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■ Sergey Kislyak, the former Russian ambassador to the U.S. who had contacts with the Donald Trump presidential campaign, was presented one of the country’s highest civilian honors, the Alexander Nevsky medal, by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

■ Marcelo Clavijo posted images on social media of people rescuing two manatees stranded along Florida’s Sarasota Bay by storm surge generated by Hurricane Irma using tarps so the animals could be dragged out to deeper water.

■ Kaleb Douglas, 26, faces burglary and assault charges after jumping through a window in a bid to escape after a homeowner confronted the man in his home carrying a mop and trying on his shirts, police in Bourbon, Miss., said.

■ Leonard Graumenz, 59, of Constantia, N.Y., said he was just joking when he went to a neighbor’s with a handcuffed wrist and an account of just having shot a state trooper, but was charged with reckless endangerment and making a false report when the neighbor called 911.

■ Tanishia Fielder 32, of Swissvale,Pawas arrested for attempted homicide and other charges regarding the stabbing of her 8-day-old son and the baby’s father, telling police that God made her do it because the baby was created “by the devil.”

■ Shawn Henderson, 47, of Terrytown, La., who first called sheriff’s deputies to report that a stranger was taking pictures of his home, was arrested for aggravated assault after he confronted the man, who later denied taking any pictures, and shot him in the leg.

■Martin Turkiewics 88, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., has pleaded innocent to attempted murder and assault charges, accused of hitting his 86-year-old wife, Rita, in the head with a hammer inside the New York nursing home where she was undergoing treatment, prosecutors said.

■Carlia Brady, a Superior Court judge in Middle sex County, N.J., still faces two hindering counts but no longer is charged with official misconduct for not notifying polcie that her then - boyfriend was hiding at her home in 2013 to avoid being arrested for armed robbery.

■David Slater,a nature photographer , will donate 25 percent of any future revenue from selfie photograps taken by a monkey in an Indonesian Jungle in 2008 to charities that protect crested macaques to settle a federal lawsuit filed by an animal welfare group over whether he or the monkey owns the copyright