The displays of distress are strategic, increasing their chances of consolation from other apes, say scientists. They resemble those typically used by infants - such as pouting, whimpering and showing tantrums. The noises are similar to the babbles made by human babies. Lead author Dr. Raphaela Heesen said: “Bonobos are highly sensitive to social situations and who is surrounding them. “They have rich emotional lives and are able to communicate their emotional states in flexible ways to influence their group members....

She was taking off a blouse, Almost transparent, the color of a silky tangerine. From Capitol Hill Walt Whitman must have been able to see Willows gathering the river haze In the cooling and still-humid twilight. He was in love with a trolley conductor In the summer of–what was it?—1867? 1868?

The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. Winner of the National Book Award for fiction, it charts three lives as they intertwine in the devastation of post-World War II Japan. The Known World by Edward P. Jones. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is built around the troubling fact that occasionally, African-Americans also owned slaves in the antebellum South. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. Summary (an autistic boy solves a dog’s murder) doesn’t do justice to this beguiling novel....

Last week FSG said Franzen was not available for comment, possibly because there wasn’t a phone service at the bottom of the enormous hole that he’d dug for himself. It turned out that the author was touring in Canada and, after being tracked down at a hotel in Toronto, he agreed to an interview. Franzen sounded contrite, if slightly defensive, attributing his remarks to his naivete about talking to the media, as well as to the fact that he doesn’t own a television....

The Department of Homeland Security released its June numbers on Tuesday, and they said officials arrested 104,344 in June — down from more than 144,000 in May. The decreases were across the board, meaning all demographics had fewer numbers than the previous month. Homeland Security released a statement about the latest numbers, claiming the lessened amount of detained migrants could help them address well-being for children and other migrants....

“It’s not just the fact that we’re at a facility that can only hold 300 and we’re holding 1,200 at a time,” a Customs and Border Protection official told CBS This Morning. The agent wished to stay anonymous, having face blurred and voice altered during the interview. “I’m only supposed to keep them for 72 hours, that’s three days. And if after three days I don’t have that output to ICE or to HHS, what do I do with them?...

Pro-immigration border activists are calling the measure an outrage, a political stunt, a gimmick that has everything to do with the congressional elections drawing near, while anti-immigration groups counter that the fence is a positive first step to securing the porous southern border. Environmentalists decry the potential hazards of the fence, while Mexico’s outgoing President Vicente Fox condemns it as “shameful.” Border expert David Shirk is an author, political science professor at the University of San Diego and director of the Trans-Border Institute, which was created in 1994 to promote border-related scholarship....

More than 50 members of Johnson’s government, including senior figures and key allies, have resigned over the past 48 hours, citing Johnson’s poor handling of allegations against a former member of parliament. A chart from The New Statesman on Twitter showed that Johnson led the largest mass ministerial resignation since 1979. At least 26 are shown on the chart, although the number has grown since the time of publication....

In advance excerpts of a speech Johnson will give to the U.N. General Assembly late Wednesday released by the British government, he compares humanity to a 16-year-old, “just old enough to get ourselves into serious trouble.” “We have come to that fateful age when we know roughly how to drive and we know how to unlock the drinks cabinet and to engage in all sorts of activity that is not only potentially embarrassing but also terminal,” the speech reads....

Six hundred miles to the east, a drama is transfixing New York’s real-estate community. Harry Macklowe, one of the city’s largest landlords, was unable to refinance $7 billion in short-term debt taken out to buy a portfolio of New York office buildings in 2007. He’s been feverishly negotiating with lenders to stave off default. Macklowe has put the iconic General Motors Building on the block in an effort to raise cash....

For a crying towel, call the experts at the college aid office. This time of year, they’re handing out lists of fast-money sources as if they were hankies. You don’t necessarily need a loan. At most schools you can gain some breathing room by paying your bill in monthly installments rather than writing a single, fat check when each semester starts. No interest is charged. If you owe $10,000, you might arrange for 10 monthly payments of $1,000 each....

Tsarnaev is one of two brothers believed to have detonated improvised explosive devices near the marathon’s finish line on April 15, 2013. Three people were killed and more than 260 were wounded in the blasts. The brothers are believed responsible for a fourth death, that of an MIT security guard, during the manhunt that followed. MORE: Major events of 2015 | Suspect’s chilling note: Evil must be punished On Friday, U....

Documents providing the addresses of the two GOP primary candidates reveal they have residences outside the 26th Congressional District, Florida Politics reported early Monday. Restaurant chain owner Irina Vilariño, of Pinecrest, and Omar Blanco, head of the Miami-Dade Firefighters Local 1403, have registered addresses located in the neighboring 27th Congressional District. The campaign offices for the two Republican candidates have not publicly clarified or denied whether those homes are their permanent residences....

Pogba IN, Eriksen OUT - Man Utd and Spurs combined XI The Premier League club’s home, which has a capacity of less than 11,500, is leased from property investor firm Structadene. The club had hoped to buy the stadium back and redevelop the ground in order to make it more suited to the demands of the Premier League. However, chief executive Neill Blake said via a statement on the club’s official website that Bournemouth “will not be held to ransom” over the cost of doing so and are now searching for a new venue....

“We were always interacting with people and trying to get the most out of every weekend,” Bowyer says. “We were from Kansas. …” And then came the punchline: “(So) when you got back home, you couldn’t wait to get back to the track.” Bowyer then cracked up with his signature laugh at his little jab about his family and life in his home state — you have to be able to laugh at yourself....

Ortiz (32-6-3, 25 KOs) was scheduled to face John Molina Jr. in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions event Sunday at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. After an initial report from an official connected to the PBC card said “he’s going to fight,” Sporting News’ Mark Ortega learned that the PBC is actively searching for a replacement opponent for Molina to face on Sunday. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office charged Ortiz with forcible rape, forcible oral sex and forcible digital penetration....

Then there’s Don Chargin, who died Friday at the age of 90-years-old, who promoted for more than two-thirds of his life. The Hall of Fame matchmaker and promoter passed away Friday afternoon. Nicknamed “War a Week,” Chargin was the matchmaker for the infamous fights that took place in Los Angeles at the Olympic Auditorium from 1964 to 1984. During that time, he worked with his wife, Lorraine, and promoter, Aileen Eaton, for the shows, which had solid turnouts including celebrities such as Jack Lemmon, Lucille Ball, and Clint Eastwood....

Hassan Pisetskaya traveled about 1,100 miles from the city of Zaporizhzhia to the Slovakian capital of Bratislava on his own. All he had with him, according to Slovakian officials, was a passport in a plastic bag and a phone number written on his hand. “Little Hassan is only 11 years old, but in his way he has shown huge determination, courage and fearlessness that sometimes adults don’t have,” wrote Slovakian interior minister Roman Mikulec....