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Hurricane Zeta slams into Louisiana coast
Hurricane Zeta slammed into the southern United States as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and surging ocean waves to Louisiana, which…
Philadelphia curfew as anger boils over police killing of Black man
Officials in the US city of Philadelphia announced a nighttime curfew Wednesday following two nights of unrest over the latest police killing of a Black…
France locks down, Germany closes down, as virus cases hit record
France announced a new month-long national lockdown and Germany imposed drastic new curbs on people’s daily lives as the EU’s biggest countries admitted that hospitals…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro claims refinery blast was ‘terrorist’ attack and blames Juan Guaido
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro claimed on Wednesday the country’s largest oil refinery had come under armed “terrorist” attack and blamed opposition leader Juan Guaido. His…
Senior officials: We weren’t aware of Ratcliffe’s altered press notes on election security until it was too late
Two senior administration officials are now saying that John Ratcliffe, director of National Intelligence, “went off script” when he mentioned during a press conference last week…
Please Don’t Freak Out About the Latest Coronavirus Antibody Study
Early data from an ongoing study in the UK is setting off a wave of alarm over the pandemic this week. It found evidence that…
AOC urges Biden to pack supreme court, says GOP doesn’t think Democrats have the ‘stones to play hardball’
‘For a long time they’ve been correct, ‘ says congresswoman Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-urges-biden-pack-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett-confirmation-b1374277.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
Masks and COVID-19: In the US, a patchwork of policies persist
As the United States’ Covid-19 infection rate hits an all-time high, calls are growing for a nationwide mask mandate to replace the current patchwork of…
Rising infections complicate rules for New York-area travel
Questions have arisen about the usefulness of travel restrictions like those agreed on by New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/rising-infections-complicate-rules-for-new-yorkarea-travel-new-york-states-daughter-rhode-island-firefighter-b1404306.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
How the US, Turkey, and Israel are fueling a forgotten war between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Since Sept. 27, fighting in the disputed south Caucasus Mountain region of Nagorno-Karabakh has killed over 1,000 people, both civilians and combatants, while uprooting the…
France to enter second lockdown amid record coronavirus surge
France will introduce new coronavirus lockdown measures from Friday, President Emmanuel Macron has announced. Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-lockdown-coronavirus-cases-latest-macron-b1403155.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Forget the presidency. It’s Mitch McConnell’s dysfuntional Senate we urgently need to change
It’s easy to point out Trump’s xenophobia, but McConnell has damaged the political fabric of this country just as much and over a far longer…
Research tracks how pterosaurs mastered the primeval skies
By the time they were wiped out alongside their dinosaur cousins, most winged pterosaurs had evolved from awkwardly airborne to lords of the primeval skies,…
US senators spar with tech CEOS over legal immunity
US senators clashed with technology CEOs Wednesday over legal immunity and suppression of content on social media as a contentious hearing kicked off on reforming…
American voters in Paris get ready for US presidential election
Politically active Americans who live in France have been registering voters, making media appearances, donating to candidates and venting to their friends in the run-up…
Toyota adds 1.5M vehicles to US recall for engine stalling
Toyota is adding 1.5 million U.S. vehicles to recalls from early this year to fix fuel pumps that can fail and cause engines to stall…
French judge reopens rape inquiry against Gerard Depardieu
Star actor Gerard Depardieu will face a new rape investigation in France after prosecutors reopened a case into allegations he assaulted a woman during casting…
Shark washes up on beach after being stabbed by swordfish
Attacker may have been trying to secure food in a high-competition environment, scientists suggest Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/shark-swordfish-fishing-mediterranean-study-b1399955.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Why horses are bled and left to die to produce diphtheria treatment
If you were to contract diphtheria today, you would be injected with an antitoxin made with blood from horses, many of which are kept in…
Spitting Image creator speaks out after series is pulled from US TV broadcast
‘In America there’s a superficial politeness to this country of people who’ve all got guns,’ said Roger Law Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/spitting-image-nbc-roger-law-britbox-election-trump-b1391900.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Mountain gorillas ‘mirror’ humans by being kinder to old friends, new study finds
Species more than four times as likely to be genial to each after a decade of separation Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mountain-gorillas-humans-separation-old-friends-study-b1392444.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
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