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Joe and Jill Biden adopt a pair of black Lab-mix puppies named Boo and Scout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe and Jill Biden have added a pair of black Lab-mix puppies named Boo and Scout to the former president’s home in Delaware, adopting the sibling dogs after they were rescued from a shelter in Tennessee.

The dogs were paired with the Bidens through a Delaware animal welfare organization that announced the adoption Monday and released a photo of the Bidens smiling alongside the puppies and their cat, Willow.

Humane Animal Partners said it helped the Bidens find the dogs after learning they were interested in two black Labrador retrievers. Boo and Scout are siblings, originally named Linda and Rocky, who were rescued from an overcrowded shelter, the organization said.

The Bidens were known for their German shepherds during their time in the White House, including two that were sent away after biting incidents. Major was sent to live with friends after biting Secret Service personnel and White House staff in 2021. Commander was removed two years later.

Commander had been a gift to Joe Biden in December 2021, from his brother James.

Jill Biden recently told The Associated Press that she and the former president decided not to reclaim Major and Commander after they left the White House.

Another of their German shepherds, Champ, died in 2021 at age 13.

Boo and Scout were hand-picked for the Bidens by staff at the animal welfare group. “Our team intentionally brought them to HAP because we believed they would be a great fit for the Bidens and their home,” Patrick Carroll, CEO of Humane Animal Partners, said in a statement.

The Bidens brought the puppies into their home on a trial basis before making the adoption official, the organization said.

Buffalo named Donald Trump for his golden locks is a sensation at a Bangladesh zoo

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kilogram (1,500-pound) build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U.S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to see him for themselves. The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice. But citing security concerns, the government ordered him transferred to the zoo in the capital, where large crowds are now braving sweltering heat to see him. On Tuesday, visitors pressed against the fence of the buffalo's enclosure, filming with their phones as some fathers hoisted small children on their shoulders for a better view.
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