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Conservation groups are criticizing China for reversing its ban on trading in products made from endangered Tigers and Rhinos.  "Under the special circumstances, regulation on the sales and use of these products will be strengthened, and any related actions will be authorized, and the trade volume will be strictly controlled,"read a statement from Beijing.  Despite a complete lack of evidence proving efficacy, Tiger bone and Rhino horn are used in so-called "traditional medicine".  China's appetite for these items draws its supply largely from poaching, which has decimated world Tiger and Rhino populations - "With wild tiger and rhino populations at such low levels and facing numerous threats, legalized trade in their parts is simply too great a gamble for China to take," said Margaret Kinnaird of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).   Elephants are also in trouble because of demands for Ivory.

Donald Trump is drawing outrage for claiming he will end birthright citizenship with an executive order.  In fact, he cannot do this because it is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.  Critics believe it's just a cynical ploy to ignite his far-right base a week before the US mid-term election in which his Republican Party is expected to lose control of the lower house.  Birthright citizenship - citizenship granted to every child born upon a nation's soil - is recognized in every country in the Western Hemisphere except Colombia.  Australia got rid of it in 1986 for some reason.

US mobster James "Whitey" Bolger was killed a day after being transferred into in a federal prison in West Virginia.  The FBI is investigating.  Bolger was one of South Boston's most-violent crime bosses who caused all sorts of damage and heartache in the community.  He famously avoided capture for 16-years by hiding out in California.  It was later revealed that he fed information to the FBI, which acted on the tips that ultimately served Bolger's interests.  Bolger was portrayed by Johnny Depp in the 2015 film "Black Mass", and his life of crime was the inspiration for Martin Scorsese's "The Departed".

German nurse Niels Hoegel has admitted to murdering at least 100 patients at two hospitals from 1999 to 2005 - making him Germany's worst post-war serial killer.  He's already serving life in prison for two killings, but the German news magazine Der Spiegel reported special investigators had identified 322 potential victims.  In the earlier trial, Hoegel testified he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in roughly 90 patients in one hospital because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them.

South Africa's national broadcaster SABC is looking at cutting costs by laying off as many as 1,000 workers - roughly one-third of its workforce.  Executives are filing papers with the government for permission to begin redundancies.  The Communications Workers' Union (CWU) and the Broadcasting, Electronic, Media & Allied Workers Union's (Bemawu) both oppose the move.

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday could announce its verdict on a Christian woman sentenced to death in 2010 on blasphemy charges.  Defense lawyers are "hopeful" for Asia Bibi's acquittal.  She was accused of blasphemy after an argument with some Muslim women over a water bowl; in Pakistan, blasphemy is a charge punishable by death under legislation that rights groups say is routinely abused to settle personal vendettas. 

Baby Gorilla Alert!  Baby Gorilla Alert!  At the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher in Central France.