## Lion population in Gujarat goes up from 674 to 891 in 5 years; footprint expands too

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The estimated population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat has increased to 891 from 674 five years ago as per the census conducted this month, officials said on Wednesday.

"Estimated population of Asiatic lions has increased to 891," Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel told reporters here.

As per the last census conducted in June 2020, the population of Asiatic lions, a subspecies only found in Gujarat's Gir area, was estimated at 674.

As per the latest count, there are estimated 196 males, 330 females,140 sub-adults and 225 cubs, said the Gujarat forest department.

As the population of lions is increasing, their spread in Saurashtra region has also expanded.

The 11 districts where lions were spotted are Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Morbi, Surendranagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Jamnagar, Amreli, Porbandar and Botad. »

### 'Sorry I don't have a plane to give you,' South Africa's Ramaphosa tells Trump mid-trade talks

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Ramaphosa said he had not seen that before, and that he would like to find out what the location was.

SOUTH AFRICA’S President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, last month.

Trump then displayed printed copies of articles that he said showed white South Africans who had been killed, saying "death, death" as he flipped through them. »

### “F**k You”: Entire Trump Team Hated Elon Musk, Damning Report Reveals

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Donald Trump had arranged the volatile meeting: “Bring them all in here, and we’ll have at it,” Trump said, according to The Atlantic.

The advisers were frustrated with what they felt was Musk overstepping into their agencies.

But ultimately, his Department of Government Efficiency’s Silicon Valley, hacking-and-slashing approach to reshaping the government failed to make bureaucracy more efficient. »

### Disney CEO Told Hosts of ‘The View’ to Tone Down Trump-Bashing

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Disney and ABC News have asked the hosts of The View to tone down their political rhetoric, multiple sources told the Daily Beast.

But its constant focus on Trump and politics seems to have roiled the network’s top bosses, including Disney CEO Bob Iger and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic.

One source familiar with the meeting characterized the hosts as telling their boss, “‘This is what our audience wants. »

### ICE Imprisons Danish Dad of 4 at Citizenship Interview

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His wife said in a statement that he “is a valued, loved and well respected man in our community.”

He was then taken to an ICE detention facility in rural Jena, Louisiana, where he remains today.

Savannah told Mississippi Today that her husband’s “move toward citizenship appeared to be on track” with no red flags from ICE. »

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