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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAs an investigation begins into the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, experts have questioned whether a bird strike could have caused the undercarriage to fail.All but two of the 181 people aboard Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 died on Sunday morning after the plane embarked on an unsuccessful emergency landing at South Korea’s Maun International airport. It had flown in from the Thai capital of Bangkok, carrying…
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada’s British Columbia.RELATED: Why Finland is vaccinating farmers against…
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag —a sister publication of POLITICO owned by the Axel Springer Group — published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported…
As twisters pummel the South, many are wondering how to differentiate a tornado warning versus a tornado watch. Image Credit: Getty Images As 2024 comes to a close, twisters have pummeled the South, leaving widespread destruction and casualties in their paths. Depending on where you live, you may have been issued a tornado watch or a tornado warning. But how do the two alerts differentiate? Learn the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning below. What Is a Tornado Watch? According to the National Weather Service, a tornado watch encourages all residents in one area to prepare for…
It’s a beautiful autumn afternoon, and 21 third-graders are learning about nutrition and environmental science as part of their daily school lesson. But they aren’t sitting in a classroom. They are wandering through furrows of rich, dark soil, surrounded by rows of lettuce, onions, carrots and other produce on the sun-dappled San Mateo County coast. “This is an organic farm,” says Sara Neale, their guide. “Do you know what organic means?” “Original?” said one boy, shrugging his shoulders. “It means we don’t use any chemicals,” she says, smiling. Sara Neale, farm educator at the HEAL Project, takes a group of…
Hegseth has opened up about his family on social media and in various interviews. Learn more about the former TV personality. Image Credit: Getty Images Pete Hegseth has lived a life in the public eye for years. As an established television personality and political commentator, viewers took an interest in Hegseth’s personal life. Although the former Fox News co-anchor tends to keep his family away from the public eye, he has opened up about his children in past interviews and, occasionally, on social media. In his book, The War on Warriors, Hegseth encouraged his sons to join the military when…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed a US plan for a ceasefire with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, marking a potential breakthrough in the devastating conflict which has gripped the Middle East.In a televised speech on Tuesday, the Israeli premier said he had recommended the deal to his war cabinet, ahead of a vote expected later. It was not immediately clear if approved, when the ceasefire would come…
After a nearly two-year absence from cyclocross, Marianne Vos made her return at the UCI World Cup in Besançon on Sunday, where she finished in fifth place on the difficult icy course with a mediocre starting position.The eight-time world champion’s last cyclocross race was at the Benidorm World Cup in January 2023 before her recovery from iliac artery surgery in August, forced her to miss the following ‘cross season. Before the start in France, the Visma-Lease A Bike rider admitted that she had some apprehension about her first race back.“Well, exciting and some nerves as well of course, always the first…
SANTA CRUZ — With the final certification of votes by the Santa Cruz County Clerk Tuesday afternoon, the ballot initiative in the city of Santa Cruz known as Measure Z, or the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, has officially passed.According to the Santa Cruz County Elections Department, 15,780 votes were counted in favor of the ballot initiative, or about 52%, and 14,364 votes, or approximately 48%, were counted against the passage of Measure Z.The Yes on Measure Z for a Safe and Healthy Santa Cruz campaign was led by Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Martine Watkins, Sonja Brunner and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, who expressed…
The late boxer died less than a week after taking home the world championship title at 35 years old. Image Credit: Getty Images Paul Bamba had just etched his name into the boxing world. Since 2022, he had steadily risen to prominence and even broke Mike Tyson‘s record for the most boxing wins in one year. As a result, Bamba likely increased his earnings, net worth and overall status as a rising boxing star. But just six days after winning the world championship title, the 35-year-old suddenly died in December 2024. Bamba’s manager, Ne-Yo, and his family confirmed the news…