Daily Rapture Ready News: 02 Sep 14 More than one in three wild boar in Germany are too radioactive to eat If youve going to Germany to experience Oktoberfest for beer and sausages this fall, chances are you might want to stay away from the boar while youre there. A new study from the German government, reported by The Telegraph, shows that more than one in three wild boar killed by hunters in the region are too radioactive to be safe for humans to eat. Libya militias seize ministries as al-Thinni reappointed Libyas militias have captured most government ministries in the capital, Tripoli, the government has said. Armed men had blocked staff from entering offices, it added in a statement. On Sunday, militiamen seized the US embassy, with videos showing cheering men diving from a balcony into a swimming pool. Austerity debate flares as Europe recovery fades Europes economic recovery is in danger. Governments are under pressure to save it, but struggling with political obstacles and disagreement among themselves over what to do. ISIS Turning Old Enemies into Awkward Allies The fight against the Islamic militant group ISIS has alarmed so many governments and religious groups that it has been turning old enmities into an awkward tangle of alliances, most of them not publicly acknowledged. I can take Kiev in two weeks, Vladimir Putin warns European leaders Vladimir Putin has boasted to European leaders that his forces could sweep into Kiev in two weeks if he wanted. The Russian president reportedly made the threat to the European Commission president during talks on the Ukraine crisis. Generous teacher pensions continue as Illinois’ financial crisis worsens If the Illinois Teachers Retirement Service (TRS) had to pay out all of its pensions today, it could only afford to give its members 40 cents on the dollar. Yet the number of six-figure pensions TRS has been doling out has increased 24 percent this year compared to last, with about 6,000 retired educators collecting more than $100,000 annually, according to records obtained by Open the Books, an online aggregator of local spending that tracks educator salaries, pensions and vendor spending.
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