FBI Director Kash Patel on Feb. 6 in Washington, D.C.
Rescuers used boats and excavators to try to guide 10-metre long sea mammal to deeper waters A humpback whale stranded on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said on Friday. A flotilla of vessels were following the weakened animal at a distance, hoping to help guide it into the North Sea and toward the Atlantic Ocean, its natural habitat. Continue reading...
Campaigner criticises ‘shortsighted and self-defeating’ decision and says it increases risk to the UK public The polio virus was detected in London sewage for the second time this year, days before ministers withdrew funding for global polio eradication efforts. Its detection reveals the spending cuts to be “shortsighted and self-defeating”, campaigners said. Polio is an extremely infectious viral disease, which typically affects young children under-five. It can cause paralysis by damaging nerv
Reform UK had asked GMP to investigate allegations of corrupt voting after ‘concerningly high levels’ of so-called family voting Police have found no evidence of criminality in the Gorton and Denton byelection after claims by Nigel Farage that it was “a victory for cheating”. Greater Manchester police (GMP) had been asked by Reform UK to investigate allegations of corrupt voting in the Greater Manchester contest, which was won by the Green party . Continue reading...
Ex-first lady wasn’t near ‘negligent discharge’ and agent is now in hospital while Secret Service investigates incident Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A US Secret Service agent, working on security detail for the former first lady Jill Biden , shot themself in the leg at the Philadelphia international airport on Friday morning, an agency spokesperson said. The Secret Service special agent suffered a “non-life-threatening injury” after they discharge
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It's like the "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment. There are two very different potential realities, and traders don't yet know which one is true. (Image credit: Ahn Young-joon)
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Female named Rounder was surrounded by family members and others as she was about to give birth to her second calf Scientists have managed to film a sperm whale giving birth while other female whales worked together to support the mother and her newborn. A team from Project Ceti, an international effort seeking to understand how whales communicate, was in a boat near a pod of 11 whales off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica on 8 July 2023. Continue reading...
Guardian - World · Oct 8
Promotion of beauty products to young girls may fuel compulsive habits and potential health risks, says watchdog Italian regulators are investigating Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics over the apparent use of “covert marketing strategies” to sell beauty products to young girls that might be fuelling an unhealthy skincare obsession called “ cosmeticorexia ”. The Italian Competition Authority said it was looking into promotions for skincare products such as face masks, serums and anti-ageing creams th
