesday, a decision the man's family said left them "disgusted." The Greene County grand jury in Xenia opted not to issue any indict- ments in the Aug. 5 death of 22-year-old John Craw- ford III in Beavercreek, Special Prosecutor Mark Piepmeier said. A 911 caller reported Crawford was waving what appeared to be a ri- fle in the store. Police said he didn't obey commands to put down what turned out to be an air rifle taken from a shelf. Crawford's family, which has called for a federal in- vestigation, said it was "in- comprehensible" that po- lice were not indicted. "The Crawford family is extremelydisappointed,dis- gusted and confused," the statement said. "They are heartbroken that justice was not done in the tragic death of their only son." The U.S. Department of Justice said federal authori- tieswillreviewthefactsand circumstances surround- ing the shooting. Craw- ford's family has repeatedly asked for a federal investi- gation to see if race was a factor. Crawford was black and the officers are white. Store surveillance video shown during the an- nouncement shows Craw- ford walking in the aisles while apparently talking on a cellphone. Crawford picks up the air rifle — which Piepmeier said had apparently been taken out of a box and left on a shelf — and continues walk- ing through the store. A short time later, police ar- rive and Crawford is shot twice while still holding the air rifle. OHIO Jury finds officers justified in death of Wal-Mart shopper The Associated Press For weeks, amid alle- gations involving several NFL players, domestic vi- olence has been the focus of intense national atten- tion. Does the turmoil re- flect a worsening epidemic of domestic violence, or has the U.S. in fact made great strides to curtail it? The answer is complicated. On one hand, domestic violence committed by in- timate partners — current or former spouses, boy- friends or girlfriends — has declined by more than 60 percent since the mid- 1990s, according to Justice Department figures. Yet the dramatic decrease from 1995 through 2004 has largely stalled, with the numbers stabilizing at a level that appalls people in the prevention field. The lat- est federal figures for "seri- ous" intimate partner vio- lence — sexual assault or aggravated physical assault — showed 360,820 such in- cidents in 2013, or roughly 1,000 per day. Meanwhile, many orga- nizations that serve the vic- tims are struggling to meet rising demand, particu- larly in the past few weeks since a graphic video sur- faced of suspended Balti- more Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking his fu- ture wife unconscious in a casino elevator. Shelters are turning away victims for lack of beds and staff; the National Domestic Vi- olence Hotline could han- dle barely half of the 8,500 calls that came during the eight days after the Rice video appeared. "Statistically, are we im- proving?"askedthehotline's president, Katie Ray-Jones. "From a service standpoint, it doesn't feel like it." 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