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June 3, 2019 U.S.A. THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 9 Judge says parents of dead West Point cadet can use his sperm CUTE CALF. Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo has reported that an eastern black rhinoceros named Kapuki gave birth to a calf. The zoo said Kapuki was pregnant for 15 months. The newborn calf stood on all four legs just 53 minutes after birth, according to the zoo. (Photo courtesy of the Lincoln Park Zoo) Rhinoceros at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo gives birth to calf CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo says an eastern black rhinoceros named Kapuki has given birth to a calf. The zoo says Kapuki was pregnant for 15 months before the calf was born. Zoo staff members monitored her labor and are watching the rhino and her calf remotely using cameras to give them privacy but are nearby. The zoo hasn’t named the calf or announced its sex, but officials say details will be released once available. The animals won’t be visible to the public until further notice, but people can follow along on the zoo’s social-media accounts and at #RhinoWatch on twitter. Zoo officials say the calf stood up at just 53 minutes of age. WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The parents of a 21-year-old West Point cadet fatally injured in a skiing accident can use his frozen sperm to produce a child, a judge ruled while noting potential ethical considerations. Supreme Court Justice John Colangelo’s ruling gives Peter Zhu’s parents the ability to attempt conception with a surrogate mother using their late son’s sperm. The judge said Zhu’s parents have not decided whether they will try to use it. “At this time, the court will place no restrictions on the use to which Peter’s parents may ultimately put their son’s sperm, including its potential use for procreative purposes,” Colangelo wrote. Zhu, of Concord, California, died after a ski accident in February at West Point. His parents received court permission to have his sperm retrieved and frozen at the same time he underwent organ donation surgery, but the judge waited until May to rule on whether they could attempt reproduction. The sperm is preserved at a sperm bank. Colangelo said he found no restrictions in state or federal law. He noted that few courts have addressed the issue of posthumous reproduction, but those who have addressed it used the decedent’s intent as a deciding factor. He cited a 2008 case where a court ordered destruction of a man’s sperm according to his written request during his lifetime, despite his REPRODUCTION RULING. This undated photo provided by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point shows West Point Cadet Peter Zhu, who died on February 28, 2019 of injuries he sustained while ski- ing on February 23 at Victor Constant Ski Area on the academy grounds. The parents of Peter Zhu received a judge’s permission to retrieve his sperm for possible artificial insemination. 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Faced with a dwindling word list and a group of spellers that showed no weak- ness, Scripps gave up and declared them co-champions, the most extraordinary ending in the 94-year history of the competition. O The eight co-champions spelled the final 47 words correctly in their historic walk-off victory, going through five consecutive perfect rounds. “Champion spellers, we are now in uncharted territory,” bee pronouncer Jacques Bailly told them in announcing the decision to allow up to eight winners. “We do have plenty of words remaining on our list. But we will soon run out of words that will possibly challenge you, the most phenomenal collection of super spellers in the history of this competition.” He wasn’t lying. The bee held three more Continued on page 16 OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Students interested in science and technology will soon be able to attend class in an old military plane in northern Utah. 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