An Australian wildlife tour operator said he was lucky to escape more serious injury or even death when a crocodile lunged from a river and clamped his hand in its jaws. Sean Dearly was attacked on Monday on the Adelaide River which is renowned for its “jumping crocodiles” — large… Read More
Country artist Alan Jackson reveals nerve condition affecting his balance
Country superstar Alan Jackson revealed in an interview Tuesday that he has a degenerative nerve condition that affects his balance but he intends to keep performing. Jackson, 62, said in an interview aired on NBC’s “Today” show that he was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease a decade ago. He said it… Read More
Greta Thunberg mocks Biden in bizarre speech
Milan’s Youth4climate summit has drawn activists, international policymakers, and other figures interested in tackling global warming. However, the environmental activist Greta Thunberg criticized the discussions at the summit. She dismissed the politicians’ speeches as glib blathering. “There is no Planet B. There is no Planet Blah,” she said in a… Read More
Facebook is holding off on ‘Instagram for kids’ due to these concerns
Bowing — perhaps only for a moment — to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development experts, Facebook said Monday it will “pause” its work on a kids’ version of its photo and video-oriented Instagram app. But what’s not yet clear is just how seriously Facebook is taking… Read More
Residents urged to stay indoors as volcano’s lava flow speeds up
Lava flowing from an erupting volcano in Spain’s Canary Islands has picked up its pace on its way to the sea and is now within 800 meters (875 yards) of the shore, officials said Tuesday. While one river of lava has slowed down on the island of La Palma, the… Read More
S. Korea considers banning dog meat, gains considerable support
Animal welfare groups on Tuesday welcomed the South Korean president’s offer to look into banning consumption of dog meat. Dog meat is neither legal nor explicitly banned in South Korea. Restaurants that serve it are a dwindling business here as younger people find dog meat a less appetizing dining option…. Read More
Japan lifts state of emergency, well after Olympics
Japan’s government announced Tuesday that the coronavirus state of emergency will end this week to help rejuvenate the economy as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the emergency will end Thursday and virus restrictions will be eased gradually “in order to resume daily lives despite the presence of the… Read More
Investigators seek cause of deadly Montana train derailment
Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of vast farmland in far northern Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized over the weekend. The westbound Empire Builder was traveling from Chicago to Seattle when it left… Read More
Some Argentines turn to unusual pandemic pets for comfort
Millions of people have found solace during the pandemic in cuddling a dog or cat. For a few, comfort comes in other forms — those of a horse or a pig, perhaps a possum-like sugar glider or even a tarantula. As the new coronavirus began to circulate last year, Luciana… Read More
Fox News star saw 1 weird thing in Biden pic
President Joe Biden is always sloganeering about “science.” But when he met with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week, and he apparently disregarded the scientific community’s advice. Sponsored: Oncologists Are Freaking Out After A Cause Of Cancer Is Revealed Biden and Johnson each wore masks while sitting far apart… Read More
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