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🤝 Freya, meet Harambe. Norway’s government put down a 1,300-pound walrus yesterday that had become popular in the country’s capital city of Oslo. In mid-July, the walrus, named Freya, was spotted trying to climb aboard several small boats, which later sank, thinking they were icebergs. The government released a statement on the matter, saying the “decision to euthanize the walrus was made based on an overall assessment of the continued threat to human safety.”

⛏️🏦 The Italian Job gone wrong. A man rescued from a collapsed tunnel in Rome last week has been accused of digging it as part of a heist to rob a bank. Police responded to reports of a man trapped under rubble on Thursday; three other people are suspected to have been involved, all of whom allegedly attempted to escape after authorities arrived.

🇹🇼 More US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan. A delegation of five US lawmakers, led by Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), landed in the self-governing island nation on Sunday for a two-day trip, during which they’ll meet with President Tsai Ing-wen. The visit, made to show the US' support for Taiwan, comes 12 days after Speaker Pelosi’s trip to the island nation for the same reason... which China wasn't too happy about.

+This day in history: Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Taliban capturing Kabul during the US’ withdrawal from the country. What’s happened in Afghanistan since then.