In Other News: Annoying woman denied citizenship, Taco Bell introduces fried chicken taco shell

Published 12:15 am Saturday, January 14, 2017

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Vegan woman denied citizenship for being annoying

A Dutch woman has seen her request for Swiss citizenship refused for the second time because local neighbors complained about her campaigns against Swiss traditions. Nancy Holten, 42, was born in the Netherlands but grew up in Switzerland from the age of 8, speaks fluent Swiss German and has children with Swiss citizenship. A vegan and supporter of animal rights, she gained a reputation in her community of Gipf-Oberfrick after campaigning against cowbells, claiming they were damaging to cows’ health. She has also objected to hunting and piglet racing and complained about the noise of church bells in the village. — The Local

Women’s March on Washington opens contentious dialogue about race

Thousands of women are expected to converge on the nation’s capital for the Women’s March on Washington the day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. Jennifer Willis no longer plans to be one of them. Willis, a 50-year-old wedding minister from South Carolina, had looked forward to taking her daughters to the march. Then she read a post on the Facebook page for the march that made her feel unwelcome because she is white. — The New York Times

Taco Bell is going national with fried chicken taco shell

Taco Bell plans to go nationwide this month with its latest concoction: a taco with a shell made entirely out of fried chicken. Taco Bell says the shell of the Naked Chicken Chalupa is made up of all-white seasoned chicken. The rest of the taco is packed with lettuce, tomatoes, cheddar cheese and avocado ranch sauce. — The Associated Press

Arizona trooper shot in ambush, passer-by fatally shoots suspect

An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper who was wounded while responding to a shots-fired call along Interstate 10 near Tonopah just might owe his life to an armed passer-by who stopped at exactly the right time. — azfamily.com