Librarian rejects Melania's gift

Can't view this email, [click here]( 30 September 2017 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Librarian rejects Melania's gift]( The personal present from America's first lady that was turned down flat. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Large Article Image]( [Duped beekeeper's drug nightmare]( Greymouth's Roy Arbon, who spent 18 months in prison after being tricked into trafficking cocaine, says he is simply "too trusting". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Share article on Google Plus]( [Small Article Image]( [Innocuous comment led to murder]( He was standing in his driveway, saying goodbye to his parents in Australia, when an angry stranger emerged. 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