"A young healthy donkey isn't going to like standing around in field all day, " said Suzi Cretney, a senior public relations officer for the sanctuary.

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"I didn't buy anything, I have been here all day, " he told journalists in a Milan courthouse, where he is a defendant in a bribery trial.

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At the same time, the Dow hasn't suffered a three-day losing streak all year, the longest such streak in history.

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Of course, if people ask whether I can perform a miracle to fix all the damage in one day, I can't do it.

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