An injured seabird, a cormorant, sought help by pecking at the emergency room door of a German hospital, while a man accused in the Bondi Beach shooting faced court for the first time, and a college campus in Florida grappled with a measles outbreak. These are among the top stories making headlines.
In Germany, a cormorant with a triple fishing hook stuck in its beak made its presence known at the Klinikum Links der Weser hospital in Bremen, according to ABC News. Medical staff and firefighters worked together to remove the hook and treat the bird's wound. The bird was later released back into the wild.
In Australia, Naveed Akram, the accused Bondi Beach gunman, appeared in a Sydney court via video link from prison, as reported by BBC World. He faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack, stemming from the December shooting at a Hanukkah event that killed 15 people and injured more than 40. His father, Sajid, was shot dead by police at the scene.
Meanwhile, Ave Maria University in southwest Florida is dealing with the largest measles outbreak on an American college campus in recent history, as reported by Fox News. More than 40 cases have been reported, amidst a broader national increase in measles cases. The university stated that 48 students have progressed beyond the contagious period and now have natural immunity.
In other news, a man was arrested outside President Donald Trump's West Palm Beach golf course after allegedly striking a fellow protester with a metal flagpole, according to Fox News. The man, identified as Paul Messer, was reportedly engaging with anti-Trump protesters when the altercation occurred.
Finally, former President Barack Obama stated that aliens "are real" during a podcast interview, but clarified his comments at the urging of the podcast host, Brian Tyler Cohen, according to Fox News. Cohen explained that he believed Obama meant that aliens exist but haven't been seen by him.
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