Can everyone go and give Gus the polar bear a little love this week? The Central Park Zoo bear lost the love of his life, Ida, last week, and he's already been depressed enough in the past, being dubbed the "bipolar bear." Now CityRoom reports that Gus is all alone, and and expert tells them, “For any animal that forms a close bond with another one, there would be some sense of loss.” Ida was his companion for 24 years.
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Is Gus The Widowed Central Park Polar Bear Sad?
Russian Literary Murder Gets Its Judgment
A federal judge has issued a $6.8 million judgment against a Russian immigrant suspected of murdering two lonely NY women for their insurance money. In both cases he may have killed them using an undetectable fatal drug, a technique he described in a self-published work of fiction.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney's Husband Dies During Mountain Climb
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is said to be "numb but heartbroken" after learning yesterday that her husband Clifton Maloney died on his way down from a mountain hiking expedition in Tibet. Reports are that 71-year-old Clifton Maloney's final words were "I’m the happiest man in the world. I’ve just summited a beautiful mountain." The couple have been married for 33 years and have two daughters, ages 28 and 21. Friends describe he and the congresswoman, who represents parts of Manhattan and Queens, as "unbelievably intertwined" and "one of the happiest couples" they know.
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